A hilarious candid look from Ohio State practice.
Ohio State Assistant Kerry Coombs let a kicker have it when he stopped his stretching drill to get water. The results are amazing.
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How All Football Players And Coaches Feel About Kickers
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Soccer Ref Runs Away From An Angry Mob
There were armed guards there! They did nothing.
It started when Al-Nahda's Youssef Omar threw the ball at another player.
Which led to an argument.
Which led to the ref giving him a yellow card.
Which led to Omar losing his mind and attacking the ref.
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Your Official NBA Eastern Conference Rooting Guide
We're getting close to the finish of the NBA season, and it's time to choose a horse. A go-to horse that can score in the clutch.
The end of the NBA season is upon us, and it's time for you to make a choice. Maybe you've been following one NBA team all year, watching every game, reading all the box scores, and washing your Dion Waiters jersey with a toothbrush because it "just calms you down," but your team isn't going to be competing for a title this spring. Or maybe you haven't watched any sort of basketball, much less the professional version, and your knowledge of the NBA extends no further than Zero Dark Thirty, which goes to show how little you know, because that movie is mostly not about basketball. Either way, you need to figure out which squad you should be pulling for through the remainder of the season and the playoffs, and I'm here to help you figure out which squad that is.
Yesterday, we looked at the Western Conference; today, it's the Eastern. There are eight teams in the Eastern Conference more or less certain to make the playoffs. Read on to figure out which of those 10 deserve your love and support and toothbrushing.
Sports-Movie Aficionados Should Root For: The Chicago Bulls
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Emblematic Player(s): Joakim Noah and The Ghost Of Derrick Rose
SYNOPSIS: The Chicago Bulls, a scrappy but talented squad led by star point guard DERRICK ROSE (Will Smith), appear to be the only team capable of taking down the Miami Heat and their star, LEBRON JAMES (George Clooney). But before that battle can even begin, ROSE goes down with a season-ending knee injury that will keep him out through most of the next season as well. The Bulls are bereft — what can they do without their best player and captain? Against all odds, the team's hyper-intense, brilliant coach, TOM THIBODEAU (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and their weirdly coiffed center JOAKIM NOAH (Joaquin Phoenix), plus an essential boost from goofy bench scorer NATE ROBINSON (Kevin Hart), manage to make it back to the playoffs. Could ROSE come back in time to help them win? You'll have to watch TYLER PERRY PRESENTS THE THORNS (LIFE GOES ON WITHOUT A ROSE) to find out!
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Jimmy Kimmel Made Fun Of Kobe Bryant And Kobe Laughed Like A Lunatic
Kobe's laughter was clearly covering up the fact that he wanted to murder Kimmel on the spot.
Last night, Kobe Bryant, aka the Black Mamba, aka Vino, aka Midrange Jumpers Make Her Dance, went on Jimmy Kimmel Live. And Kimmel did what few men dare to do: he ragged on Kobe.
Kimmel: "Have you ever gotten any overtures from Kim Jong Un? Him being a big NBA fan, I would imagine he's a fan of yours too."
Kobe: "I haven't heard anything yet."
Kimmel: "Would you go over there and focus on stopping this potential nuclear warhead that could come over? That seems more important than the game."
Kobe: "I would probably pass."
Kimmel: "You would pass on that one."
Kobe: "I would probably pass."
Kimmel: "Oh, for once you're passing."
RIMSHOT
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Kobe laughed uprorariously — so uproariously that it was pretty obvious he was covering up the angst and rage he felt inside. In light of this, we decided to translate what he was really thinking.
He actually laughed for about 10 seconds straight.
No human being laughs for that long, in earnest, at a joke made at his expense.
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Hockey Player Punched Ref In The Face, Banned For Life
First rule of sports: don't punch the ref in the face.
Brett Cook is a hockey player for Nipissing University in Canada. Or I guess I should say WAS a hockey player for Nipissing University in Canada. He is no longer because recently he punched a ref right in his face.
According to the YouTube video:
The incident occurred following a third-period scrap between Cook and a UQTR player. Piche (the linesman) grabbed Cook and attempted to direct him towards the penalty box when another scrum broke out.
