Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley headline all-time All-NBA second team by GOAT ratings
Previously we constructed a relatively uncontroversial all-time All-NBA first team comprised of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Since [...]
George Brett headlines Kansas City Royals all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Thirteen-time All Star George Brett leads the Kansas City Royals all-time roster by wins above replacement with a tally of 88.4 accrued over 21 [...]
Monday Motivation: Follow Robert Glover’s transformation from fat to fit, rags to riches
In 2007, Robert Glover weighed 367 pounds, had high blood pressure, was borderline diabetic, and was getting ready to embark on yet another weight-loss [...]
Freediver Matthew Villegas swims through ghostly airplane wreck in frozen Morrison’s Quarry
Holding one's breath under the water for 80 seconds is challenging enough on a balmy day, but imagine doing it when the temperature is [...]
Tonight Show Games: Jimmy Fallon gets Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander to ‘Drop It In’
While his late-night talk show peers often take on weighty social issues or offer political commentary (see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert), [...]
Spin Me Round Like a Record: Kelly Slater adds surfing to sports in the 540 club
In 2014, 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater carved another notch in his board when he became the first surfer to throw a 540 [...]
Dodgers infield shift, Japanese multi-day game make for cricket-flavored baseball
Late in the 2014 baseball season, a pair of games unfolded that looked more like cricket than America's (or Japan's) pastime. First, the Los [...]
Xpogo a Go Go: Next-gen pogo sticks are taking spring-assisted jumps to whole new heights
The current generation of pogo sticks are a far cry from the toy's earliest models and have given birth to a sport known as [...]
A Star Is Born: Tiny Malea Emma wows LA Galaxy fans, Zlatan Ibrahimovic with huge national anthem
In the original version of the thrice-remade movie A Star Is Born, a teenaged girl moves from North Dakota to Los Angeles to pursue [...]
New Shoe Sunday: Shareef O’Neal gets Dragon Ball themed Jordan Retro 10 sneakers from Sierato
Shareef O'Neal, like his father Shaquille, is a big man with a big appetite for fancy footwear, and when your father is a Hall-of-Fame [...]
Kids w/ Problems vs. Team Edge in a game of giant finger football (aka paper flick football)
Finger football (aka paper flick football) is a popular study hall diversion in which paper folded into a triangle (the "football") is flicked through [...]
Top Ten Fan Cards — July 27, 2019
This week's Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a baseball card taking over the top spot. The card tally by sport has baseball with [...]
I Can’t Skate 85: Kyle Wester sets fastest skateboard speed record at 89.41 mph
Sammy Hagar mentally started writing the lyrics to his rock classic "I Can't Drive 55", as he was getting issued a ticket for doing [...]
Team Edge plays giant billiards with Batman action figure, Hulk hands, battle axe and tennis racket
The last time we checked in with Team Edge they were playing (then smashing) miniaturized versions of ping pong, golf, bowling and football. Now [...]
FIFA gamer John Green helps boost AFC Wimbledon with YouTube ad revenue
AFC Wimbledon is a grassroots football club in every sense of the word. Playing near the same London district that lends its name to [...]
Bottle cap challenge taken up by Jason Statham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and more
As sure as spring ushers in baseball and fall means football, challenge videos too arise with the metronomic passing of the seasons (see: Mannequin [...]
Today in Sports History: Hank Aaron hits his 755th and final home run off Angels Dick Drago
On July 20, 1976, Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his illustrious career off California Angels [...]
Golf afficionado Donald Trump uses Twitter to take swings, offer praise
President Trump has worn many hats in addition to his official "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" cap, including real-estate mogul, reality TV star, and part-time [...]