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Robert Morris Upset Kentucky in the NIT and Celebrated Like National Champions (Video)
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team had a rough year by their standards. They followed up their National Championship by going 21-11 overall and 12-6 in the SEC, and missing the NCAA Tournament. However, they were on the bubble for the Tournament. They finished ahead of Missouri in the SEC standings, and Missouri is in [...]
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Pot-Bellied Serbian Basketball Fan Really Knows How to Work the Crowd (Video)
Back in December we showed you video of a very unlucky Gonzaga basketball fan who “won” the chance to take a half-court shot during halftime, then gave us possibly the worst such attempt of all-time. It was funny but, you know, also kind of sad. After flubbing the shot, the dude hung his head in [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 20th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1990 that the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s No. 33. It is one of seven numbers at the moment to be retired by the Lakers’ organization. Kareem had one of the greatest careers in NBA history, as he held the record for points scored, games played, minutes played, [...]
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Sucker Punch at Australian Soccer Game Caught by Television Cameras (Video)
Obviously, when sports fans get all worked up and full of beer, not-so-gentlemanly disagreements are going to happen. And obviously, these disagreements often lead to fisticuffs. Most of the time the combatants are willing participants. But every once in a while you’ll see some scumbag take things to another level by throwing an unexpected punch. [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/19/2013 — Sergei Gonchar
Ottawa Senators defenseman Sergei Gonchar entered last night’s game against the New York Islanders with a seven-game point streak. He exited the contest with an eight-game point streak. Gonchar has been on fire as of late, and it continued on Tuesday night, as he recorded the game-winning goal and added two assists to help lead [...]
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LeBron James Posterizes Jason Terry: Jim Ross Commentary Edition (Video)
Well that didn’t take long at all, now did it? Last night, LeBron James caused the sporting world to erupt when he threw down a monster alley-oop slam over Jason Terry, which sent the Boston Celtics’ guard crashing down onto the hardcourt. The video has been replayed over and over on sports stations and sports [...]
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Seagulls Crashed Last Night’s World Baseball Classic Semi-Final at AT&T Park (Video)
Humans don’t seem to be all that interested in the World Baseball Classic. Attendance at last night’s semi-final between the Netherlands and Dominican Republic proves just that, as less than two-thirds of the seats at AT&T Park in San Francisco were filled for the event. So yeah, us humans may not be captivated by the WBC, but [...]
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The WWE Waited a Whole Week After Paul Bearer’s Death to Start Exploiting It (Video)
A couple weeks ago, the WWE’s Paul Bearer, legendary manager of The Undertaker, passed away at the age of 58. And I don’t mean the WWE killed off the character or anything like that. I mean the actual guy, William Moody, died. For real. So what is the appropriate waiting period before the WWE starts [...]
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16 Sweet Pieces of NCAA Tournament Trivia to Impress Your Friends
The NCAA Tournament starts in earnest on Thursday (no, sorry, I don’t count the play-in games), so you’re probably pretty busy studying team stats and filling in your brackets. However, once the brackets are in and the time comes to sit back and watch the games, you’re going to need something to talk about with [...]
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Cheerleading Fail: Hawks Dancer Knocked Unconscious After Falling on Her Face (Video)
Cheerleading can be a pretty dangerous activity. Mishaps are bound to happen. However, we expect to see them when somebody is attempting to do some kind of advanced acrobatic move, or maybe when they get a little too close to the action. Far less common are serious cheerleading injuries resulting from simple leg kicks. But [...]
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Watch Wingsuiters Soar Between Skyscrapers in Rio De Janeiro (Video)
There are those who cry in the face of danger, like the rope swinging female who had to be pushed off the edge of a canyon by her boyfriend, supposedly resulting in their break-up. And then there are those who laugh in the face of danger. If you’re looking for an example of the latter, [...]
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Celtics Announcer Tommy Heinsohn Mocks the Referees and “The Great LeBron” (Video)
There is nothing wrong with regional sports announcers being homers. If the broadcast is going to the fans of one team, why shouldn’t the announcer cater to that market? That’s the whole point of cable television. That being said, we should expect broadcasters to be a little classier and more rational than the average fan. [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 19) — Brett Hull
It was on this day in 1991 that Brett Hull became only the second player in NHL history to score 80 goals in a season. Hull finished the year with 86 goals – the third most all-time, behind only Wayne Gretzky’s 92 in 1981-82 and Gretzky’s 87 in 1983-84. Brett also became only the fifth [...]
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LeBron James Destroys Jason Terry with an Alley-Oop Slam During the Heat’s 23rd Consecutive Victory (Video)
Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green, a guy averaging 11.7 PPG off the bench this year, scored a career-high 43 points last night against the Miami Heat. Unfortunately, the only people who really care about that are Jeff Green and his mom. For everyone else, the real story is how LeBron James scored 37 to lead [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/18/2013 — LeBron James
There were several moments during last night’s game against the Boston Celtics when it appeared as though the Miami Heat’s 22-game winning streak was on the verge of ending. And it would have marked the second time since 2008 that the Celtics ended a team’s 22-game winning streak on March 18 (they did it to [...]
