Captain’s Log: Tethered to 100-lb tree, Ross Edgley attempts 40km swim between Caribbean islands
Take the marathon 10-km swim, multiply the distance by a factor of four, move it into choppy ocean waters, and strap a 100-lb log [...]
Outfielder Mookie Betts notches perfect game at World Series of Bowling in Reno
For decades, the only baseball player to record a perfect game in World Series history was Don Larsen. Then, in 2017, the Yankees hurler [...]
Dave Stieb headlines Toronto Blue Jays all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Although he never won a Cy Young award, pitcher Dave Stieb was a consistent ace for the Blue Jays over the course of 15 [...]
Turns out that Aladdin’s magic carpet is just a tricked out skateboard
Aladdin had a number of items on his to-do list (e.g. detailing his magic carpet, giving Abu a bath, pawning off the genie's old [...]
Graveyard Greats: Hunting down tombstones of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and other baseball legends
The baseball season is roughly bookended by Easter and Halloween, with the Fourth of July as its midpoint. Each of the three holidays mark [...]
NWA Roller Derby’s ‘Bite Nite’ and the best zombie-themed roller derby posters
In the spirit of Halloween we went in search of human brains, but instead stumbled upon zombie-themed roller derby posters produced by some frighteningly-good [...]
Silver Surfer Jesse Wellens has New Yorkers rubbernecking during Halloween prank
Jesse Wellens of the PrankvsPrank channel made a big splash in New York City a couple years ago as he skated/surfed the streets dressed [...]
Claude Giroux and Flyers teammates get pranked Halloween style
In the twisted mind of the Philadelphia Flyers equipment manager, nothing says "Happy Holloween" like a Gatorade cooler jerry-rigged to uncoil a rubber cobra [...]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Lionel Messi from Argentine child prodigy to Barcelona legend
Years before he led Barcelona to nine La Liga titles and won six each Ballon d'Or and European Golden Shoe awards, Lionel Andrés Messi [...]
BMX rider Billy Perry jumps, tricks, weaves, and willies his way through America’s big cities
Of the various ways to tour a city none is more intimate than walking, but cycling comes in a close second. And of the [...]
Freerunners Calen Chan and Ninja Nate turn ‘Jurassic World’ parody into ‘Jurassic Parkour’
When being pursued by a rampaging Tyrannosaurus rex, it's advisable to be versed in the art of parkour, if one hopes to have any [...]
Tiger Woods, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus lead the way with most PGA Tour wins
In the 2018 Tour Championship, Tiger Woods claimed a wire-to-wire victory with rounds of 65-68-65-71 to finish 11-under-par and two strokes clear of the [...]
Slap contests leave slap-happy competitors with rosy-red cheeks (and sometimes unconscious)
Back in the day, a cultured gentleman would respond to a perceived insult by slapping the offender across the cheek with a pair of [...]
Roller-skating Chinese kids blow Steve Harvey’s mind with acrobatic routine set to Bruno Mars
While most kids these days are choosing skateboards, inline skates and hoverboards for their small-wheeled recreation, it's somehow comforting to see that there are [...]
Swish Swish: Fueled by Kobe sweat, Katy Perry slam dunks Tigers basketball team to first victory
Katy Perry may own four Guinness World Records and five American Music Awards, but until recently the pop star had never won a basketball [...]
Black Panther Buff: Michael B. Jordan packs on muscle with Killmonger workout
Actor Michael B. Jordan is no stranger to athletic roles. His first principle film role came as a young baseball player in Hardball, he [...]
Greensboro Roller Derby and best of the best roller derby posters
Our latest installation of the best roller derby posters starts in North Carolina with Greensboro Roller Derby, and concludes in the Midwest at the [...]
Dwight Howard, Shaquille O’Neal headline Orlando Magic all-time top five players by Win Shares
Dwight Howard, who played his first eight seasons with the Magic before becoming a journeyman in the NBA, is the franchise’s all-time leader in [...]