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The Way This HS Goalkeeper Loses State Soccer Championship Is The Worst
You gotta feel for the kid....

This Is What It Looks Like To Be A College Baseball Catcher
South Carolina gave catcher Grayson Greiner a helmet cam for the Gamecocks' bout Wednesday against Wofford, and after some editing put the footage up on YouTube. ...

Good News, Thunder Fans Have A New Fight Song To Sing While Shirtless
Nice song, Mathias in Southern California. Nice pecs, too. Keep doing you. ...

Idiot On The Field Attacks Referee With Vuvuzela
This happened yesterday in South Africa in a match between the Golden Arrows and the Kaizer Chiefs. The idiot got by security and found himself on the field/pitch running over 100 meters before he hit referee Lwandile Mfiki with his green vuvuzela....

What Has Two Prosthetic Legs, A Murder Charge, And Is Back On The Track?
Despite this photo, the family of Oscar Pistorius says he's not yet back to formal training. ...

Did You Know? Deer Fight Like Idiots
Mike Simundson, a photographer for Keloland TV, captured this deer fight in a Sioux Falls, S.D., park last week. The technique: slap the shit out of each other and slowly back your opponent into a set of bleacher seats. You'll never lose another deer fight again....

Someday, The NIT Will Have Over 9,000 Viewers
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Tyrone Garland's "Southwest Philly Floater" Sends La Salle To Sweet 16
La Salle's Tyrone Garland sank a floater high off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining to seize a 76-74 win for the Explorers over Marshall Henderson and the Ole Miss Rebels....

Cyclist Hits Antelope, Antelope Wins
This week sees the Cape Epic, a 433-mile trek through western South Africa. During Monday's stage, Austrian Robert Mennen had a close encounter with a stupid, stupid antelope that darted out from the bush. His GoPro camera captured the carnage....

Bullying Dickhead Gets Knocked Out At South By Southwest
Keep your eyes on the guy in the grey shirt on the left side of the frame. He's just hanging out, watching afro guy strut around and slap people like a prick. He does not like what he sees....

Senegalese Defender Scores Game-Winner From His Own Half With Two Minutes Left In Match
This incredible 70-yard goal comes from the South Africa Premier League....

20-Loss Liberty Will Be In The NCAA Tournament
The season did not start well for the Liberty University Flames. They started 0-8, then 1-10, with the first six of those losses coming by double digits. ...

Winter's Almost Over: Steve Spurrier Is Shirtless Again
Forget Punxsutawney Phil and shadows: The surest indication that spring is just around the corner is Steve Spurrier parading around Columbia without a shirt. Right on time, there's the Old Ball Coach providing us with his annual reminder yesterday at South Carolina's spring practice. Feeling warmer ...

Oscar Pistorius "Wants To Get On With His Life," May Ask For Relaxed Bail Conditions
On Friday, Oscar Pistorius was freed on bail as he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Though the magistrate did not judge him a flight risk, despite offshore bank accounts and access to a home in Italy, he was required to turn in his passport, and to check in regularly w...

Junior College Basketball Team Punished Because School President Bailed A Player Out Of Jail
Folks in Iowa call the basketball rivalry between Indian Hills Community College and Southeastern Community College the "War on 34," a reference to the U.S. highway that connects the two schools. On Feb. 16, Indian Hills won on the road at Southeastern to sweep the season series. The game went to ...

Oscar Pistorius's Brother Facing Charges Of "Culpable Homicide"
Oscar Pistorius's brother, Carl, was charged with culpable homicide in 2010 (or 2008, according to the AP) stemming from a car accident south of Johannesburg, in Vanderbijlpark. The charge was initially dropped and then recently reinstated. The news comes just days after it was uncovered that lead i...

Here's A Wonder Goal From Newcastle's Papiss Cisse
This happened just before halftime of today's English Premier League tie between Southampton and crypto-French side Newcastle United. Newcastle goalkeeper Robert Elliot had hoofed a freekick from deep inside his half 60 yards down the field. It was a pretty pedestrian long ball to flip the field of ...

Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail, Free Until June
The fourth long and bizarre day of Oscar Pistorius's bail hearing was just as long and bizarre as the days preceding it, but at least it was climactic: Pistorius was granted bail, and will be a free man until his trial begins—his next court appearance is scheduled for June 4....

South Korean Pro Team Cancels WBC Exhibition Against Cuba Because The Cubans Brought Weird Balls
Mildly scandalous behavior continues to plague the run-up to the World Baseball Classic. Yesterday, we had Taiwanese scouts disguising themselves as umpires and infiltrating a South Korean exhibition, and today we have a South Korean pro team refusing to play against the Cuban national team because...

Ahead Of The WBC, Taiwan Sends Scouts Posing As Umpires To Spy On South Korean Team
You might not realize it from the USA's roster, but many countries think the World Baseball Classic is important. One of those is Taiwan, which is expecting big things. After failing to get out of a group of death in the 2009 tournament, they enter this year's WBC ranked fifth in the world—just a sp...