Little kids at sporting events are the best. But these kids? They're the very best of the best.
The Kid Who Wants To Be The Sixth Man
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The Kid Who Loves Being On The Jumbotron
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The 9 Best Types Of Kids At Sporting Events
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Key & Peele Know How To Fix The Slam Dunk Contest
“Straight up come in here on a horse.”
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NFL Player Has The World's Greatest Mugshot
Oakland's Desmond Bryant is a hero.
Oakland Raider Desmond Bryant was arrested on Sunday in Miami for "causing a commotion," which sounds like a crime that only exists in the town from Footloose. But apparently it's a real thing and Bryant was taken downtown and booked for it. And in the process he gave us the world's greatest mugshot.
From the side, it doesn't look too bad. Just strange. Why is he leaning? Where is his shirt? Is he about to fall over?
But then he turns, and...
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The James Harden Beard Timeline
How has Mr. Harden's glorious chin-piece evolved since he started playing basketball? And what does it say about the evolution of his game?
Reddit user ejwise went through the admirable and important work of creating a James Harden Beard Timeline — i.e., a chronicle of the magnificent face-adornment's path to absolute glory since James "Jim" Harden first gained the ability to sprout hair out of his face. Building off that idea, let's take a walk through history, where we'll discover that there's something SYMBOLIC about the beard.
High School. Beard Status — Nonexistent. The Face As A Blank Canvas, Just Waiting For A Beard.
Harden was one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school — Yahoo had him as the country's 11th-ranked player, and he received offers from most of the major schools in the West. Their take? " How much stronger he gets will have a lot to do with how far he takes his game."
Arizona State, January 2009. Beard Status — Gestating. Bristling With Potential.
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Knicks Coach Mike Woodson Wears A Shirt With His Face On It
It's glorious.
This is Knicks coach Mike Woodson.
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This is a shirt with Knicks coach Mike Woodson's face on it.
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This is Knicks coach Mike Woodson wearing a shirt with Knicks coach Mike Woodson's face on it.
Any questions?
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Chris Bosh Wants You To Learn How To Code, Is Scared Of Everything
Christopher Bosh bringing a new meaning to the term PIVOT. You know, because he pivots in the paint. I'll see myself out.
The website code.org just released a video promoting the idea of teaching coding in school. It's a nice cause, and it also features an all-star cast of characters, including Bill Gates
Jack Dorsey
and Mark Zuckerberg. Makes sense! Zuckerberg and Gates are two of the richest and best-known tech guys in the world, and Dorsey created Twitter.
But then, uh, the cast of characters gets a little more varied. Like will.i.am. You know, the guy in the Black Eyed Peas. He compares rock stars to coders. Or coders to rock stars. I don't know.
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21 Foolproof NFL Player Disguises
What would happen if other NFL players wanted a chance to restart their careers like Deion Sanders did in that NFL commercial? This.
Leon Sandcastle
Deion Sanders
Watch the original commercial here.
Barry Ricecakes
Jerry Rice
B.J. Eagle
A.J. Hawk
Don Marinersbaseball
Dan Marino
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News Reporter Asks Olympic Running Hero If He's Ever Run In A Race
I guess Mo Farah should start wearing his medals during interviews.
This is British Olympic hero Mo Farah.
Image by Stu Forster / Getty Images
Farah is currently one of the greatest distance runners in the world.
These are his gold medals.
Image by Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images
This is New Orleans local news anchor LaTonya Norton.
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15 Things You Didn't Know About "Bloodsport"
The real Frank Dux reveals details of the classic fight movie 25 years after Jean-Claude Van Damme took on the role.
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Twenty-five years ago today, Oscar-winner-featuring* action classic Bloodsport premiered in theaters. Though not Jean-Claude Van Damme's first film (that would be Monaco Forever, in which he played "Gay Karate Man"), Bloodsport certainly was the one that put him and his spaghetti-strap tank tops on the map. Muscles in all the right places and awkward pauses in all the wrong ones, Bloodsport tells the story of Frank Dux, an expert martial artist who travels from the U.S. to Hong Kong for the hardest core of hardcore superfights known as the Kumite.
Two nights ago, sitting on my bathroom floor, ignoring my guests during the first hour of my Oscars party, I spoke with the real Frank Dux over the phone and asked him how he felt about the movie's quarter-century milestone. Now living in Seattle, Dux says he spends his time training Special Forces units, hosting martial arts clinics, and working on his two books — one of which is titled The Complete History of the Ninja. Awesome.
It's impossible to talk about Dux without mentioning the rampant speculation — much of it more than just speculation, as outlined in this Los Angeles Times piece published a few months following the film's release — that the details of his life as portrayed in Bloodsport aren't entirely accurate.
I asked Dux about the article and specifically about the accusation that he not only lied about winning the Kumite but that he also lied about it existing at all. Not surprisingly, he categorically denied the claims of the piece, calling it "paid-for slander" and "a libelous hatchet-job." When I asked him who would pay the Los Angeles Times to write the story, he said it was "complicated" and "nobody knows for sure," but that it had something to do with his strong stance that ninjas aren't trained masters (see No. 5 below) and maybe even involved Oliver North. Look, I could write an entire long read about Dux's wild explanations for each of the story's claims, but today is about celebrating the film Bloodsport, which we all know with 100% certainty did happen and did launch the career of one of the best action stars of all time. So let's focus on that.
Here are 15 new details about Bloodsport as revealed by Dux himself:
The story of how young Frank met his shidoshi wasn’t true.
