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Introducing Your New Favorite Sport, "Combat Juggling"

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You may think that you know how to juggle, but you’re probably doing it wrong — because you’re doing it without the COMBAT. No joke, this is a fun-looking game.

So says Jason Garfield, founder of the World Juggling Federation and impresario of the sport of "Combat Juggling," a combination of dodgeball, tag, juggling and blunt-force assault. Per Garfield — a Seattle resident and performer who's kind of a juggling professor-slash-standup comedian; see some of his entertaining riffs here — "Combat" games have been a part of the juggling community for years, and his launch of Major League Combat in 2010, after what he says was three years of planning and preparation, turned the pastime into a formal sport.

The basic goal of MLC is simple enough: try to prevent your opponent from juggling (by knocking down their clubs) while maintaining control of your own three-club juggle. In other words, the last juggler standing wins. There are several strategies used to accomplish this, but players typically toss one of their clubs high in the air to give themselves an opening for an attack.

A competitor is out when they stop juggling, when one of their clubs hits the floor, or when one or more of their clubs is stolen by another competitor. Light bumping and arm-to-arm altercations are permitted. This is COMBAT!


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College Coaches Made Brittney Griner Hide Her Sexuality

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You have to be kidding me!

In an interview with espnW, recent top WNBA draft pick Brittney Griner said that she was told by her college coach at Baylor, Kim Mulkey, to keep her sexuality to herself.

In an interview with espnW , recent top WNBA draft pick Brittney Griner said that she was told by her college coach at Baylor, Kim Mulkey, to keep her sexuality to herself.

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Griner went on to say that she was told by the school to delete multiple tweets that indicated that she was gay, including one to a then-girlfriend.

Griner went on to say that she was told by the school to delete multiple tweets that indicated that she was gay, including one to a then-girlfriend.

Via: Christian Petersen / Getty Images

Kim Mulkey responded by punting the issue and just saying that Griner will always be a valued member of the Baylor family.

"Christian churches across the ages and around the world have affirmed purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm. Temptations to deviate from this norm include both heterosexual sex outside of marriage and homosexual behavior. It is thus expected that Baylor students will not participate in advocacy groups which promote understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teaching."


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Lunatic Football Fans Buy Wedding Gifts For Extremely Rich Guy They've Never Met

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So that’s why the Dow’s been going up.

What an amazingly good month for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is at all-time record levels. Is it due to jobs? Increased wages? A HOUSING BOOM?

Ha, nice try, Wall Street nerds. Obviously, it's due to all the disposable income Americans are using to buy Redskins quarterback and soon-to-be-husband Robert Griffin III some wedding gifts!

Source: whosay.com


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The 9 Ugliest Shooting Motions In The NBA

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How the HELL are these guys professional basketball players? And good ones!

Like gourds, professional basketball players come in all different shapes and sizes. And also like gourds, there are some professional basketball players who stand out for a very particular reason: they're ugly. Not ugly physically — these are professional athletes we're talking about — but ugly in how they shoot the ball, which is the most basic part of the game they play.

Leandro Barbosa

Leandro Barbosa

Poised like an old woman in front of shelves at the grocery store, Leandro Barbosa pushes his shot away using two hands. It looks like he was taught to shoot with a medicine ball. Every little kid has to listen to their dad be like, "Buck, don't shoot with two hands" for the entirety of his or her childhood, but Leandro didn't give a DAMN.

Corresponding Animal: this dog.

Corresponding Animal: this dog.

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Tayshaun Prince

Tayshaun Prince

Tayshaun Prince's arms are longer than most regulation firehoses, which means that every shot sees him unfurling from within himself like a trebuchet. By the end, the ball seems like it should have so much torque that it'll fly over the backboard, but nope: he's a career 46% shooter.


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"Double-Overtime Thriller," The Most Instantly Attention-Grabbing Phrase In Sports

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Where the f*%# is the remote control!?

Last night's double overtime game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators raised a seriously important question: Is there anything more awesome than a "double-overtime thriller?"

