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Jared Goff Forced To Leave Game After Massive Hit From Richard Sherman
Rams QB Jared Goff’s lackluster night in Seattle ended early after Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman leveled him in the fourth quarter when Goff was breaking for the end zone. Goff hesitated for a moment before getting steamrolled by Sherman, and the hit was not ruled to be an illegal one. Cruelly...

This Nikola Jokic Pass Is One Spicy Meatball
Nikola Jokic is not a man known for spectacular passes. The Nuggets center averages four assists per 36 minutes over his career, which is fine for a big man, but still, this here dish was wholly unexpected....

I'm Proud Of Brook Lopez For Living Through This Larry Nance Jr. Dunk<em></em>
Larry Nance Jr. has had the springs to get up and pound one on someone for a bit now, and my lord, today he finally went and did it....

Abandon All Hope, Any Who Would Seek To Block This Dunk
You think you have the mettle and athletic character to block Steven Davis’s mighty dunk attempt, scrawny Urbana defender?...

Wild End-Game Sequence Features Two Buzzer-Beaters That Don't Count, And One That Does
Nebraska high school basketball here, with the highlight of the weekend....

Shea McClellin Pulled Off A Perfect Leap Over The Ravens' Offensive Line
Malcolm Butler made a perfect deflection on third down to put the Ravens’ best player (kicker Justin Tucker) on the field for a 34-yard field goal attempt. Tucker missed his first field goal attempt of the year on the attempt, but it was through no fault of his own. Patriots linebacker Shea McClelli...

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DeMar DeRozan Dunks Physically On Ricky Rubio And Verbally On Kyle Lowry
Last night, DeMar DeRozan somehow materialized above the rim to turn DeMarre Carroll’s missed layup into Ricky Rubio’s funeral: cowering, hands clamped over head, palpable fear and awe of a more powerful being. As always, it’s nice to watch someone close a sizeable gap and fuck someone’s day up....

Hero Defender Refuses To Give Up, Somehow Thwarts Certain Goal
Sure, the striker in this Greek lower-league match who somehow didn’t score despite having nearly all the time in the world is the easy scapegoat here, but let’s appreciate the defender’s hustle and never-say-die attitude in the face of impossible odds. He is the true star here....

Never Forget That Every Financial Forecast Is 100 Percent Worthless
Hey, how are the markets looking? How about them markets? Where do you think the markets will be going in the coming year? Let’s turn to the highly paid professionals, shall we?...

Real Piece Of Shit Column: Corruption Is Fine
As much as Republicans groaned about Donald Trump, they were always destined to fall in line once he actually had power. They are still falling. ...

Kickboxer Who May Actually Be Captain Falcon Ends Fight With Flying Knee Strike
If you played as Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros, you could K.O. opponents with a wild jumping knee strike lovingly dubbed the “knee of justice.” I never thought I’d see someone pull it off in real life, but here we are....

Wily Old Soccer Dude Scores Brilliant Fake-Out Penalty Kick
This is 40-year-old Lee Trundle, the rare Englishman famous for doing cool, tricky shit with the ball, showing that sometimes an old dog can teach himself new tricks:...

Deluded Young Baller Gets Owned, Begs For More, Is Sent To Floor
Rare is the viral Instagram whose caption is just as good as its content, but this slice of high school basketball delivers. At St. Joseph’s School in Conway, Arkansas, an overzealous defender gets what’s coming to him:...

Pat McAfee, The Other Fun Punter, Channels Scott Hall
Raiders punter Marquette King has gotten a lot of attention this year for having a great time on the field, but let us not forget that Colts punter Pat McAfee, the original Fun Punter, is still out there doing his thing....

Klay Thompson's 60-Point Night Was All Too Easy
What was most striking about Klay Thompson’s 60-point beatdown of the Indiana Pacers tonight was how easy it all was. The Warriors already had one of the best offenses in NBA history last season and they replaced their worst starter with a former MVP during the offseason, so the amount of available ...

Klay Thompson Just Dropped 40 Points In A Half
The Warriors are on pace to finish the season with the best offensive efficiency in NBA history, thanks primarily to the pyrotechnical shooting prowess of Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. Klay Thompson started the season out slowly, but tonight he broke all the way out and scored 40 points in the first...

Here's A Guy Scoring On A 65-Yard Volley
Universidad de Concepción beat O’Higgins 3-1 today in Chile’s Primera division, with the final goal being this stoppage-time screamer by Alejandro Camargo—a 65-yard volley that left O’Higgins keeper Miguel Pinto looking awfully foolish....

49ers Get Flagged For Celebrating Touchdown That Didn't Happen
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears, they had to play each other today....