Ontario University Athletics banned Cook for the rest of his hockey career. Watch the video here:
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High School Kid Wins Game For Wrong Team
An Oklahoma high school lost at the buzzer when their own player scored on the wrong basket. But hey — this kind of thing happens, even to the pros.
So there's 2.9 seconds left in the Oklahoma class 3A boys basketball quarterfinals. Millwood is playing Hugo, and Hugo's up 37-36. They've got the ball. They just need to run out the clock and they'll advance to the semis.
Hugo inbounds the ball to Trey Johnson, their junior guard. He's only scored two points all night.
And then Trey makes a mistake: He catches the ball, and in a moment of confusion, thinking he's just putting an exclamation point on his team's victory, accidentally scores on his own basket. For the other team.
At the buzzer.
Final score: Millwood 38, Hugo 37.
Trey Johnson is no doubt crushed today. But he can take heart in this: mistakes happen. They happen to great players.
Like Chris Webber. Here's the biggest mistake of his athletic career, in the 1993 national championship game versus North Carolina.
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39 Ways To Know You're A True Wiffleballer
There are some things you never outgrow.
You started at a young age.
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You played with anyone that could hold a bat.
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Your love for the game only intensified over the years.
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You see nothing wrong with Wiffle trademarking the color yellow.
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There's Now A Database Of Every Baseball Statue In America
With more than 200 baseball statutes spread across this country, from Seattle to the deep South, you've got to know where to look.
Baseball, as the kids like to say, is as American as apple pie. (One small difference, though.)
We don't commemorate pies with ginormous statues.
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Two British researchers spent 18 months locating each one and creating the first-ever database. The result? More than 200 statues across 35 states.
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It's a somewhat new practice, as only 10 percent of the statues are from before 1990.
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The Voice Of NBA JAM Returns To Call Top 10 Dunks Of 2013
Mr. Boomshakalaka always brings that mid-90s flava.
Tim Kitzrow, the O.G. announcer for the video game NBA JAM, recently made an appearance during the Throwback Thursday portion of ESPNU's show UNITE. He makes you wish there was a play-by-play announcer for your life.
"Professional B.W.G., Withey, the monster slam! B.W.G. short for "big white guy."
"And like any youngster filled with testosterone, you show him the nylon and KABOOM!"
"The nail in the coffin! I mean literally, he just killed this guy, and drove him 6 ft, under, with his knee!"
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Canada, Mexico Come To Blows During World Baseball Classic
A simple misunderstanding led to this basebrawl between North American rivals.
It all started with a ball in the back, retaliation for the previous batter bunting with a six-run lead.
In fact, Mexico third baseman Luis Cruz called for the beaning after the bunt occurred.
Cruz interpreted the bunt as a display of poor sportsmanship by a team with a six-run lead, but in World Baseball Classic pool play, each team actually needs to score as many runs as possible, to avoid potential tiebreakers later on.
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The benches then cleared almost immediately after the beaning.
Both teams started throwing punches in all directions.
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Michigan Superstore Chain Makes Extremely Geeky Jadeveon Clowney Twitter Joke
Meijer knows that you've gotta get a man on Jadeveon Clowney.
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A few days ago, a Michigan fan affiliated with the MGoBlog site was having a conversation on Twitter about Jadeveon Clowney's PTSD-inducing hit on Michigan running back Vincent Smith in this year's Outback Bowl. He happened to mention Meijer, a Walmart-style Midwest chain, and an eagle-eyed Meijer social media manager quickly jumped into the discussion.
That right there is an extremely specific reference to the exact miscommunication on Michigan's offensive line that allowed Clowney to run free and make his famous/infamous hit. Half of Meijer's stores are in Michigan; they clearly understand the interests of their customers.
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Hooters Girl Interrupts Baseball Game, Gives Fair Ball To A Fan
It's almost like she's not sure of the rules.
Over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies played a spring training game. In the 6th, Tampa Bay's Shelley Duncan hit a fair ball down the left field line.