We polled an imaginary celebrity focus group asking them to evaluate certain types of sporting events on a scale from "sleep aid" to "would cause me to change Game of Thrones during the middle of a beheading." The following are our completely refutable pseudo-scientific results.

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Why You Shouldn't Try To Catch A Foul Ball In Your Beer

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A dangerous game.

After this fan in Seattle caught a foul ball in his beer and then chugged it earlier this season, the standard for awesome fan behavior had been decidedly raised.

After this fan in Seattle caught a foul ball in his beer and then chugged it earlier this season, the standard for awesome fan behavior had been decidedly raised.

So when Albert Pujols hit a foul ball this weekend, did a fan duplicate the badass beer catch?

So when Albert Pujols hit a foul ball this weekend, did a fan duplicate the badass beer catch?

Well... He tried.

Well... He tried.

It's not as easy as that Seattle guy made it look.


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Matt Kemp Continues To Be Classy Baseball Player With OKC Donation

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Good Guy Matt Kemp strikes again.

A few weeks ago, Matt Kemp literally gave a disabled fan the shirt off his back, in addition to his cap, cleats, and an autographed ball. He's not done giving things away. Last night, after a massive tornado tore into Oklahoma City, Kemp tweeted the following message:

Kemp, who is from Midwest City, OK — a neighboring town to Moore, OK (where the tornado struck) — is in a bit of a slump this season with only two home runs. But last night's homer was a good start.

Via: Morry Gash / AP


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Bearded NBA Giant Dunks On Woman, Has No Regard For Human Life

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DeAndre Jordan posterizes an ESPN host in a CLEAR MISMATCH.

The youths are posterizing each other. It's what the teens are doing right now. See this GIF for cold, hard proof. #teens

The youths are posterizing each other . It's what the teens are doing right now. See this GIF for cold, hard proof. #teens

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When the youths — the TEENS — are doing something, the adults want to get involved too. And normally, I'd give pretty little thought to an ESPN promo based on a barely existent meme, but:

When the youths — the TEENS — are doing something, the adults want to get involved too. And normally, I'd give pretty little thought to an ESPN promo based on a barely existent meme, but:

When 6'11" Clipper center DeAndre Jordan dunks on a woman who's about half the size he is (SportsNation's Charissa Thompson), it's hard to ignore. And then he makes this face:

When 6'11" Clipper center DeAndre Jordan dunks on a woman who's about half the size he is (SportsNation's Charissa Thompson), it's hard to ignore. And then he makes this face:

I'm glad you found a way to keep that dunking game sharpened and polished this offseason, DeAndre.

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Two-Year-Old Scores Goal As Stadium Goes Absolutely Nuts

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Make sure you watch this with sound.

After Chelsea's last match of the season, 2-year-old Josh Turnbull (son of Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull) decided to show off his skills. As Josh inched closer to the goal, the crowd began to cheer louder and louder, until the ball finally rolled across the line — at which point everyone just completely lost their minds. Crank up the sound on this, or wear a pair of headphones.

Like any great athlete, young Turnbull reveled in the roars of the spectators.


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Top ESPN Personality Goes On Phenomenally Sexist Rant Against Robert Griffin's Fiancee

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“Understand something. You’re a woman…”

This week, Robert Griffin III has received a bit of criticism for tweeting a photo of gifts fans have bought him and his fiancée off their wedding registry. (Griffin hadn't asked anyone to buy him anything — a Washington Post writer was the one who'd figured out the registry was public.)

Of course, some members of the media have blown this non-issue way out of proportion and made it a referendum on RGIII's judgment and character. Most notably ESPN's Stephen A. Smith yesterday on ESPN radio's Mike and Mike Show.

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Pitcher Eats 18 Pastries, Has Worst Game Of His Career

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It’s easy to blow a save when you’re bloated.

Via: Al Behrman / AP

Aroldis Chapman, the Cincinatti Reds' marquee relief pitcher, had an uncharacteristically bad night on Sunday, walking the first batter he faced on four straight pitches and giving up back-to-back home runs for the first time in his career. Entering the game, Chapman had only allowed seven homers in his 157 career appearances, with only one blown save this season.

