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Little Russian Hockey Kids Brawl During Team Handshake
Some tykes over in Russia played a friendly game of hockey that turned extremely unfriendly after the match was over. As the teams got ready to shake hands, a fight broke out, and the scene on the ice turned into a huge brawl full of tiny punches and checks....

Jordan Leopold's Daughter Asks Wild To Trade For Her Dad In Letter
The Minnesota Wild traded for Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman (and former Minnesota Golden Gopher) Jordan Leopold today. Coincidentally, Leopold's 11-year-old daughter, Jordyn, reportedly wrote a letter to the Wild in January asking them to make the trade because she missed her dad. Basically, Jord...

Girls HS Basketball Teams Booted From Postseason For Playing To Lose
When the Riverdale High School and Smyrna High School (Tenn.) girls basketball teams met in the District 7-AAA consolation game Saturday night, facing them were a perverse set of incentives. The winner would be on track to face national power Blackman in the semifinals of the Region 4-AAA playoffs, ...

Greedy Dad Wants Free Stuff From MLB Teams Just Because He Has A Baby
There are many dads in America, and every day there are more. Many of these dads feel reasonably entitled to certain things—the right to put on their slippers and read the paper after work with their loyal hounds at their sides, for instance, or to just have a few minutes of peace and quiet, for C...

"Hopped On The Sticks," An Appreciation Of Owning Kids At Video Games
On Jan. 13, 2014, a person with the Twitter handle @BeatinOff2Night—his current handle is @ChickenColeman2—tweeted a three-panel shot of him and a kid playing what appeared to be NBA 2K14. The game was evidently one-sided, but the caption was the best part:...

Jay Cutler Is One Fed Up Dad
I've always wondered exactly what kind of dad surly-ass Jay Cutler is. Thanks to this Instagram post from his wife, Kristin Cavallari, I now have an answer. He's exactly the kind of dad I expected him to be....

P.K. Subban Goes Undercover As Karl The Security Guard To Surprise Kids
Take five minutes to watch this video of a disguised P.K. Subban surprising some local kids with Habs gear, a day on the ice at the Canadiens' practice rink, and, eventually, himself. If you must, skip to 3:20 for the big reveal—and his refusal to go easy on the young skaters....

Little Badass Sends Autographed Jersey To J.J. Watt
Last night, Texans defensive end and destroyer of worlds J.J. Watt tweeted out the picture above. It's a letter and a signed jersey that he received from a seven-year-old kid named Anthony Tarantelli, who just may be the most confident pee-wee football player on the planet....

Ryan Fitzpatrick's Kid Shows Off His Elite Math Skills
Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had a career day, throwing for six touchdowns and 358 yards in today's win over the Titans. But his son Brady was the star of Fitzpatrick's postgame, showing off his multiplication skills with double-digit numbers....

ESPN College Football Reporter's Daughter Takes Over SportsCenter
ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy's ten-year-old daughter took over SportsCenter this morning to count down the five fiercest college football rivalries. This is her second appearance on SportsCenter: last year she reported on Northwestern's peanut-free football game....

Middle-Schooler Turns Into The Star Of Mark Helfrich's Postgame
After Oregon's win over Colorado yesterday, O'Hara Catholic School (Ore.) sixth-grader Charlie Pape' asked Ducks coach Mark Helfrich a question. We learned that Charlie Pape' doesn't do softballs....

Curt Schilling's Son Accidentally Brings Fake Grenade To Logan Airport
The Schilling family took a plane flight this morning, and one of Curt Schilling's sons made the security screening more eventful than usual. From his Facebook:...

Here's Wayne Rooney's Cute Little Son Doing A Cute Little Cartwheel
After his second goal in the England-Scotland match earlier this week, Wayne Rooney celebrated by doing a cartwheel. Today, he revealed the inspiration behind the move by posting an Instagram video of his son Kai's favorite new move:...

Fan Throws Jersey Onto Ice As Maple Leafs Get Blasted 9-2
The Toronto Maple Leafs got absolutely shellacked at home tonight, giving up five third-period goals to the Predators en route to a 9-2 loss. Leafs fans were so mad that one of them tossed their jersey onto the ice late in the third period: ...

Phil Martelli's Grandson Is Still An Adorable Mini-Basketball Coach
Most of us discovered Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli's grandson Philip in this year's March Madness tournament. The 4-year-old in the stands wore an adult necktie and screamed at no one in particular. (Just like a real coach!) College basketball's back, and so is Philip, still acting like his gr...

Browns WR's Son Now Knows Which Team To Support
Browns receiver Andrew Hawkins's son admitted his favorite players were Bengals back in October. Bad idea, kid. After a lot of introspection, however, Hawkins's son was allowed back in the house on Friday....

Northwestern Reaches New Low, Falls Down On Last Play, Loses
We told you earlier that Northwestern and Michigan were playing a hilariously bad contest today. Even with some points, the second half topped the atrocious first. More poor special teams, muffed punts and interceptions weaved throughout the half. Northwestern started one drive off an interception a...

Northwestern And Michigan Are Playing One Of The Worst Games Ever
Last year, Northwestern, donned in jerseys that looked like tattered flags, and Michigan battled to a 9-9 tie through four quarters. They've played only two so far today, but the game has managed to be much worse than last year's snore-fest....

Adorable Kid Thinks Candy Corn Is A Candle, Tosses It In The Garbage
A YouTuber named Kyle Quinn gave some candy corn (which is garbage) to an outrageously cute sixth-grader in China. That sixth-grader thought it was a candle, and threw it in the trash. That sixth grader is the best sixth grader....

Little Kid Does Morning Weather Forecast, Absolutely Kills It
WGN regularly features a young child on its Friday morning weather forecast, and usually it's awkward and bad TV. Not yesterday, though, as second grader Charlie Hale absolutely dominated the broadcast....