That's going to be extra bases... Wait, what?
No. Um... Excuse me. That ball is in play. That's a fair ball. Excuse me Hooters girl, who for some reason is the ball girl in this game, please don't give it away.
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Buzzer-Beater Misses Hoop, Hits Mop Guy In The Face
Landry Fields tried to end the third quarter on a high note for his team. Instead, he hits some poor dude square in the head.
It's always worth throwing up a shot at the end of the quarter, no matter how far away you are. However, these shots come with risks. Maybe not for you, Landry Fields, but for others.
Fields' heave hits the poor mop guy square in the face. Right in the brain-shell. Dude was just mopping the floor, minding his own business, when BAM: clobbered by an orange projectile.
The moment of impact:
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High School Basketball Coach Has The World's Longest Female Legs
Wow. They're taller than a lot of people.
This is Svetlana Pankratova. She's a high school basketball coach at George Mason High in Virginia.
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But more interestingly, she holds the record for having the longest legs of any woman in the world.
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The 6'5" Pankratova's legs clock in at a staggering 4'4".
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Here she is with the world's smallest man, He Pingping in 2009.
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Where Are They Now: "One Shining Moment" Edition
Every year, college basketball produces some amazing players. A handful go on to fame in the pros. Most don't. These 23 players from the previous decade were amazing in March — and then vanished forever.
The best moment in college sports happens at about midnight on a Monday in April. Greg Gumbel sits at a desk in a half-empty stadium. The nets behind him have been cut down. The confetti has not yet been cleaned up.
"And now," Gumbel says, "we leave you with 'One Shining Moment.'"
And then CBS plays the corniest, sappiest, most terrible song.
And millions of Americans — myself included — start crying for no apparent reason.
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Here's the thing: I watch a lot of sports. I see a lot of highlights. I do not cry every time I see a "SportsCenter" Top 10 list.
But this song — played over video taken at what, for most of these competitors, is the exact apex of their basketball careers — just crushes me. It always does.
So here's to those who star in that montage. Here's to the legends, the heroes, the greats who never made it past that big stage in March. The NBA wasn't for you, so here's to your one shining moment.
Dee Brown, Illinois
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17 Coaches Who Have Something Important To Say
“I'm in a glass case of emotion.”
"YAY, AMERICA!"
"YES! YES! No, I still hate you."
"Oooo boobies... shit I'm on camera."
"Good job... oh, it's gonna be like that huh?"
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When NCAA Basketball Coaches Attack (Their Own Players) (Behind Their Backs)
There’s something about the college game that makes coaches launch their own players under the proverbial bus, then back that bus up and drive over them several more times until everyone is just a smudge of bus-paste.
Whether it's a tactic for getting the attention of otherwise-difficult-to-reach youngsters, or merely the uncontrolled venting of frustration by men whose power is unchecked by things like "free agency" and "players' unions," college basketball coaches tend to go publicly ballistic on their own teams quite frequently. Especially if their last name is "Knight."
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This Is Why You Should Never Give A Basketball Coach A Gatorade Bath
It's super dangerous.
The Gatorade bath is a time-honored tradition.
Image by Ralph D. Freso / Reuters
In which a winning team douses their couch in the sports drink to celebrate an important victory.
Image by Chris Keane / Reuters
And why does this tradition not carry over to basketball?
Because, as we learned at a Nebraska Community College game this weekend: Gatorade + Wood Floors = INSTANT HUMILIATION.
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MMA Fighters Record Rare Double-Knockout
It took just 14 seconds for exactly nobody to win this bout.
Welcome to MMA Fight Night! We've two eager young fighters ready to go. There's a crowd — and a ring announcer! This should be fun.
Britt starts off with a right hook, which puts him in an optimal strategic position. You always want to be punching the other fighter.
But then Alexander returns that with a "counter-kick." There's some real tactical savvy on display.
But then Britt fires back with a sneaky body shot. This match could go either way!
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The 23 Funniest Responses To The Jets Asking For Advice On Twitter
The New York Jets' official Twitter account asked what the team should prioritize during free agency. Twitter had some great ideas.
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