The reason for his sluggish performance will shock, appall, and make you hungry.

Via: David Kohl / AP

According to Phillies Spanish-language broadcaster Rickie Ricardo, Chapman devoured 18 cream cheese and guava pastries before the game, and looked like "he couldn't breathe."

Ricardo is Cuban-American and has made a tradition out of bringing the traditional Cuban desserts to visiting players, like Chapman, who hail from the island. He describes them as "flaky-crust pastry with cream cheese and guava...if you eat more than two of these you're clogging up your arteries." He went on to compare the pastries to "Krispy Kreme donuts when they come right out of the oven."


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How An Upscale Fashion Designer And Jim Henson's Daughter Made Charlotte Hornets Gear Legendary

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Next year, the Michael Jordan–owned Charlotte NBA team will be reassuming the Hornets mantle. Here’s the story behind the original Hornets’ early ’90s sports merchandise juggernaut.

Via: Andrew S. Bernstein / Getty Images

By 1988, Carolina native Alexander Julian had established himself in New York as a fashion designer known for incorporating bright colors into upscale men's clothing. Twenty-five years later, his company is still going strong, and his most popular contribution to menswear is remembered for its bold combination of teal and purple — but it's not an item of high fashion. Julian's signature work is a basketball jersey, the one worn by the erstwhile Charlotte Hornets, perhaps the most unlikely sports-business success story of the last half-century. It was an item that became a national sales phenomenon despite being affiliated with an expansion team that never advanced beyond the second round of the playoffs during their 15 seasons in North Carolina. By 1995, just seven seasons into the franchise's existence, more Hornets jerseys were sold than any other team's in the NBA. And it wasn't only jerseys that sold; Starter jackets featuring the bold Hornets teal continue to top twentysomethings' lists of favorite childhood wardrobe items.

The Hornets eventually moved to New Orleans — where they've now renamed themselves the New Orleans Pelicans — because their owner couldn't get along with city officials or fans, but the Hornets' mystique has proven so enduring that the team's NBA successors in Carolina, the Michael Jordan–owned Charlotte Bobcats, are now announcing that they're going to be reassuming the Hornets name. Crucially, the Bobcats haven't yet commented on whether they'll be bringing back the original Hornets uniforms and color scheme. But they'd be crazy not to take advantage of a design that was such a phenomenon.

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"When it came out, I felt like I had dropped a teal bomb on Charlotte," Julian said. "There was a new housing development that changed its name to 'Teal Acres.' The Park Hotel, which was the best hotel in town, changed its logo to teal. The towels were embroidered in teal. I felt a little like Doctor Frankenstein. I had created a monster. It took off like crazy." Julian grew up the son of a men's clothing store owner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In terms of passion for basketball, few places rival the hometown of the Tar Heels, and Julian was always a fan. He graduated from the school in 1969 and has since sent four of his children to UNC. He never took to following the NBA with anything more than cursory interest until the late 1980s, when talk of a professional basketball team in Charlotte began circulating. George Shinn, the businessman who ultimately brought the Hornets to Charlotte (and took them to New Orleans), happened to share a banker with Julian. That banker introduced Julian to Shinn, who included him in a jersey-design process that had gotten into some early PR trouble.

"Way before there was any talk about involving me in the design, the fashion editor of the Charlotte Observer asked George if they knew what kind of colors they were going to use," Julian said. "He said he didn't know but that they'd try to use the same ones chosen by the architect of the stadium, and when they mentioned that pink was one of them, she jumped. She had an artist design a pink uniform and ran it in the newspaper, and the reaction from radio shock jocks was horrific. I wasn't there, but what I can tell you is when we had the press conference to announce that I was going to design the uniforms, the first 14 questions I took from the press were about whether or not I was going to use pink."


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The Ultimate Wallet Accessory: An MLB Lifetime Ballpark Pass

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These 12 guys and a few lucky others know that the Amex Black card is nothing in comparison to baseball’s golden ticket.

