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Why Aren't Top Plays Narrated By This Guy Anymore?
I like his voice....
Elgin Cook Rises Up For A Huge Dunk, Suddenly Loses All Muscle Control
During last night's game against VCU, Oregon forward Elgin Cook stole the ball at half court and found himself all alone at the other end, ready to throw down a monster breakaway dunk. You ready for the dunk? Here comes the dunk:...
Watch The Canucks' Tribute To Pat Quinn
Hockey lifer Pat Quinn passed away on Sunday. Last night, the Canucks—for whom Quinn served as executive and coach for 10 years, including for the 1994 Cup Finals run—honored Quinn with a moment of silence and a rendition of "Danny Boy." ...
Villanova Beats Michigan Thanks To Brilliant JayVaughn Pinkston Block
Tonight's battle between ranked teams in Brooklyn went Villanova's way after Michigan's potential game-winning dunk was rejected by the Wildcats' JayVaughn Pinkston....
David Moyes Doesn't Know Who His New Players Are
I'd cut David Moyes—who's just moved to a foreign country with a foreign language for a new job in a new league—some slack here, as "Stefano" isn't too far off from "Esteban," but then I think, What if Steve Kerr showed up to practice calling his point guard "Steven" Curry?...
Here's An Interactive Visualization Of Every NBA Stat Ever
Here's an interactive made by Alex Bresler that starts off a little unwieldy, but is functionally a treasure box of NBA oddities. ...
Matt Kalil Is Sorry About Totally Owning That Heckler
Vikings tackle Matt Kalil, who played poorly on Sunday and then just owned a heckler so damn hard after the game, wants everyone to know that he is sorry about all the ownage....
Rick Pitino Tried His Best Not To Embarrass Savannah State
"I tried everything," Pitino said of attempting to avoid running up the score in Louisville's 87-26 win over Savannah State. "We played four white guys and an Egyptian."...
Few Teams Have Been More Mediocre Than Nebraska This Decade
There are two ways to go about being mediocre in college football. Strictly definitionally, a team can settle in somewhere directly between schools like Stanford and those like Eastern Michigan—finishing around .500 every season. But the more sneaky and much more frustrating sort of mediocre is the ...
Russell Westbrook And Kevin Durant Are Coming To Save The Day
Russell Westbrook could return to the Thunder lineup as soon as Friday, with Kevin Durant rejoining the team not long after that, and it's none too soon for 3-12 OKC....
Video: Bad Things Happening To TV Reporters In Ferguson
Television reporters who braved live coverage last night from Ferguson faced attacks from police (with tear gas) and protestors (with rocks and other objects). Here are some examples we witnessed last night....
UNC Players Spray Painted The Visiting Locker Room After Beating Duke
After whooping Duke 45-20 last week, North Carolina began the traditional spray painting of the victory bell on the field. They then wheeled it into the locker room to continue the job, and that's where things got out of hand....
Timofey Mozgov Has A Very Important Message For You
Before you click play, you need to know that this video is labeled as "Hello again" on the Denver Nuggets' official YouTube page. I just feel like you need to know that. OK, now click play....
Please Submit Your Worst High School Reunion Horror Stories
This holiday week, many of you will spend your hard-earned free time going back home and awkwardly mingling with people you haven't seen since high school, and probably didn't even want to hang out with back then. It will be—if you're lucky—boozy and flirty and catastrophic. You know you've got stor...
Got Thanksgiving Cooking Questions? Come Chat With Some Food People
We're very happy to be joined today by Kenzi Wilbur, managing editor of Food52, Cara Parks, executive editor of Modern Farmer, plus our own Jolie Kerr, Will Gordon, and, uh, me. We're all hanging out down below in the discussion, awaiting your Thanksgiving food and drink questions. Let's have 'em....
My Life In The Locker Room: A Female Sportswriter Remembers The Dicks
Originally published June 4, 1992, in the Dallas Observer. Reprinted here with permission from the author, who has also provided an afterword about the response to her story....
Report: Fan Asks Johnny Manziel For Hug, Sparks Huge Brawl
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and his entourage were involved in a brawl Friday night/Saturday morning at an apartment complex in Cleveland. The fight allegedly started after a fan said he wanted to give Manziel a hug....
Vikings Tackle Matt Kalil Knocks A Heckler's Hat Off His Head
Reader Thad sends along this video of Vikings tackle Matt Kalil leaving the stadium after yesterday's loss to the Packers. At the very start of the video, you can see Kalil walk up to a Vikings fan, knock the dude's hat off his head, and then walk away. Then someone throws something at Kalil, and ...
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It Takes A Couple Of Corporations To Raise An Olympian
The 21,000-member Atlanta Track Club and athleticwear maker Mizuno USA are having a go at Olympic development. The two organizations struck up a partnership, with one of their goals being:...