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Texas A&M Recruit Jordan Green Eschews Cars, Dunks Over Defenders
Jordan Green, out of Flower Mound High School in Texas, had a pretty epic dunk this weekend. So epic, in fact, that he knocked over a player on the opposing team. So while Blake Griffin was jumping over cars in the dunk contest this weekend, Jordan Green was jumping over people. The only way to up...
Super Slo-Mo Dunk Videos Are Actually Quite Beautiful
Credit the NBA for having the most active YouTube channel. But we were taken aback by these hi-res, super slow-motion videos of DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin and JaVale McGee in the dunk contest (Serge Ibaka gets hosed again). Set to haunting music, they're simply: art....
QB Trick Shot Videos Are The New Hotness
This one comes from Monmouth College (Ill.) quarterback Alex Tanney. He's got some moves just as impressive as Johnny McEntee, but his reel doesn't have the same production values. Can substance overcome style?...
Blake Griffin Dunks Over A Car, And Other Tales From The Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest was tremendously gimmicky this year. Blake Griffin dunked over a car, JaVale McGee dunked two balls at once, Serge Ibaka dunked from the free throw line, and a child actor pretended to lose his toy for the good of a dunk. It was great....
College Hockey Player Scores 195-Foot Shorthanded Goal
The University of Denver Pioneers men's hockey team had been on a two-game losing streak, but were up 2-1 less than five minutes into the second period. That's when freshman Dave Makowski fired a wrist shot from next to his goalkeeper. It traveled the length of the ice and went past Michigan Tech'...
Cassy Herkelman Is The Bigger Person In The 112-Pound Weight Class
This week, a God-fearin' home-schooled young man named Joel Northrup refused to face Cassy Herkelman in the ring because his faith doesn't allow men wrasslin' ladies. In a statement issued by his host school (because public high school athletic departments in Iowa have public relations experts?), No...
Here's A (Nearly) Exhaustive Video Compilation Of Blake Griffin Dunks
Blake Griffin has done some variation of stuffing a ball through a hoop about 140 times in 56 games this season. We've compiled every single one we could find, in preparation for Saturday's dunk contest. Enjoy....
Mats Zuccarello Is Really Good At Shootouts
The Rangers forward also has a great nickname: "The Norwegian Hobbit." But Zuccarello is quickly becoming known for his tricksy stickhandling and shootout prowess, going 5-for-6 in his two-month NHL career, including the winner last night. Sure, he's only got one move, but his lone miss happened w...
God Affected The Outcome Of A Co-Ed High-School Wrestling Match Yesterday
Your morning roundup for Feb. 18, the South's 9th annual remembrance day....
Goalkeeper Gets Sent Off After 10 Seconds Of Terrible Soccer
Ebbsfleet goalkeeper Preston Edwards was sent-off, but the true villain of the piece is the left-back. No.3 — damn right you should hold your head in your hands....
Tennessee's Scotty Hopson Disregards Human, Dunks
This would make a nice poster, what with the flat top and all. Hopson led the Vols with 23 points in a 73-67 win over South Carolina last night....
Now, Blake Griffin Is Posterizing Backboards With His Head
Your morning roundup for Feb. 17, the day local politics in at least one American city gets real (entertaining)....
How That UConn QB's Trick Shot Video Was Made
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Johnny McEntee spent an entire day filming his five-minute trick shot compilation. Four mi...
Hofstra's Charles Jenkins Hit A Game-Tying Three And A Game-Winning Three Last Night
Last night against William & Mary, Hofstra's Charles Jenkins knocked down a three to send the game into overtime, and then launched a game-winning 35-footer at the buzzer for the win. And you thought you'd never see a bona fide highlight from ye olde Colonial Athletic Association....
Dwyane Wade Threw A 90-Foot Alley-Oop To LeBron James Last Night
I had a coach who liked to say that the best fast break is the one in which the basketball doesn't hit the floor until you've made a lay-up at the other end. I don't think he meant we had to do it this way, though....
The Top 25 Buzzer-Beaters Of The NBA Season
In anticipation of All-Star weekend, SLAM Online has compiled the 25 best buzzer-beaters of the season. The rules: "zero time can remain on the clock after the shot. Any end-of-quarter shot qualifies, but, naturally, bonus points were given to those shots that won games, forced overtime, and so fo...
A Nostalgic Look At Some Brilliant Goals From 1993-94
There's no real reason for this clip other than the fact it made The Spoiler weep salty tears of nostalgia — it's only the bloody Goal of the Season competition from 1994! And Matt Le Tissier didn't even win!...
The Real Ronaldo Decides To Call It A Day
The Spoiler was just a whipper-snapper when Ronaldo first came to our attention and he absolutely blew our tiny little mind. He was unbelievably strong, quick and skilful — he's what Jonah Lomu could've been if he'd not lived in New Zealand and made the right life choices....
Now Even Soccer Goalies Are Making Impressive Trick Shot Videos
Lassi Hurskainen, the junior goalkeeper at D-I UNC-Ashville, made a nice highlight video. You may remember him as the Finnish keeper who scored on an 80-yard free kick last summer....
Treat Yourself To The Motherlode Of Historic Shot Videos
Remember Hoopism's on-demand visualization of every slam dunk contest attempt? Well, they've done it again, this time for 65 of the greatest shots in NBA history. More like Hoopgasm, am I right? [Hoopism]...