Heavy medal rockers: Michael Phelps and history’s most prodigious Olympic medalists
Two summers ago in Rio, Michael Phelps presumably swam his last Olympic race — the third leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay final. After [...]
Gary Carter headlines Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Born in California, Gary Carter came to define baseball for a generation of Canadians while he plied his trade behind home plate for the [...]
Equal parts MMA and World War Z, Japan’s bo-taoshi is capture-the-flag game on steroids
Take the classic children's game of capture-the-flag, mix in the zombie hoard from the popular World War Z video game and some MMA-style grappling, [...]
Retro 60 Series custom soccer cards recall golden era of Pele and George Best
Retro 60 series is one of several premium custom soccer card designs that can be unlocked within Starr Cards award-winning Soccer Card Maker for [...]
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup champ Finn Iles cannonballs his way through quick Quebec City tour
Your average Quebec City visitor likes to take their time exploring the city — maybe taking in the view from Château Frontenac before slowly [...]
MTB rider Yannick Granieri brings spiked-wheel thrills to downhill ice track in Marseille
First it was a couple mountain bikers with a pioneering a ride down a white-knuckle ski slope outside Wyoming's Jackson Hole, then it was [...]
MLB’s 3000-Hit Club: Albert Pujols passes baton to Miguel Cabrera as last active member
On May 4, 2018, California Angels slugger Albert Pujols collected a broken-bat single in the fifth inning at the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field. With [...]
Heavenly Handstand: Urban climber goes topsy turvy atop 1200-foot tall Donebach radio mast in Germany
Technically, there's no difference in executing a handstand at 12 inches or 1200 feet, but the view produced is another thing altogether. While an [...]
Today in Sports History: Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal at 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
On August 9, 1936, legendary track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Olympic Games in Berlin after running the first [...]
Water polo trick shots starring UCSB coach Wolf Wigo and NBA forward Blake Griffin
Wolf Wigo helped lead Stanford water polo to two NCAA championships during his junior and senior seasons (1993-94), then followed his collegiate career with [...]
Elevate your backyard martial arts to next-level kick ass with stop-motion karate
Almost everyone who has ever watched a Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal or Jean-Claude Van Damme flick has tried, usually without much success, [...]
Metta World Peace, Dennis Rodman dominate NBA edition of Best Players by Number
Founded more than a century ago in Philadelphia, the Mitchell & Ness company today offers authentic vintage jerseys and apparel collections for the MLB, [...]
Dana Glowacka breaks world record for longest time in plank position (female)
Anyone who has ever attended a pilates class can attest to how devilishly hard it can be to hold the plank position for one [...]
Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden headline Houston Rockets all-time top five players by Win Shares
Hakeem Olajuwan, who ruled the lane while helping lead the Houston Rockets to a pair of NBA championship titles, is the franchise’s all-time leader [...]
Kings of Instagram: Usain Bolt, Eliud Kipchoge, Asafa Powell tops in followers among runners
The fastest man to ever set foot on the Earth, Usain Bolt is the only runner in history to complete a "triple-triple" with three [...]
Forget Pablo Picasso, invest in a Ryan Simpson of LeBron James, Steph Curry or James Harden
A couple years ago, Pablo Picasso's Les Femmes d'Alger sold for a record $179.4 million and none of the women pictured in the famous [...]
Mike Schmidt headlines Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Mike Schmidt's unprecedented combination of power and defense molded him into one of baseball's greatest third basemen. The powerful right-handed hitter slugged 548 career [...]
Tonight Show Games: Jimmy Fallon gets Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander to ‘Drop It In’
While his late-night talk show peers often take on weighty social issues or offer political commentary (see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert), [...]