reel Page 144 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Neymar, Brazil's Soccer Messiah, Is Somehow Surpassing His Own Hype
A fundamental part of the marvel that is LeBron James is the sheer madness of his journey. Here is a man who was on the cover of national magazines and playing in front of millions on cable TV as a high schooler, who by the time he was eligible to vote was already being hailed as the successor to qu...
Teen Goalkeeper Fails To Play To The Damn Whistle, Blows Penalty Save
Christ, kid. Didn’t they teach you nothin’? You have to keep the ball out of the net, not just stop the penalty taker from kicking it in himself. Who cares if this is a Scottish U-14 match, if you don’t ridicule him for his errors, he’ll never learn....
Jack Wilshere Hammers Home Equalizer For England [UPDATE: And Again!]
England unexpectedly found themselves down 1-0 to Slovenia after Milivoje Novakovic’s first half goal snuck past Joe Hart, but Arsenal star Jack Wilshere brought The Three Lions back when he ripped a strike from outside the penalty area that Samir Handanović could only get a finger on....
Ben Bishop Boner Gives Blackhawks 1-0 Lead
That’s suboptimal goaltending....
The Beautiful Game
Nilmar plays a crafty give-and-go to put Internacional up 1-0 on Corinthians in Brasileirão action....
Marcos Pizzelli Shocks Portugal With 35-Yard Screamer
Armenia opened the scoring of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Portugal with an early golazo from Marcos Pizzelli, who landed a 35-yard free kick that left Rui Patricio helpless. It would have made Ronaldo smile, had it not been against his own squad....
Nobody Hits Harder Than Giancarlo Stanton
It’s always fun when an advanced baseball statistic definitively backs up what you see on the field. For example, if you were to watch a few clips of hulking outfielder Giancarlo Stanton mashing taters out of the ballparks of America, you might come away from the experience thinking that nobody else...
This Is What Happens When A UFC Fighter Kicks A Normal Person
Remember that jamoke who goaded Ronda Rousey into destroying his rib cage? Well, he apparently has a thing for getting wrecked by professional fighters, which I guess is why he asked Fabricio Werdum to kick him in the leg....
Matthew Dellavedova's Night, In 30 Seconds
Alleged worst player in the finals to get major minutes Matthew Dellavedova had a huge night in helping the Cavaliers take a 2-1 NBA Finals series lead over the Warriors. Here’s his highlight reel....
LeBron's Teammates Are Actively Playing Defense On Him
This is the NBA Finals, and the Cavaliers are committing goaltending against themselves. ...
Here Are The Top 10 Goals From The Champions League This Season
The order of this list—which you’ll have to click through to view on Youtube because UEFA is a dick—is more than a little questionable (Messi turning Boateng into a 6’ 4” domino isn’t number one?), and how Andrés Iniesta’s length-of-the-pitch jaunt didn’t even make the list almost invalidates the wh...
Nobody Can Touch Chris Sale Right Now
Remember yesterday, when we were talking about how incredible Rays ace and kiss-denier Chris Archer has been over his last three starts, during which he literally made baseball history? Well, it’s time to give Chris Sale some love, too, because he’s been just as dominant as Archer has during his las...
Billy Hamilton: Still Fast As Hell
Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton still can’t really hit, but it’s moments like this one from yesterday’s game against the Phillies that make keeping him in the lineup worth it. ...
Sweden Carve Their Way To A Nifty Goal Against Nigeria
Today’s World Cup match between Sweden and Nigeria has been entertaining as hell. This Sweden goal, which came just a few minutes after Nigeria equalized, is the highlight of the match so far....
Marreese Speights Dunkfail Representative Of This Game As A Whole
Tonight’s NBA Finals Game 2 has been a competitive game. It has not, exactly, been a good game. Marreese Speights attempting to end the third quarter with a big dunk and failing: Exhibit A....
Germany Are Crushing Côte d'Ivoire In The Best Bad Game I've Ever Seen
Okay, it’s just past halftime in this Germany-Côte d’Ivoire shellacking, which currently stands at 5-0. Do yourself a favor. Watch the rest of this. You won’t regret it....
American Pharoah Wins First Triple Crown Since 1978
American Pharoah won today’s Belmont Stakes and completed horse racing’s first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. American Pharoah won the race with a time of 2:26.55, beating Frosted by five lengths in a dominating performance. Victor Espinoza spoke for the world: “Holy shit!”...