“Breaking into his home through a window, that didn’t happen. That isn’t how we met. That was Sheldon [Lettich, who adapted Frank’s screenplay] taking liberties. I almost went to court with the producers over that. It was so disrespectful.”
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"I became accustomed to great pain and adversity at a very young age because my feet went 180 degrees in the wrong direction. To get them forward, I wore braces that moved them a little bit every day."
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This Six-Year-Old Is Going To Take CrossFit By Storm
This kid's going to have some killer lats.
Hey look, it's an adorable six-year-old hanging out in a gym. Oh, whoa now. Be careful with those, buddy.
Don't pick those up, that could be dangerOHMYGOD!
Oh, thank god. He's about to drop them. I was getting nervous about this...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOOOO! Wait, wow. That's impressive.
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Miguel Cabrera And Adam Jones Remix Rihanna's "Diamonds"
I think they're ready for baseball.
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NFL Prospect Faceplants Gloriously, Still Runs A Great 40
Shamarko Thomas has invented a new way of running.
Shamarko Thomas (great name) is an NFL prospect out of Syracuse. At the NFL Scouting Combine today, he ran his 40-meter dash, and on the first one, he fell down. Hard.
Like, right on his face.
And the best part: he ran a 4.42, which was the fastest of any safety at the Combine. Even though he fell down. On his face.
Shamarko Thomas is inventing a new way of running. Finish by falling on your face.
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Rare Video Of Bill Russell Leaping Over A Defender In College
In a crazy showcase of athleticism, Russell jumps from the free throw line to complete a lay up. He attended the University of San Francisco from 1953 - 1956.
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BREAKING: Baseball Player Honest About His Motivation (Money)
But would he really play for anyone ?
Here's what newly acquired L.A. Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke said yesterday about signing the second-largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history.
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Here's what Zack Greinke was probably thinking...
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Dennis Rodman Got Corrected On Twitter By The "Gangnam Style" Guy
Or… “Reasons Twitter Is Super Weird, Part 654.”
Yesterday, Dennis Rodman, who is currently in North Korea playing in a series of basketball exhibitions with a few Harlem Globetrotters for some reason, tweeted the following.
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Last night, Psy responded.
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Thanks Twitter. In the past this conversation would have happened on some terrible "celebrity" water skiing or bull riding or bungee jumping show, but you saved us from that. So thanks.
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The World's Favorite Dancing Hurdler Even Rehabs Injuries In A Sexy Way
Michelle Jenneke returns.
This is Michelle Jenneke.
She's the dancing Australian hurdler that captured the hearts of the Internet this past year with her adorable dances, exceeding charm, and overall gorgeousness.
Yesterday she tweeted that she was hurt. Oh no!
Oh. There's a photo attached. Interesting. I mean she said, she's working hard for the Sydney Track Classic, so it's probably her rehabbing in a gym. Maybe doing some physical therapy. Light weights or somethi-
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The 7 Worst Mistakes To Make At The NFL Scouting Combine
Don't tell teams that you've killed someone, particularly if you haven't. For example. Also, try to run quickly.
The NFL Scouting Combine, where players are tested on their speed, strength and agility as well as their ability to answer pointed questions in a high-pressure environment, is currently in full swing. Every year, a few hot prospects come charging in to the event only to commit some sort of horrible physical or mental gaffe. If you're ever considering becoming an NFL prospect, here are some Combine lessons that you should keep in mind.
Don't Forget To Practice Running Beforehand
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I don't know if you've heard, but Manti Te'o — you know, that guy who had a steady but totally uneventful career playing linebacker for Notre Dame — ran a really slow 40-meter dash. How could Te'o, a Heisman runner-up and consensus All-American, disappoint so fully during his workout? Well, he could spend the months before becoming embroiled in a twisted and extravagant fake-girlfriend controversy that then explodes in the most public way possible, creating an enormous distraction and preventing him from dedicating his full attention to fitness and conditioning.
This tip could alternatively be "Don't Let Your Fake Girlfriend Make You Into A National Laughingstock."
Don't Tell Team Interviewers That You've Killed Someone
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A Canadian Hockey Coach Purposefully Tripped A 13-Year-Old And Now He's Going To Jail
Canada may be a utopian health-care paradise off the ice, but on the ice, it's MADNESS.
Last June, Martin Tremblay, a 48-year-old minor-league hockey coach in Canada, tripped a 13-year-old opposing player, who broke his wrist falling on his 10-year-old teammate.
Yes, this actually happened.
After tripping him, the coach pointed at the kid like a professional wrestler.
Now the coach is going to jail for 15 days, and spending 12 months on probation.
Also, tripping the kid apparently broke up the coach's marriage and hurt his construction business, and the tripping incident took place while he was off antidepressants, according to his lawyer.
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How To Write ESPN's Ridiculous General Sports Tweets
Maybe it's because football's over and baseball hasn't started, but ESPN has been tweeting insane generalities about sports and sports fans.
Say something "everyone does." Like this:
... especially if you follow ESPN
Or this:
Mix in a joke about a popular event
Look the Oscars are happening please love us.
...Or, awww, Valentine's Day
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NFL Coaches Ask Prospect If He's Gay
Wow.
Prospective NFL players have to face a lot of tough questions from NFL teams during pre-draft interviews.
Sometimes they have to answer for unlawful activity off the field.
Former Florida State star Peter Warrick had to answer for being arrested for a scheme where he underpaid for goods at a department store in Florida.
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Sometimes they have to answer for a bizarre scandal about them having a fake dead girlfriend.
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Basically coaches try to find out about players' red flags. Things that could hinder them from helping the team.
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