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Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Long-Range Bicycle Kick Goal Is A Truly Astounding Athletic Feat
There are no words for this, Sweden's capping goal in their 4-2 friendly win over England today. We could try and explain that it really didn't mean anything, because the outcome was already decided and the match had no implications anyway other than vaguely affecting Sweden and England's FIFA ra...
Michael Bradley Scored A Goal With This Nifty Right-Footed Volley
The US and Russian men's national soccer teams fought to a 2-2 draw this afternoon in an international friendly at Russia's Kuban Stadium. Michael Bradley's impressive marker you see above knotted the game at 1-1 in the 76th minute. If his dad was still the coach, Michael definitely would have bee...
The Definitive "Russians Are Terrible Drivers" Lowlight Reel
If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you've noticed that A) no one in Russia can drive and B) everyone in Russia seems to have a dashboard camera. Some brave soul has put together a 13-minute compendium of Russian traffic accidents that features trucks, buses, trolleys, scooters, horses, he...
The Spurs' Final Play Was Brilliant. The Lakers' Final Play Was A Hot Mess.
The Spurs' 84-82 win over the Lakers came down to a pair of plays in the waning seconds. San Antonio's relied on the element of surprise, an unlikely shooter, everyone knowing their roles. Los Angeles's consisted of Pau Gasol shooting a three. This is what happens when your respective court genera...
UCLA's Joshua Smith Raises Bar On Trend Of Airballed Free Throws, Airballs a Crucial Layup
UCLA needed help in beating UC Irvine 80-79 last night at Pauley Pavilion. That help came first in the form of the Anteaters' Will Davis missing free throws at the end of regulation that would have locked up a UCI win, and then in the closing seconds of overtime as referees swallowed their whistle...
John Calipari Thinks Little Of Duke's Acting Skills: "In The NBA, They'd All Be Suspended"
Kentucky went into halftime against Duke down two points, but that was fine by Wildcats coach John Calipari, who offered up the Blue Devils some post-NCAA career advice on his way to the locker room....
Tuesday Night Fights: A Funeral Director Sees PPV Potential In A Rumble By A Casket
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Fight at a Texas funeral." (Editor's Note: RIP to the deceased.) Tonight's commentator: Joe Lombardo, CEO & Funeral Director at the Williams Lombardo Funeral Home in C...
Here's Rasheed Wallace Yelling "Yeah, AFLAC!" After A Missed Free Throw
After being out of the league for two years, you can't blame Rasheed Wallace if he's trying to force someone's hand on snapping up an endorsement contract. His surprising resurrection has been an unexpected bright spot this season for the (as of now) 4-0 Knickerbockers. Frankly, of all the things ...
Watch This Rockaway High School Football Coach Deliver The Pep Talk Of The Year
Hurricane Sandy devastated the Rockaway Peninsula, destroying homes and flooding the region. Residents found themselves scattered to wherever shelter might be found, and schools closed indefinitely....
Mike Francesa Weighs In On Rick Reilly Video: "That Will Live In Infamy"
Mike Francesa—no stranger to involvement in embarrassing videos—chimed in on the Rick Reilly "I had that first on Twitter" video today, claiming the incident would be the defining moment of Reilly's career and that the episode represents ESPN's journalistic downfall in a nutshell....
Rick Reilly's "I Had This First On Twitter": The Triumphal Dance Remix
When a live ESPN camera caught Rick Reilly ordering Stu Scott to credit Reilly's Twitter feed, it was an embarrassment for the former back-page Sports Illustrated writer. (Fellow panelist Steve Young was so disgusted he gives Reilly a "C'mon, man!" nudge.) We couldn't let it go with just the raw v...
Eric Berry Is Legitimately Terrified Of Horses
Fuck the Autumn Wind—this is the best thing NFL Films has ever produced. On last week's Inside The NFL (dug up by Kissing Suzy Kolber), we learned that Chiefs safety Eric Berry suffers from equinophobia. Equinophobia is no joke:...
James Harden High-Fived His Imaginary Teammates
In the second quarter of yesterday's home loss to Miami, James Harden was fouled by Ray Allen. It was ruled a clear path foul, so the Rockets got two shots and the ball. Harden made his first, and reached out to either side of the lane for his daps. The beard tells him to do things....
ESPN Camera Catches Rick Reilly Ordering Stu Scott To Credit His Twitter Feed
Producers didn't give ESPN's Monday Night Football crew enough warning before heading out to them live for a postgame wrap-up from Heinz Field, leading to this bit of inside chatter amongst the panelists—most noticeably, Rick Reilly ensuring that Stuart Scott gave him the credit for being "first ...
Jerry "The King" Lawler Returned To WWE Tonight, Two Months After Suffering An On-Air Heart Attack
Two months after suffering a shocking on-air heart attack that led the WWE to assure viewers that "this is not part of the show," wrestling legend Jerry "The King" Lawler returned to Raw tonight to deliver a heartfelt message to fans—though exactly how heartfelt we'll never know, because his speec...
Chris Berman Apologizes After <em>Monday Night Football</em> Graphic Reads: "Roethlisberger Drink & Drunk"
Ben Roethlisberger may be a "jagoff" notorious for his barroom antics, but when an item showed up in ESPN's televised rundown before Monday Night Football tonight titled "Roethlisberger Drink & Drunk," it caught many viewers by surprise....
Virginia Tech Receiver Marcus Davis Doesn't Feel Like Blocking. Ever.
In the above compilation of last Thursday's Florida State-Virginia Tech game, Virginia Tech receiver Marcus Davis (wearing the No. 7 jersey, and highlighted with a white arrow in the video) seems to not agree with the concept of blocking for his teammates. Maybe it's a diffusion of responsibility (E...
The Washington State Fan Chugging Fireball Whisky At Saturday's Game Deserves Our Acclaim
Fireball is a so-called "cinnamon whisky." You can tell it comes from Canada because the word whisky is missing an "e" and they don't adulterate their whisky in Scotland....
Jerry Jones Spoke To Reporters In Front Of A Big Naked Cowboy Ass
Jerry Jones likes to do his media scrum in the middle of the Cowboys' locker room—That's why he was so furious last week when he was locked out. But things went better yesterday, both on the field (a 38-23 win in Philadelphia) and with the press. Except for that little matter of an unidentified pl...
Did A Camera Operator Just Pass Out Live On <em>SportsCenter</em>? [UPDATE: He's OK]
Amidst the breathless reporting of Chris Broussard's "sources" on the Mike D'Antoni hiring, ESPN managed to squeeze in a cognition-degrading segment hosted by short tie advocate Merril Hoge....