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Athletic Bilbao Robbed Of Equalizer From Goalkeeper, Lose To Malaga
Athletic Bilbao appeared to steal a tie from the jaws of defeat with a goal in stoppage time off a set-piece header from their keeper, Gorka Iraizoz. After the initial frenzy, it was disallowed for no apparent reason. Malaga hung on to win, 1-0....

Bayer Leverkusen Scores On Borussia Dortmund Nine Seconds Into Match
Karim Bellarabi set a new Bundesliga record when he scored the opening goal of Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen just nine seconds into those teams' league season....

Sweet Romelu Lukaku Run Puts Everton Up 2-0 On Arsenal
Romelu Lukaku leapt and no-look passed Everton to a 2-0 lead over Arsenal in the last minute of the first half with a great run and feed to Steven Naismith. Naismith was offside, yes, but it's still a pretty bit of soccering. ...

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. ...

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?...

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....