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Lance Stephenson Hops His Way Down The Court
The Pacers have been pushed to a Game 7 by the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and have looked pretty morose this postseason, but some of them are still trying to have fun. Take Lance Stephenson. Lance hops no less than three times while going behind-the-back and slicing a bounce pass from the three-poi...
California Chrome Wins Kentucky Derby
Victor Espinoza rode California Chrome to victory, winning the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. Steve Coburn, one of the owners also celebrated his 61st birthday today, so, he's having a pretty good day....
Rockets Fans Go Through Emotional Wringer Of Parsons And Lillard Shots
This is heartbreaking and absolutely hilarious. These guys are so fired up for the Chandler Parsons shot that gave Houston the momentary lead in last night's game that it makes the reference-room silence after the Lillard buzzer-beater devastatingly funny. Unless you're a Rockets fan, obviously. ...
Jim Brown Destroys "Reprehensible" NCAA, Says "Come At Me"
While speaking to a group of fans at a Pro Football Hall of Fame fan fest, Jim Brown was asked about the NCAA and he didn't hold anything back. He said "[t]he NCAA is probably the most reprehensible organization God ever created." Putting aside the creationism for a second, these are strong words....
Fan Tries To Catch Home Run With Beer; Fan With Glove Gets It Instead
Turns out, it's easier to catch a ball with a glove than a plastic cup full of Bud Light. Still, I've watched this and the video a whole lot, and I can't figure how it happened....
This Mother's Day, Get Wet And Wild With Your Mom
God, just so many things:...
Johnny Weir, Clothes Horse
The hat has a name and it is called Pegasus. ...
Reports: Fan, Police Shot At Coppa Italia
At least two men, one a fan and the other a police officer, have been shot in the lead up to the Coppa Italia between Fiorentina and Napoli in Rome. Outside of that, we don't know much at this point. The start of the match has been delayed while everything is sorted out....
Inventor Shows Effectiveness Of Football Helmet With Bat To The Head
This video, filmed in 1932, is some hare-brained attempt to demonstrate the effectiveness of a newly-invented American football helmet. The inventor, a Giorgio Tsoukalos-looking character, performs several examples of the safety features his product has to offer. He lets a player kick him in the hea...
Rolling Bachelor Party Headed For Kentucky Derby Finds Dead Body In RV
A road trip to the Kentucky Derby sounds like a pretty cool bachelor party (for everyone except the driver, anyway). You get yourself some of your closest friends and put them in an RV with some beers and you've got yourself a weekend. This all presupposes, of course, that you don't find a corpse hi...
Reading Fans Mistakenly Think They Get Into Playoffs, Invade Pitch
Crazy things are happening in English soccer today and the folks at Sky Sports have got us all covered. Here they are calling the most heartbreaking news of the day: Reading F.C.'s brief flirtation with the playoffs. ...
Cardinals Fan Makes A Mess Out Of Catching Foul Ball
In the seventh inning of yesterday's Cardinals-Cubs game, Mark Ellis hit a foul ball down the right field line and into the stands. Our man, in enemy territory, was in perfect position for a free souvenir. But then that ball kept hurtling at him and soon, it was too late. The ball was on him and he ...
How To Make Chili Oil, AKA Liquid Fun
The problem with condiments is that even if they're theoretically intended to enhance or complement the flavors of a given dish, too often they just swamp those other flavors instead. Take, for example, ketchup, the iconic condiment: It doesn't taste bad (and anyone who tells you it does is more in...
Front-Row View Of Damian Lillard's Buzzer-Beater Is Awesome
This Vine is awesome. It's a court-level view of Damian Lillard curling around a screen, clapping for the ball, and sinking the game-winning buzzer-beater from behind the arc against Houston last night. Everything about it is perfect. The angle, the clapping, the shot, the buzzer and mostly, the cro...
Chris Russo Just Hasn't Found A Black Host "Worthy" Of Mad Dog Radio Yet
It could be that—for the three hours he hosted his drive-time radio program on Sirius/XM—Chris "Mad Dog" Russo was having trouble filling the air for the required three-quarters of every hour, because he said some pretty stupid things about race and media. Russo was asked about his hiring practices—...
The 2012 Olympic Relay Team Just Lost Their Silver Medals
When Tyson Gay was busted for doping last June, and then immediately fessed up to his transgressions, everyone expected that he'd cooperate with USADA in exchange for a lighter punishment. What they did not expect was that he'd sell out his relay teammates from the 2012 Olympics....
Lillard Buzzer-Beater Delivers Portland To First Series Win Since 2000
Damian Lillard hit a buzzer-beating three to give the Trail Blazers a 99-98 win over Houston, Portland's first series win in the NBA playoffs in 14 years....
LSU Outfielder Makes One Of The Best Catches You'll Ever See
LSU entered the bottom of the 9th in College Station tonight up 4-0 on Texas A&M. A Tigers pitching meltdown, though, left the bases loaded and the game tied with two outs. A deep opposite-field liner from Aggies infielder Blake Allemand appeared to be a walkoff game-winner—until the LSU left fielde...