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Elaborate Goal Celebration Sees Your Sharpie And Raises You A Compact Car
Antoine Griezmann of Real Sociedad may be an up-and-coming French soccer star, but that doesn't excuse this ridiculous celebration after his header put the White and Blue up two-nil on Deportivo. Act like you've been there before, young man. [Hot Clicks]...

Backheel Goal Scorer Returns With More Fancy Goal Scorin'
Another all-worldie from Irish striker Matty Burrows of Glentoran FC. The terrible goalkeeping sort of takes the shine off this one, though....

This Seven-Person Leapfrog Dunk Is Exceptional
Pepperdine guard Keion Bell put himself on the map this weekend as one of college basketball's best showmen. The leapfrog dunk might not even be the best one. [Rush The Court]...

Montenegro Striker Loses His Shorts In Goal Celebration
Montenegro met Switzerland in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday with Roma striker Mirko Vucinic scoring the only goal of the game, a dinked 68' finish....

Barcelona's Passing Wizardry Makes The Lakers Look Foolish
The Lakers played an exhibition against Barcelona yesterday—and lost—and with plays like this, it's easy to see why. That's some Harlem Globetrotters stuff right there on the NBA champs. [Slam]...

John Wall Is Good At Basketball, Is Better Showman
When he isn't dancing, John Wall plays some exciting point guard. Here's video of him splitting the defense not once, but twice and finishing with an absurd 360-degree lay up during a recent Wizards scrimmage. [Wizards Extreme; via D.C. Sports Blog]...

Watch This High School Quarterback Hurdle A Standing Defender (Update)
Watch in awe as Marky Thompkins of the East Liverpool (Ohio) Potters shows off his ridiculous athleticism by jumping clear over a defender to get into the end zone. H/T Nic....

Thomas Müller Is Your Early Goal Of The Year Frontrunner
Thomas Müller's absolutely nasty goal against AS Roma yesterday is one of those goals that is going to be replayed a lot (at least by Thomas Müller and his family). Come for the great goal, stay for the Teutonic hugs! [@grantwahl]...

Your Patronizingly Edited WNBA Finals Highlights, Game 1
The NBA's lady auxiliary sneaked in Game 1 of its Finals on Sunday so we decided to collect some of the "best" "moments" from the "game" and set them to a "classic" Herb Alpert tune. "Enjoy."...

Gareth Bale Vs. Joey Barton: Who Wins Your Strike Of The Weekend? (UPDATE: NO MORE MUSTACHE)
It's got to be Bale, hasn't it? Pure wizardry from Dr. Cornelius....

White Duke Player Completes Rare Feat Of Athleticism
Miles and Mason Plumlee, of the Arden Plumlees, took a moment during the Duke basketball game for some fun. Watch as Miles jumps over Mason to throw down a dunk and delight the other tank-top wearing white people in attendance. [The Dagger]...

Lady Footballer In Humiliating Handball Mix Up!
As embarrassing mistakes go, this one is up there with accidentally calling your teacher "Mummy", or unknowingly leaving your flies open during a bumpy bus journey....

The Trick Shot Controversies Continue
The semantics battle between trick-shot crews continues today after news surfaced of a third claimant to the "world's farthest/longest/other synonym" shot title. Meet the corn-pone spitfires that make up the East Side trick-shot crew....

Startling Penalty Miss Alert: Spanish Second Division Edition
Mind doctors will tell you that the key to a decent penalty is a technique called "positive visualisation". Mehmet Aurelio is not at the forefront of this practice....

American Footballer’s Soccer-Themed Touchdown Celebration
It was a toss up for the final video treat of the day - between the above, and a rendition of "Fire" by Kasabian, now that it's been unveiled as the official football song for the coming season....

Trick Shot Off Vulcan Monument Mired In Controversy
According to YouTube, this is the farthest basketball shot of all time. The makers of this video, The Legendary Shots, are in a pissing contest with another trick shot crew, Dude Perfect over semantics and that superlative. Unnecessary squabbling ahead!...

Here's A Trick Shot Mix-Tape Put Together By Some Trick-Shooting Moppets
Chip-shot shot, baseball-bat shot, off-the-curb shot, and countless others? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. The BlakRoc (Black Keys, Mos Def, and Jim Jones) soundtrack is the icing on the cake. [WFNY]...

Classy Penalty Causes Something Of An Internet Stir
Without deliberately attempting to garner any sympathy, the internet is a tough place to work — chiefly because you have to compete with nakedness, love makers, and bustling online auction houses before you can get your own tiny slice of the action....

Miguel Ángel Jiménez Wins The British Open Trick Shot Competition
Miguel Ángel Jiménez will never have to buy...whatever his drink of choice is after this shot Saturday. On 17—the affectionately named Road Hole—he had no choice but to Tin Cup it off the wall onto the green. Smooth, MAJ. Smooth....

For Your Viewing Pleasure, Here's A Ridiculous Goal By David Villa
In the 24th minute against Chile, Spain's David Villa — the recipient of a lucky bounce — ends up netting one of the coolest goals this World Cup has seen yet. Unfortunately, he celebrates like a real jackass....