Table tennis trickery: Behold the bewildering behind-the-back bamboozler
The next time you have a lot riding on a hotly-contested ping pong game (say, front row seats to a Lakers-Clippers game at Staples […]
Watch freediving world-champion Guillaume Néry’s mesmerizing dives, breathtaking TED talk
In some ways, freediving is like cliff diving turned topsy turvy. One breath at a time, world-champion freediver Guillaume Néry pushes the boundaries of […]
Luck vs Skill: Comparing the role of chance in hockey, football, baseball, soccer and basketball
There’s an old adage in sports that it’s better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in […]
World-champion sumo wrestler Byamba bested by regular dude off the street
Just for the heck of it, BuzzFeed decided to pit a handful of regular people off the street against expert sumo wrestlers. While the […]
British biscuit dipper Simon Berry snatches bungee world record from American donut dunker
Dipping a biscuit in a cup of tea isn’t always a cup of tea — at least not for Simon Berry. Suspended from a […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far […]
Freddy Adu Effect: When heavily hyped athletes fail to perform per media-driven expectations
In 2016, ESPN ran a two-part series on their website in which a panel of more than 60 experts identified the top 25 instances […]
Kings of Instagram: Rob Dyrdek, Tony Hawk, Nyjah Huston tops among skateboarders
Skateboarders, unlike many of the stars from much older sports, were quick to embrace Instagram after it debuted in 2010. As a result, the […]
Honus Wagner headlines Pittsburgh Pirates all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
To kids today, Honus Wagner is best known as the baseball player on the world’s most valuable trading card, but to early fans of […]
Workout Wednesday: Five, seven and 15-minute heart-pumping, fat-burning HIIT routines
This #WorkoutWednesday we offer not one, but three high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts specifically designed to burn fat while improving one’s cardio function. For […]
Aaron Homoki nails jaw-dropping skateboard jump down Lyon 25-step stairs
The quickest way down a flight of stairs, albeit fraught with danger, is to simply jump over them on a skateboard. Aaron “Jaws” Homoki […]
Dogs on Wheels: Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog and the world’s best canine skaters
Previously, we searched the animal kingdom for the best rock climbing critters — this time around we’ve scoured the globe for the best skateboarding […]