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Matt Bonner And Zach Randolph Give Us The Best Jump Ball Of All Time
This was absolutely the highlight of last night's Grizzlies-Spurs game. There's just something refreshing about watching two NBA players flail around like a couple of hapless rec leaguers. I hope every remaining game in this series features multiple jump balls between Randolph and Bonner, each endin...
The Memphis Grizzlies Are Struggling Tonight
San Antonio's leading Memphis by 15 at the half, but even given the Grizzlies' struggles that's a bit of surprise; neither team has looked especially good tonight....
DeAndre Jordan Posterizes ESPN Television Host
Posterizing is the cool new thing that all the kids are doing, and now Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has gotten in on the fun. ...
Alabama Saves Tie Game With Glove Flip-Barehand Double Play
College baseball generally escapes the radar until College World Series time, but those of us in SEC territory are fortunate to see quality baseball all season long. This double play turned by Alabama in today's SEC Tournament game against rival Auburn is highlight reel-worthy at any level....
Tie Domi's Son Pulls Off Between-The-Legs Saucer Pass
This nifty bit of stick handling came during the second period of MasterCard Memorial Cup round robin action between the Portland Winterhawks and London Knights on Monday night. Max Domi floated the puck over the defenders stick and it landed neatly on Bo Horvat's—in mid-air—before being redirected...
Seattle Mariners Botch Final Out Of Game, Allow Tying Run To Score
It's right there! The ball's right there!...
Troy Tulowitzki Takes The Postgame Handshake To A New Level
Baseball, everyone!...
Pitcher Tim Lincecum Slips, Busts Ass, Gets Called For a Balk
Last night, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was on the mound against the Colorado Rockies. In the fourth inning he lined up to throw a pitch, slipped, and toppled over. He got called for a balk....
Roy Hibbert's Block On Carmelo Anthony Last Night Was A Work Of Art
While the narrative from last night's series-seizing win for the Pacers over the Knicks has mostly been Lance Stephenson's inexplicable 25-point, 10-rebound performance, the highlight of the evening was unquestionably Roy Hibbert's manhandling of a Carmelo Anthony attempt at the rim....
Golfer Hits Tee Shot Into A Bathroom, Sends Announcers Into Giggles
Yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, Nicolas Colsaerts hit a tee shot on a par-4 that flew off the course, over the rest area, and into a bathroom. Because the ball landed in a hazard, a rules official was summoned, who determined that the nearest "point of reli...
Watch David Beckham Leave The Field For The Last Time In His Career
David Beckham played in the last game of his career today after announcing his retirement from soccer last week. He started and was given the captain's armband for his club, Paris Saint-Germain, in their last home match of the season against last-place Brest....
The Outrage Over Students "Cheating" Is Mostly Harmful Nonsense
The Wall Street Journal asked a question with an obvious answer this week under the headline "How Could a Sweet Third-Grader Just Cheat on That School Exam?" A quick answer is, because human beings are a naturally social species that has survived and flourished for thousands of years by collaboratin...
Franck Ribéry's Golazo For FC Bayern Basically Sums Up Their Season
This ridiculous goal comes from the final day of the Bundesliga season. Bayern Munich were playing Borussia Monchengladbach, and strangely, were getting their asses beaten for a hot second. ...
Here's Jake "The Snake" Roberts Singing At Last Night's Braves Game
So last night the Atlanta Braves played the Dodgers. They won, which was expected. What wasn't expected was ex-professional wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts making a cameo to lead everyone in singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. That's what happened, though....
The Astros Lost On A Moronic Walk-Off Error
"Looks like we're going to extra innings." That's what Greg Brown, the Pirates' TV broadcaster, said as soon as Russell Martin made contact on this fly ball to shallow right-center. But Brown should have known better. Because it ain't over till the Astros have finished tying all of their shoelaces t...
Here Are All 272 Of Steph Curry's Record-Breaking Three-Pointers
Hey, here's some basketball porn for you. You're welcome. ...
Bryce Harper Wasn't Playing Hard Last Night, He Was Playing Dumb
The fact that Bryce Harper ran face-first into a wall last night is not a laughing matter. It was a scary moment that Harper came away from with a seriously rung bell, a gash under his chin, and a jammed shoulder. We are not going to laugh at Bryce Harper's injury....
Marquis Teague Tips Ball Into Own Basket, Exemplifies Bulls' Futility
This happened in the fourth quarter of last night's Heat-Bulls game, and it perfectly sums up the Bulls' Game 4 performance, which was like watching a bunch of dudes try to beat themselves to death with feather dusters....
Bruins Win Overtime Thriller, Toronto Left Staring Into Nothingness
Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying and game-winning goals for the Bruins. ...
New England Sports Net Switches To Toronto Feed In Ultimate Dick Move
The Bruins scored two goals inside the final two minutes of Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs to tie the game and force overtime. Toronto is in the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and they rallied from down three games to one to even force this game. Toronto held the lead since Cody Fra...