This week, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista instagrammed a photo of his recently acquired MLB "Lifetime Pass." These extremely rare and relatively unknown cards are issued by the commissioner's office "in appreciation of long and meritorious service" to the league.

These cards have been presented to players, umpires, scouts and other friends of MLB as far back as the 1930s, and grants owners and a guest access to any Major League baseball game as long as they live. They're essentially the coolest thing anyone could have in their wallet, even cooler than Bryce Harper's Chipotle For Life card. Here are a few shots of cards owned by some of the lucky few to get the privilege.

Jose Bautista — Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, 2004-Present

Jose Bautista — Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, 2004-Present

Source: instagram.com

E. Lee Ballanfant — National League Umpire, 1937-56

E. Lee Ballanfant — National League Umpire, 1937-56

Source: legendaryauctions.com

Tony Giuliani — Scout for the Minnesota Twins

Tony Giuliani — Scout for the Minnesota Twins

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Lingerie Football League Wants You To See This Clip Of Coach Sexually Threatening Player

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This is insane.

During a recent lingerie football game Chicago Bliss head coach Keith Hac got into an argument with a player who criticized him for confusing two plays.

Hac lashed out at the player in a pretty scary, sexualized way.

Hac lashed out at the player in a pretty scary, sexualized way.

Watch the video here, which strangely the LFL is hosting on its own YouTube channel to promote the league's "intensity."

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Nothing In This Post Has Been Verified By Science

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Superstitions: not crazy if they work.

If you want to know why superstitionados do the things that they do, then you need to throw logic out the door, because having a superstition is all about going with your gut and keeping the winning tradition alive.

Well that, and some other stuff too...

For instance, you have to wear the same outfit for every single game.

For instance, you have to wear the same outfit for every single game.

It's called your "gameday gear" and it serves as your fan uniform. If you don't wear it, you might as well be rooting for the other team.

And you better not wash any part of that outfit.

And you better not wash any part of that outfit.

What are you trying to do? Scrub away the wins? Don't be stupid.

And let's not forget, if your team is winning, nobody can move.

And let's not forget, if your team is winning, nobody can move.

Any change in the room might disrupt the cosmos and cause your kicker to blow the field goal. What? You don't know how satellites work. Or cosmos, for that matter.


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The NFL Is Getting Very Frisky With Its Choice Of Super Bowl Locations

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The 50th Big Game will be played in the Bay Area.

Via: San Francisco 49ers, File / AP

Levi's Stadium is massive, even though at this point it barely exists. You can actually see it rising from the distance when you're driving down 101 South in the Bay Area. Once you hit the Santa Clara city limits, crane your head back and to the left and find an opening between the tech buildings dotting that side of the freeway. The light stanchions in the distance are already unmistakeable. By the time it opens in the fall of 2014, it will have cost (an estimated) $1.2 billion and seat 68,500 fans. Every fan in the stadium will have Wi-Fi connectivity to all their devices, the field will be irrigated with recycled water, and solar paneling will make 49ers home games an energy-neutral endeavor. It's going to be a spectacular place for just about any conceivable event, and people here are ecstatic about its arrival.

NFL owners are also pretty ecstatic, apparently, and have now awarded Super Bowl L to the stadium, and January 2016 is now shaping up to a two-week party the likes of which the Bay Area has never seen. As this season's championship game set to be played at MetLife Stadium, across the river from New York City, the selection of the Bay Area means that two out of the next three Super Bowls will be played in open-air venues in non-tropical, non-desert locations that you might be interested in visiting for reasons other than "Super Bowl" or "bachelor party."

As a Bay Area partisan who's a football fan, I couldn't be happier. Visitors will get to check out the many tourist attractions of San Francisco proper, the wineries up north in Napa, and the old-town charm of places like Half Moon Bay, driving from surf-happy Pacifica, south of San Francisco, to the rolling hills of the East Bay or Muir Woods across the Golden Gate. There was palpable disappointment in these parts when the region blew its chance to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but this is a hell of a second chance at showing that marquee events are no difficult task. With the world's foremost tech giants dotting the landscape for miles in each direction, the eyes of the sports world will be on little Santa Clara (population: 118,000).

