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Thomas Vanek Pulls A Hertl With Slick Between-The-Legs Goal
Everyone's got Hertl fever! Two days after Thomas Hertl's four-goal extravaganza, which included a preposterous between-the-legs goal, Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek decided to unleash a Hertl-style goal of his own....
Here's Kevin Love Making A No-Look Behind-The-Back Bounce Pass
The NBA isn't quiiiite back, but preseason is well enough underway to watch Kevin Love make this nice little no-look, halfway-behind-the-back bounce pass to Kevin Martin for an assist against CSKA Moscow last night. CSKA won in overtime, but man, Timberwolves look like so much fun. ...
Rays Keep Season Alive With Walkoff Homer Into Rays Tank
Facing elimination for the fourth time in eight days, the Rays overcame a blown Fernando Rodney save to extend their season and beat the Red Sox thanks to a ninth-inning Jose Lobaton homer that ended up in the center field fish tank....
HS Punt Returner Breaks So Freaking Many Tackles For A Touchdown
Fuck it, it's High School Football Monday. Via MaxPreps, here's Cliff Kurker,of Needham (Mass.), turning in a 71-yard punt return with the highest possible degree of difficulty. PLAY TO THE WHISTLE, FRAMINGHAM....
Here's A Thrice-Tipped Game-Winning Circus Catch
To complete the day's trilogy of "crazy shit that happened in high school football over the weekend," we check in with Fairfield (Conn.) Ludlowe HS, and WR Mike Arman hauling in a ridiculous catch for what would be the game's go-ahead and last touchdown....
The Best Part Of This High School Hail Mary Is The Run After The Catch
Via MaxPreps, here's Elk Grove (Ill.) with the miracle finish against Rolling Meadows on Friday. Props to QB Adam O'Malley for the scramble and the heavy, but the dirty work was done by WR Mike Bischoff, who went many of the final 15 yards with a defender wrapped around him....
High School Football Player Runs Over Entire Defense For 50-Yard TD
This is what happens when a defense made up entirely of kids who can't tackle try to take on a running back who has a little Bo Jackson in him. ...
Well, Here's An Incredibly Dumb And Brilliant Way To Score A Goal
From the Argentinean Futsal League, here's one of the goofier goals from one of the goofier sports on the planet. Magnificent. ...
Ohio State Blocking A Northwestern Punt, In Extreme Slow Motion
We're not entirely sure how, but as of this writing Ohio State's only put up one touchdown tonight—and they got it on a punt block that exhibited such dominance you wonder how they're losing to Northwestern....
SMU Ties Rutgers With Minute Remaining On Insane Two-Point Conversion
Somehow, today's Rutgers-SMU battle in Dallas is a conference game, and the two teams (okay, mostly the Mustangs) are doing their best to make it a worthy matchup. SMU tied it with a bit more than a minute left thanks to this two-point conversion they had absolutely no business completing....
UVA Scores Three Last Week, Doubles It Right Here
UVA struggled to get any kind of offense going last week and lost 14-3 to Pitt. This week, against Ball State, it's an offensive smorgasbord—they currently lead 17-10 just inside the second quarter—including this diving and tumbling effort at the end of a 27-yard run from quarterback David Watford. ...
Underwater Polar Bear Basketball Is The Best Kind Of Basketball
While other polar bears are spending their days doing frivolous things like swimming laps and eating fish, this badass right here is getting his game tight. ...
Chris Mullin Still Has A Sweet Jump Shot
Chris Mullin may be 50 years old, but the NBA hall of famer can still shoot the hell out of a basketball. Mullin, who is now an advisor to the Sacramento Kings, participated in an impromptu three-point contest at a recent Kings practice. Above is video of Mullins's first-round attempt. He hit 14 of...
Let's All Watch This Ridiculous, Game-Winning 92nd-Minute Free Kick
Jens Hegeler from 30 yards in stoppage time. Bayer Leverkusen 2, Real Sociedad 1. Thanks for coming....
Johnny Cueto Gets Jeered, Drops Ball, Gives Up Home Run
PNC Park finally got to host playoff baseball, and the fans in Pittsburgh made it a party, screaming and chanting and jeering from the moment they passed through the turnstiles. And while there's no way to know for certain, it sure looked like the standing-room-only crowd got to Reds starter Johnny ...
High School QB Makes Ridiculous Falling-Down-Behind-The-Back TD Pass
Sometimes dumb ideas are the best ideas....
Mesut Özil's First Goal For Arsenal Was Kind Of Amazing
We all know about Mesut Özil by now. The 24-year-old playmaker is the truth. From the moment he first took the pitch for Arsenal last month, he's been setting up goals for his teammates, even though he's been unable to find the net himself since moving from Real Madrid. But that finally changed toda...