Sports Lists
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20 Douchetastic Lebron James Gifs
Let’s not kid ourselves. After tonight’s game, LeBron James will probably have a championship trophy hoisted above his head. Up until now, his detractors could relish in the fact that the most vilified man in the NBA had never gone the distance. But unless the Thunder can manage a three-game winning streak, all LeBron’s haters [...]
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14 Celebrities With Amazing Workout Videos
Hey, remember VCRs? They may seem like primitive technology now, but when they were first made available to consumers for home use in the mid-1970s, these things changed the world. Suddenly people didn’t have to watch TV shows when the networks wanted them to. And not only that, but people could finally see they’re favorite [...]
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30 Celebrities Spotted At The 2012 NBA Playoffs
A few weeks ago we brought you a list of the notable celebrity sightings from the 2012 NHL Playoffs. And while that crop of A-listers (or in some cases, B- or C- listers) was pretty impressive for the relatively blue-collar NHL, it’s nothing compared to today’s list of celebrities spotted at the 2012 NBA Playoffs. [...]
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15 Weirdest Places The Stanley Cup Has Been
Here are some things you’ll never hear or read about: each basketball player on an NBA Championship team getting a day to spend with the Larry O’Brien trophy. Or a baseball player from a World Series Championship team taking the Commissioners Trophy to a horse track and using it to feed hay to a Kentucky [...]
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15 Biggest Doping Scandals In Cycling History
With this being the heart of the cycling season—we’re in between the Giro d’Italia and the Tour France—and with everyone’s favorite one-testicled bracelet salesman (Lance Armstrong) making headlines in sports pages again, I thought this would be the perfect time to do a list of cycling’s biggest doping scandals. But here’s the thing. It turns [...]
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20 Soccer Celebration GIFs
You can’t blame soccer players for going big with their goal celebrations. There are so few opportunities, you just have to make the most out of each and every one. And of course, the same applies to fans. Given that there’s a 40% chance you’ll see a 0-0 draw any time you fork over your [...]
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The 20 Hottest WAGs of Euro 2012
In case you hadn’t notice, after months of hype, Euro 2012 is finally here. And since we here at Total Pro Sports are committed to covering all the most important aspects of this battle for European soccer supremacy—the brawls, the dives, the women (and if we get time for it, the great plays)—for today’s list [...]
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11 Horses That Almost Ended The Triple Crown Drought
This past Friday, sports fans everywhere (and probably more than a few gambling addicts) had their hearts broken when it was announced that I’ll Have Another—winner of the both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness—would not be going for American horse racing’s Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. The champion horse had a nagging tendon [...]
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9 Most Controversial Boxing Decisions of All Time
People have always been a little suspicious of boxing. Maybe it’s because the sport relies on the interpretation of judges to pick a winner when nobody gets knocked out. Maybe it’s because of shady characters like Don King. Or maybe it’s because half the fights take place in Vegas, the sports-betting capital of the world. [...]
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11 Most Dangerous Sports
When you hear the phrase “dangerous sports,” your mind immediately turns to things like auto racing or MMA—sports where fiery crashes and bloody faces are commonplace. But here’s thing: if you don’t play the sport, it’s not dangerous. And the vast majority of athletes out there in North America do not take part in auto [...]
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22 Fantastic Ping Pong GIFs
Sometimes it’s called table tennis; other times it’s called ping pong. The difference? Well, if you play it in a gym in shorts and sneakers with your arms flailing all over the place, it’s table tennis. If you play it in your basement and the paddle has orange fingerprints on it from the Doritos you [...]
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11 Female Sports Pioneers
You know what’s cool? Girls and young women today can play sports and have the same hopes and dreams as boys and young men: play professionally, become a hero, get their face on a serial box, make lots of money—all that stuff. Sure, there’s not exactly equality of the sexes in the world of sports, [...]
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25 Celebrities Spotted at the 2012 NHL Playoffs
Most years, you’re more likely to spot celebrities at NBA, NFL, or MLB playoff games than NHL playoff games. For that matter, you’re more likely to see celebrities at horse racing’s Kentucky Derby or tennis’ U.S. Open. But this year, with three teams from the two biggest American markets making deep playoff runs, celebrities are [...]
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11 Best NHL Defensemen of All Time
Nw that Nicklas Lidstrom has decided to call it a career—he officially retired this past Friday—it’s time to once again attempt the absurd: ranking the greatest NHL defensemen of all time. Why is it absurd? Because there are a hell of a lot of good defensemen who’ve played the game and, more importantly, there are [...]
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9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Olympic Torch Relay
In case you hadn’t noticed, the official countdown to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London began a few weeks ago. They lit the Olympic flame over in Greece on May 10, then transported to the United Kingdom on a special addition gold-painted British Airways jet on May 18. Since then, the torch has been making [...]
