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Blocked Punt Averted By Yale Punter's Pump-Fake
Who would have expected a smart play from the punter of an Ivy League school? You should all be shocked....

Rams Fake Punt From Inside Their Own 20 Is The Most Brazen Play Of 2014
We already saw the Rams fake a punt return today, but that's nothing compared to this silly fake punt pulled off with less than three minutes remaining, inside their own 20, and up by only two. If this doesn't work, it goes down in history as one of the stupidest decisions made on a football field...

Watch High School Football Player Shrug Off Tacklers Like Gnats
Punt returns for touchdowns have a certain formulaic quality to them. The blindingly fast return man catches the punt, perhaps breaks a tackle, and then weaves his way downfield into the end zone. As uncommon as they may be, if you've seen one you've seen them all....

Razorbacks Punter Shows SEC Speed In Scoring On Fake Punt
Sam Irwin-Hill is Arkansas' "punter from down under," but the former Australian footy player showed a bit of his old skills during a 51-yard fake punt rush for touchdown that put the Razorbacks up on the highly-favored Texas A & M Aggies....

Georgia's Isaiah McKenzie Returns Bounced Punt For Touchdown
Georgia is already out here beating Troy down, and freshman punt returner Isaiah McKenzie decided he wanted to get in on the fun. Not content to make the safe play, with the first touch of his college career according to ESPN, McKenzie picked the ball up and took it 52 yards to the house. Let's cool...

Devin Hester Breaks NFL Record With 62-Yard Punt Return Touchdown
Devin Hester broke his tie with Deion Sanders atop the NFL's list of all-time return touchdown scorers with a 62-yard punt return tonight against Tampa Bay, the 20th of his career....

Arkansas State Player Pretends To Die On Fake Punt, For Some Reason
This happened during Saturday's game between Arkansas State and Miami. I know nothing else about why it happened or who is responsible for it happening, but I feel it's better that way. Let's not worry about details, and instead just enjoy this GIF, courtesy of our friends at Vice Sports....

Facekicked Punter Was Taking So Much Crap, He Deleted His Twitter App
On Sunday, Browns punter Spencer Lanning went low, and Steelers return man Antonio Brown went high, and Lanning was kicked in the face. He was fine, so it's OK to smile, but I think Lanning wishes people would stop talking about it....

Antonio Brown Kicks A Punter In The Face, In Extreme Slow Motion
We already brought you some video and a GIF of this, but the sheer beauty of the moment really demanded we bring our special approach to sports highlights. So here's the Steelers' Antonio Brown kicking Browns punter Spencer Lanning in the face—in extreme slow motion....

Antonio Brown Introduces The Front Heel Kick To The NFL
Want to make everyone in a sports bar happy? Kick a punter in the face. I've never experienced such collective joy and wonder....

This Is What Happens When Punters Try To Tackle
(CMU is still, at the moment, beating Purdue.)...

Eastern Illinois-Minnesota Featured A Three-Yard Punt And Dick Punch
Tonight, college football gave us a horrendous punt and punch to the dick, all in one game. Thanks, college football....

College Scores 109-Yard Punt Return TD In First Ever Football Game
Arizona Christian University started a football program this school year and played their first game Saturday night against Evangel University from Missouri. The Firestorm lost to Evangel, but there was one highlight when their punt returner turned a screwup into an entertaining punt return for a to...

Hockey Fight Concludes With A Hug And A Beer
We saw a hockey fight end with a high-five and hug earlier this month, but this brawl from the Federal Hockey League is much better....

Wind Blows Punt Backward For A Safety
Yeah, this is from Saturday, but if you think you can do a better job covering junior college bowl season, have at it, jerk....

Steve Weatherford Was Drug Tested One Day After A Career Game
Yesterday, Giants punter Steve Weatherford had a banner day. He led the NFL in net average, had two punts over 65 yards, and placed two inside the 20-yard-line. Today, he had to pee in a cup. ...

Fat Guy Fake Punt Hurdling Touchdown!
Kent crushed Ohio 44-13 in Athens tonight, but the highlight for all who tuned in for #MACtion was this 61-yard fake punt by Nate Terhune, a 6'4" 265 lb. defensive lineman who played up-back on the punt team and made the most of his opportunity—hurdling a Bobcat return teamer en route to the end z...

The Basepaths Are Where Nick Punto's Scrappiness Goes To Die
Last night, Nick Punto killed the last shot the Dodgers had at rallying back for a Game 4 win when he got caught leaning and was picked off at second base the seventh inning. It was precisely the kind of blunder that a veteran player like Punto is supposed to be immune to, and so the weight of his m...

Ravens Somehow Pick Up First Down By Getting Their Punt Blocked
It's like one those outfield pileups, only dumber....

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....