The awarding of Super Bowl L has fulfilled a dream for many here, to show that Northern California can compete with any warm-weather car city when it comes to hosting world-class sporting events. Meanwhile, fans across the country should be happy about the NFL's willingness to spread the Bowl around to cities like San Francisco, New York, and Indianapolis, last season's host. (That you have to have a mega-expensive new taxpayer-subsidized stadium just to get your foot in the door...that's a different column.) For one, it means you might get to see a Super Bowl in your city. For another, it means that you can hope to someday take a trip to see your favorite team play for a title in a place that has attractions besides strip clubs and Jagermeister bars — for all the NFL's interest in being a sport for the whole family, they've certainly tended in the past to cater to their fratty core constituency by awarding Super Bowls to New Orleans and Miami whenever possible.

Besides, everyone likes to throw a party — not just the party towns.

Via: newsantaclarastadium.com

Oscar-Worthy Acting Helps Push NBA Playoff Game Into Overtime

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Tony Allen gathering the hardware on this one.

During the fourth quarter of tonight's Spurs-Grizzlies game, Memphis erased a double-digit deficit steadily over the last eight minutes. But the pivotal moment came here:

During the fourth quarter of tonight's Spurs-Grizzlies game, Memphis erased a double-digit deficit steadily over the last eight minutes. But the pivotal moment came here:

Down by four, Tony Allen goes for a layup and is fouled hard on the arm by Manu Ginobili. He writhes on the ground, clutching his head. A flagrant foul is called, seemingly owed as much to Allen's reaction as the foul itself.

Down by four, Tony Allen goes for a layup and is fouled hard on the arm by Manu Ginobili. He writhes on the ground, clutching his head. A flagrant foul is called, seemingly owed as much to Allen's reaction as the foul itself.

But it turns out upon further review that Allen's head never even touched the hardwood. Not that it didn't look like the fall hurt — it did. It's just that Allen's reaction didn't make a lot of sense.

But it turns out upon further review that Allen's head never even touched the hardwood. Not that it didn't look like the fall hurt — it did. It's just that Allen's reaction didn't make a lot of sense.

He continued to sell it to the officials as they reviewed the flagrant, and sure enough, the ruling was upheld. Allen made both free throws, the Grizzlies kept the ball, and Mike Conley hit the game-tying jumper.

He continued to sell it to the officials as they reviewed the flagrant, and sure enough, the ruling was upheld. Allen made both free throws, the Grizzlies kept the ball, and Mike Conley hit the game-tying jumper.


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Mike Trout, Superphenom, Becomes Youngest Player In AL History To Hit For The Cycle

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The reigning Rookie of the Year continues to prove he’s pretty good at this baseball thing.

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Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are two of the most mesmerizing baseball players to come along in decades. But through no fault of his own, Trout never seems to get the same amount of publicity as Harper. Trout plays on the West Coast, and is generally less flashy than Harper.

Last night, after most of the East Coast was asleep, Trout demonstrated why many analysts think he's better than his NL counterpart by becoming the youngest player in AL history to complete the cycle.

After barely making contact with this pitch at the end of his bat, a hustling Trout beat the toss to first when the ball managed to find an opening in the infield.


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27 Reasons Kids Are The Most Extreme Athletes

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Mountain Dew heals all wounds.

They're always setting lofty goals without worrying too much about whether they can achieve them.

They're always setting lofty goals without worrying too much about whether they can achieve them.

While never hesitating to challenge the laws of science.

While never hesitating to challenge the laws of science.

They know to expect the unexpected.

They know to expect the unexpected.

They're resourceful.

They're resourceful.


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Jose Canseco Tweets That He's Been Charged With Rape

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Canseco’s post-baseball career continues its spiral. Update: The Clark County District Attorney’s office says no charges have been filed against Canseco at this time, but police confirm an investigation to local media.

Jose Canseco tweeted this today:

Jose Canseco tweeted this today:


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