Baseball Ninja: Real-life samurai Isao Machii uses sword to slice 100 mph fastball in half
The Meiji reform in the late 19th century abolished Japan's samurai class, and a western-style national army was established. It seemed, for a time, [...]
Today in Sports History: Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks to retain WBC heavyweight title
On June 12, 1981, Larry Holmes defeated Leon Spinks to retain the WBC heavyweight boxing title he had first claimed just over three years [...]
Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov flashes jazz hands after setting Olympic clean-and-jerk record
Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov broke into a joy-infused dance — complete with jazz hands — following his world record clean and jerk in the 77-kilogram [...]
Look out below! World’s highest basketball shot taken from atop 660-foot African waterfall
A regulation basketball rim stands 10-feet above the court. Now, imagine making a shot from 66 times that height, while contending with swirling air [...]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best New England Patriots fans’ ink from Boston and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — football, [...]
Retro 75 Series custom football cards add classic look to gridiron memories
Retro 75 series is the primary custom football card design within Starr Cards award-winning Football Card Maker for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Its [...]
Rod Carew headlines Minnesota Twins all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Of all the great players to don a Minnesota Twins jersey, none has contributed more to the team's success than Rod Carew. Carew accrued [...]
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 [...]
Wrestling gone wacky: Youth grappling matches provide even more drama than WWE
Having been around in one form or another since 1952, World Wrestling Entertainment has always been driven by its storylines. But with thousands upon [...]
Steph Curry, Wilt Chamberlain headline Golden State Warriors all-time top five by Win Shares
Steph Curry who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in back-to-back seasons (2014=15, 2015-15), is the Warriors' all-time leader in Win Shares with [...]
Big Ball Boom! Watch overinflated sports balls explode in spectacular slow motion video
The balls employed in a number of the world's biggest sports are inflatable (see basketball, football, soccer and volleyball), which naturally means they can [...]
Remembering Prince’s epic Super Bowl XLI halftime show in the “Purple Rain”
Prince's connection to basketball is well chronicled — he was known for playing hoops in between recording sessions, was famously parodied in a basketball [...]
Street Bowl is the Super Bowl for New York City’s rough-and-tumble street football league
New York City's infamous year-round street football league is to tag football, as the hard-hitting NFL is to Pop Warner. Protective gear and rules [...]
New Shoe Sunday: Watch Roger Federer drop five grand sneaker shopping in New York City
One aspect of tennis success that is often overlooked is a strategic selection of footwear. As Roger Federer continues to pursue a record 21st [...]
Dude Perfect explores softball stereotypes from “chatter box” to “rally cap crew”
For their latest video, Dude Perfect traded in truly-soft Nerf balls for the variety that are soft in name only. "Stereotypes: Softball" explores the [...]
Team Edge supersizes table tennis and beer pong (minus the libation)
Team Edge (Bryan, J-Fred and Matthias) has moved on from giant-sized finger football and 3-way volleyball to explore the possibilities of supersized table tennis [...]
Arizona Wildcats baseball team pays tribute to ‘Major League’ with pitch-perfect reenactment
Arizona's baseball season got underway last night with a 6-0 victory, and the Wildcats were already at the top of their game even before [...]
Team Edge’s giant-shoe basketball challenge is one trippy experience
NBA legends Shaquille O'Neal and Bob Lanier famously wore size-22 shoes during their playing days, but that's because they both sported size-22 feet — [...]