French tennis star Gael Monfils presents one-man revue at the U.S. Open
Gael Monfils knows how to bring the entertainment. The fiery Frenchman gave U.S. Open goers their money’s worth during his 4th-round match against world-ranked […]
Usain Bolt called out by 103-year-old Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki
Japan’s Hidekichi Miyazaki holds the 100m world record for centenarians at just under 30 seconds (29.83), but still isn’t satisfied with his sprinting/tottering accomplishments. […]
Stanley Cup takes the 101 north to visit Snoopy
The latest stop on the Stanley Cup’s summer tour was at the Charles M. Schulz museum in Santa Rosa, California. Los Angeles Kings GM […]
Stéphane Ruffier scores an own goal with misfortunate tap
It’s tough enough to defeat Paris Saint-Germain when everything is clicking for your team, but when your goalkeeper kicks things off by gifting them […]
Squeeze those cheeks — goodbye butt fumble, hello butt catch
Anyone that follows football is all-too familiar with Mark Sanchez’ infamous butt fumble. Yesterday, Nebraska wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp demonstrated the positive possibilities of […]
Top Ten Fan Cards — September 6, 2014
This week’s Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a baseball card the top spot for the second week in a row. The card tally […]
“Pinky and the ‘Bron” starring LeBron James (and lots more NBA cartoons)
What do you get when you swap out popular cartoon characters for NBA players? You get LeBron James starring in “Pinky and the ‘Bron” […]
Knicks’ Iman Shumpert — shooting guard or security guard?
This offseason, New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert put in a stint as a wholly different kind of guard. In a prank inspired by […]
Baseball player Jo Jo Bynum excels in American Ninja Warrior Finals
The most successful competitors on American Ninja Warrior have tended to have gymnastics, stunting or rock-climbing backgrounds (see Kacy Catanzaro, Meagan Martin). But this […]
Johnny Football becomes Johnny JamBoogie when his blood sugar is low
A few decades ago, Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons ruled the roost of aerobics instructors, but now there’s a new spandex-clad player on the […]
For Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, “O” is for Oregon, and oh yeah, Ohio too
Basketball, like most sports, is a game obsessed with numbers. In addition to traditional stats like FG%, FT%, PPG, RPG, and APG, there are […]
Mountain-of-a-man Taishan Dong promoted as the Yao Ming of boxing
Promoted variously as the “Great Wall” or the “Yao Ming of boxing”, China’s Taishan Dong made his professional debut in San Francisco last month […]