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This Crazy Interception Pretty Much Sums Up the Seahawks-Texans Game (GIF)
Sometimes, when a team is good, a feeling of inevitability builds up around them such that, even when they are losing, you still think, nah, they’ll find some way to pull it out. The Seattle Seahawks are starting to look like that kind of team. Yesterday they found themselves in a 20-3 hole against the […]
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Kentucky Actually Scored a Touchdown against Florida—on a Fake Field Goal (GIF)
Every year, the University of Kentucky football team gets pounded by the Florida Gators—partly because the Gators are good, but mostly because the Wildcats are terrible—and this year was no exception. The No. 20 Gators beat UK, 24-7, making that 27 straight wins over their SEC “rivals.” However, this year there was a momentary break […]
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Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno Celebrates Touchdown by Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors (GIF)
Last Monday, during the Broncos’ Monday Night Football demolition of the Oakland Raiders, their running backs turned some heads with a little game they played on the sideline. With the ball on the one-yard line and another Broncos touchdown looking inevitable, Knowshon Moreno, Montee Ball, and Ronnie Hillman had a little game of rock-paper-scissors to […]
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This Day In Sports History (September 30th) — Mike Witt
It was on this day in 1984 that California Angels pitcher Mike Witt threw the eleventh perfect game in Major League history. Witt’s Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 in a game played at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Witt’s perfect game came on the final day of the season as he thoroughly dominated the […]
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Crazy Finish: Marlins Save Henderson Alvarez No-Hitter with Walk-Off Win on Wild Pitch (Video)
What do you call it when a starting pitcher throws nine hitless innings, but his team doesn’t win the game because they haven’t scored a run? If you said “nothing,” then you are correct. Unless the game ends with the pitcher still in the game, he doesn’t get credited with an official “no-hitter.” Thus, if […]
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Stat Line of the Night — 9/29/2013 — Henderson Alvarez
How does the worst (or second-worst) team in Major League Baseball get some recognition on the final day of a 162-game season? Easy. Have your pitcher deliver a no-hitter . That is exactly what Henderson Alvarez did during the Miami Marlins’ season finale against the Detroit Tigers yesterday, as he allowed zero hits and just […]
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9 Reasons Why Baseball Fans Do Not Like Bud Selig
Yesterday it was announced that Allan Huber “Bud” Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball since 1992, will be retiring at the end of the 2014 season. This is big news. While Bud probably will not get the kind of year-long retirement celebration that Mariano Rivera got, a lot of good things happened in the […]
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Monster Truck Stops On a Dime, Barely Avoids Killing Everyone (GIF)
When a monster truck lost control and found itself headed straight for a crowd of spectators during a Monster Truck Showdown in Reynosa, Mexico, it appeared as though several lives were about to be lost in a tragic accident… …Then, the anti-lock braking system kicked in and saved the day. Check it out: Hat Tip – […]
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We’ve Got Something For You! Four Pepsi #Pulse Stations
One of the greatest feelings while driving is finding a radio station that is playing one of your favorite songs. And it’s even better when that song is followed up by another one of your all-time favs. And then another, and another… Well, Pepsi is here to ensure that this happens every time you get […]
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Crazy Brian Wilson Confronts Giants’ Team President, Demands World Series Ring (Video)
With his ridiculous black beard, former San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson certainly looks crazy. And, at times—like when he showed up to the ESPYs in a spandex tuxedo—he has certainly acted crazy. However, I always assumed that it was all an act, part of a public persona that makes him more marketable. Now I’m […]
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Badass Boxing Ref Suplexes Out-of-Control Fighter (Video)
In major combat sport promotions, you can count on the fighters to behave professionally most of the time. They are, after all, professionals. But in small time amateur promotions things can get dicey. You’re probably going to get a lot of wannabes who are all jacked up and looking to prove their manhood, which means […]
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Twins TV Broadcasters Smooch on Kiss Cam (Video + GIF)
We rarely see any noteworthy kiss cam moments that aren’t staged anymore. As soon as teams realized they could get a little viral publicity by orchestrating unique or shocking kiss cam moments, pretty much everything has been fake. However, there are a few exceptions, and the hilarious kiss cam moment we saw last night during the Twins-Indians […]
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Diana Taurasi Kisses Seimone Augustus During WNBA Playoff Game (Video)
In the NBA, they throw vicious elbows. In the WNBA, apparently, they kiss. Last night in Minneapolis, during Game 1 of the WNBA Western Conference Finals—that’s right, the WNBA playoffs are going on right now—Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury got into a minor skirmish with Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx, giving her a […]
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This Day In Sports History (September 27th) – United States Men’s Olympic Baseball Team
It was on this day in 2000 that the United States men’s Olympic baseball team captured its first gold medal since 1988. The Americans defeated the heavily favored Cubans 4-0 in a game played at the Sydney Baseball Stadium in Sydney, Australia. These Olympics marked the first time that professional baseball players were eligible to […]
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Mariano Rivera Got a Touching Sendoff at Yankee Stadium Last Night (Video)
When you retire after a long, successful career built upon the best single pitch the game of baseball has probably ever seen, you get a pretty nice sendoff. Such is the case with Mariano Rivera. Sunday was “Mariano Rivera Day” at Yankee Stadium, with a pre-game ceremony featuring tributes from legends and a performance of […]
