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 [...]
Sports stars on sandwiches featuring Michael Phelps on double-decker fried egg and cheese
Sandwiches have fueled at-home sports spectating since the advent of the television, and the language used by sports commentators subconsciously feeds the hunger. In [...]
Flashback Friday: 10-year-old Alzain Tareq and 30-year-old Michael Phelps throw pool parties
On a hot Friday in August of 2015, Alzain Tareq managed to make an equally-big splash in the pool as Michael Phelps — at [...]
Luck vs Skill: Comparing the role of chance in hockey, football, baseball, soccer and basketball
There's an old adage in sports that it's better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in [...]
Watch freediving world-champion Guillaume Néry’s mesmerizing dives, breathtaking TED talk
In some ways, freediving is like cliff diving turned topsy turvy. One breath at a time, world-champion freediver Guillaume Néry pushes the boundaries of [...]
Bill Russell, Larry Bird headline Boston Celtics all-time top five players by Win Shares
Bill Russell, who stymied opposing offenses while leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championship titles, is the franchise's all-time leader in Win Shares [...]
What’s love got to do with it? Freerunning with Pasha the Boss in Venice, Italy
Some people simply fall in love, while others fall, jump, twist and roll. Freerunner Pasha Petkuns, aka "Pasha the Boss", falls into the latter [...]
Skateboarding South India from Goa to Bangalore to Chennai
For the Westerner visiting India for the first time, just crossing a crowded street on foot can pose an interesting challenge — let alone [...]
Top ten sports rants starring John McEnroe, Mike Tyson, Richard Sherman, Hal McRae and more
Under certain conditions, the competitive fire that fuels top-flight athletes and coaches can transform into epic rants. WatchMojo's "Top Ten Sports Rants" compilation features [...]
Simone Biles cements her status as gymnastics GOAT with soaring, first ever triple-double
With 22 gold medals and three each of silver and bronze, Simone Biles is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, but [...]
Freddy Adu Effect: When heavily hyped athletes fail to perform per media-driven expectations
In 2016, ESPN ran a two-part series on their website in which a panel of more than 60 experts identified the top 25 instances [...]
Dude Perfect Diaries: Garrett “Purple Hoser” Hilbert shines in All Sports Bowling Battle
Dude Perfect has been engaging in All Sports Battles since their inaugural golf-themed fracas in the summer of 2015. While the first three battles [...]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far [...]
Surfers Ross Clarke-Jones and Andrew Cotton ride biggest of big waves at Nazaré, Portugal
In the famous 1966 surf movie The Endless Summer, Mike Hynson and Robert August follow the sun from hemisphere to hemisphere to catch warm-water [...]
Tony Gwynn headlines San Diego Padres all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
"Mr. Padre" Tony Gwynn, who tormented opposing pitchers from 1982 to 2001, is far and away the San Diego's all-time leader in the wins [...]
Experiments in Golf: Pro-golfer Edoardo Molinari takes 500 shots at 145-yard hole-in-one
Ever wondered how many shots it would take a professional golfer to make a hole-in-one? The odds of an average golfer making an ace [...]
Revenge of the nerds — just wait until soccer robots have their own World Cup team
Soccer stars are among the most idolized people on the planet. From David Beckham posing in his skivvies to the nuances of Lionel Messi's [...]
Trial rider Danny MacAskill is a one-man advert for Scottish tourism
Tourism boards the world over spend millions enticing visitors to their respective destinations, but Scotland's stunning topography gets millions of free eyeballs per year [...]