tree Page 188 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Marc-Andre Fleury Makes An Unreal, Tumbling Shootout Save
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had a brilliant save in tonight's shootout against the Red Wings, rolling right and stretching his glove out just in time to catch Daniel Alfredsson's backhand attempt. The effort was impressive as hell....
Billy Hamilton Tags Up And Scores On Pop Fly, Remains Ridiculous
Billy Hamilton, who is just so damn fast, somehow turned a lazy pop fly into short right field into a scoring play during today's game against the Cardinals. ...
Bartolo Colon Celebrates Strong Start By Jiggling His Belly
Bartolo Colon dominated the Braves last night, shutting them out over seven innings while striking out five. He also did this in the dugout....
Jose Abreu Makes His Big-League Splash With Two Homers
It didn't take long for Yasiel Puig and Yoenis Cespedes to go from being Cuban defectors shrouded in mystery to household names. Based on what he did last night, it looks like White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, the latest Cuban-born star to arrive in the majors, is on a similar path to stardom....
Mason Plumlee Stuffs LeBron On Buzzer-Beating Dunk Attempt
The Brooklyn Nets shocked Miami tonight and beat the Heat 88-87 thanks to LeBron James failing to get a buzzer-beating dunk attempt past the massive paw of Mason Plumlee. Here's the play in extreme slow motion:...
Here's Why You Should Be Excited About Billy Hamilton
Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton only played in 13 games with the big club after making his major-league debut in September last year, so you might not be very familiar with what kind of player he is. But Hamilton's a full-time starter this year, and last night he made a play that let us all know ...
Dumb Shining Moment: Your 2014 NCAA Tournament Lowlight Reel
Fans around the country flock to their TVs for March Madness, a time when college basketball players inspire us with their NCAA Tournament heroics. Plenty of dumb things happen in between all those buzzer-beaters and spectacular dunks, though. This video features those dumb things....
Sonny Gray Fields Liner Off First Base For The Easy Out
Here's a fun thing that happened in yesterday's Mariners-A's game that I don't think I've ever seen before. Kyle Seager lashed a Sonny Gray pitch down the first-base line, only to see his would-be double carom off the base and right into Gray's glove, who was jogging over to cover first on his way t...
100 Of Roger Federer's Best Shots
Someone put together a nearly 30-minute video of the top 100 shots of Roger Federer's career. Now, a Top 100 of anything borders on the absurd, but that's not really the point of this video. The point is to watch a surgical tennis player doing remarkable things. ...
Worst Intentional Walk Attempt Ever Becomes Walk-Off Home Run
Auburn lost to Ole Miss on a walk-off home run in the 13th inning Friday night on a pitch that was supposed to be the first of four intentional balls. Unfortunately, Auburn's Jay Wade threw an unintentional meatball down the middle of the plate and Ole Miss won 8-5....
Wily Peralta "Takes Huge Dump" In Pre-Game Player Introductions
We would say Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta took a spill, or had a fall, as the pregame festivities continued at Fenway Park. But we prefer how ESPN's Joe McDonald put it:...
The Glam-Sissy Wrestling Odyssey Of Exotic Adrian Street
Exotic Adrian Street is a former professional wrestler and incomparable icon of style, famous for his flamboyant ring antics and provocative fashion sense years before everyone wore capes and/or makeup. Born in Great Britain in 1940, Street ran away from home (and the coal mines of Wales) to find hi...
This Adreian Payne Dunk Is Just Silly
The college dunk contest was last night, and even though Michigan State forward Adreian Payne didn't win the competition, he earned the unofficial victory thanks to this ridiculous dunk....
Even When The Cubs Win, They Lose
The Chicago Cubs salvaged a win in their opening series against the Pirates with a rain-soaked 3-2 victory at PNC Park today, but it wasn't without some embarrassment. A botched bunt by Gaby Sanchez left pitcher Pedro Strop and catcher John Baker in what we might call a compromising situation....
Shot Clock Tricks Paul George Into Taking 37-Footer; Nothing But Net
The Pacers snapped a three-game skid—and stayed percentage points behind the Heat for first in the East—after pulling away from the Pistons for a 101-94 win. That late run got going with this comically long three, sunk by Paul George after the shot clock failed to reset on an offensive rebound, and...
LeBron James Ruins Ekpe Udoh With A Powerful Dunk
LeBron James dunked tonight. It was pretty neat....
Steph Curry Did Something Ridiculous Last Night
Steph Curry does ridiculous things all the time, but it feels like it's been a while since we've had vintage Curry highlight to drool over. So click play on the video above, and get to drooling....
Watch The Stunning Champions League Strike That Put Atléti Up On Barça
Barcelona welcomed Atlético Madrid to the Camp Nou today in what is becoming a regular rivalry of increasingly large stakes. It was a Champions League matchup this time, as tense and cagey as you'd expect—that is, until Diego decided he'd had enough and straight flattened a ball into the net from ab...
A Lesson From Carlos Gonzalez And Jose Fernandez: Baseball Is Fun
Consider this GIF a manifesto....
Welington Castillo Took A Foul Ball Right To The Dick
Happy Opening Day, Welington Castillo. Sorry about your nards....