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Javier Baez Mashed The Hell Out Of Another Tater
Cubs prospect Javier Baez has been in the majors for just over two weeks, but thanks to his ability to hit baseballs really damn hard and really damn far, he's already got quite a highlight reel to his name. During today's game against the Orioles, he hit a ball way out of the stadium. ...

Here's Bob Costas Taking Some Swings In A Batting Cage
A reader who was in Cooperstown, New York, during this year's baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony sends along this video of Bob Costas takin' some cuts in the local batting cage. ...

Kid With Popcorn-Bucket Hat Gets Smoked By Foul Ball, Falls Onto Field
This really couldn't have gone worse for the young fan wearing a popcorn tub as a hat. ...

Middle School Football Players Injured In Lightning Strike At Practice
Five students and one coach were injured in a lightning strike at Picacho Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. One of the students, aged between 11 and 14 years old, was critically injured and rushed to the hospital. ...

Jordan Subban Scores Spinning Alley-Oop Shootout Goal On Malcolm Subban
Here's Canucks D prospect Jordan Subban putting a beaut past his brother Malcolm, a goalie in the Bruins system, at a shootout competition at a weeklong private camp in Toronto. Seems P.K.'s not the only Subban who thinks style points should count....

MLS Players Scores His Own Shoe (It Did Not Count)
Toronto FC's Bright Dike gave this a decent effort but MLS still requires that a valid goal must be scored with the game ball, not one's cleat. Bummer....

Sammy Watkins Is Out Here Embarrassing Dudes
The Sammy Watkins low-res highlight reel keeps on picking up clips. This latest one is from Steelers beat writer Mark Kaboly, taken during a joint practice with the Bills this afternoon. Watkins completely turns around Steelers cornerback Lew Toller and just blows past him. It's the ankle-breaking c...

Borussia Dortmund Player Scores Goal, Dons Spider-Man Mask
Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the DFL Supercup today, thanks in large part to a spectacular header from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 61st minute. After he scored, Aubameyang yanked a Spider-Man mask out of his sock and put it on his head because, sure, why the hell not?...

Ryan Malone Told Cop He Didn't Know Where All That Cocaine Came From
Free-agent forward Ryan Malone was arrested for DUI and cocaine possession back in April, and was bought out of his contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning in June. According to a police report obtained by the Tampa Bay Times, Malone told the arresting officer that he had no idea how a bag of cocaine go...

Edinson Volquez Snags Comebacker With Nifty No-Look Move
The grab is excellent, but I particularly like Volquez bending over in exasperation, as if to say, "Holy shit, did that really just happen?"...

Iranian Wrestler Pulls Off Flip For Crazy-Ass Takedown
Iran's Iman Sadeghikoukandeh executed quite the feat against Russia's Rashidov Gadzhimurad in the semifinals of the FILA Junior World Championships....

This Pro-Am Dunk Contest Was Better Than Most NBA Dunk Contests
The annual Drew League pro-am tournament is always good for a few fun highlights, and this year's dunk contest was about as good as dunk contests get....

Giancarlo Stanton Can Put On One Hell Of A Show
If you watched a baseball game last night that wasn't between the Cardinals and the Marlins, you watched the wrong damn baseball game. That's because the game you watched didn't have Giancarlo Stanton in it, who turned the evening into his own personal highlight factory....

13-Year-Old Girl Pitches Shutout To Send Team To LLWS
The Taney Dragons will be representing Philadelphia in the Little League World Series this year, thanks in large part to Mo'ne Davis, a 13-year-old girl who has become the team's ace pitcher....

Bryce Harper Hits Walk-Off Home Run After Talk Of Demotion To Minors
Washington asks "should Bryce Harper be sent to the minors?" Bryce Harper answers "this is a very short debate."...

MLS Answers With An Insane Goal Of Their Own
MLS equalized against Bayern Munich in the 51st minute and it was every bit as sensational as Robert Lewandowski's. Bobby Boswell pushed the ball up the pitch and Erick Torres headed it further to Bradley Wright-Phillips, where a single touch was all that he needed before blasting it to the top cor...

Robert Lewandowski Scores On Curling Missile Against MLS All-Stars
Lewandowski fired off this rocket for Bayern Munich in the ninth minute of the MLS All-Star Game. Receiving the ball in a crowd of defenders, it didn't look like he had a chance to get anything off, but the ball popped up on his first touch and it actually bought him some time to wind up and kick th...

Jeremy Lin Expertly Dunk Cams His Mom
So what's Jeremy Lin up to this offseason? Oh nothing, just hanging out at his house and pulling off well-orchestrated dunk cams on children, sleeping dudes, and his own damn mother....

Cubs Super Prospect Javier Baez Debuts With Game-Winning Homer
Javier Baez, the 21-year-old prospect that Cubs fans have been jonesing for all damn season, finally made is major-league debut last night. It took him 12 innings to record his first career hit, but it was a hit worth waiting for....

Brendan Ryan Slows Liner Down With Glove, Makes Bare-Handed Grab
That's one way to record an out, sure. Not the most efficient way, but an out's an out and Brendan Ryan finally corralled J.D. Martinez's liner with his bare hand after it popped out of (or off) of his glove....