Oh, chute! Watch Luke Aikins’ death-defying, world-record 25,000-ft skydive without a parachute
Fear of heights and fear of flying both make the top-ten list of the public's phobias, so it's safe to bet skydiving would also [...]
Omron’s ping-pong robot FORPHEUS coaches human table tennis players to up their game
It's not known whether Microsoft founder Bill Gates had FORPHEUS in mind when he recently called for a robot tax to offset jobs lost [...]
Bob Petit, Dominique Wilkins headline Atlanta Hawks all-time top five players by Win Shares
Bob Petit, who spent his entire 11-year NBA career with the Hawks, is the franchise’s all-time leader in Win Shares with 136.0. Among the [...]
Make your shuttlecock sizzle with Swiss-made badminton trick shots
Since our friends over at Dude Perfect have been slow to produce a badminton-themed, trick-shot video, we uncovered a Swiss-made compilation of badminton bedevilment. [...]
Ninety points per minute: Richard Branning hits world record 30 3-pointers in 60 seconds
It took LaMelo Ball a full-length basketball game to score 92 points, whereas Richard Branning "scored" 90 in just sixty seconds. Outfitted with a [...]
What’s love got to do with it? Freerunning with Pasha the Boss in Venice, Italy
Some people simply fall in love, while others fall, jump, twist and roll. Freerunner Pasha Petkuns, aka "Pasha the Boss", falls into the latter [...]
Super Stadium and Slammin’ Sluggers bring epic batter-vs-pitcher battles to tabletop baseball
Baseball fans have long had MLB The Show and RBI Baseball to enjoy virtual simulations of America's Pastime, but tabletop-game enthusiasts also have a [...]
Brazil’s Rodrigo Koxa sets new world record for largest wave surfed on 80-foot monster
As inexact a science as measuring the height of ocean waves is, a handful of inches can determine whether a record has been broken. [...]
Vette City Roller Derby shows flat track lessons may not apply to everyday life
A while back, Vette City Roller Derby took a look at applying skills learned on the flat track to everyday life. As one might [...]
Still the cushiest job in sports: More trick shots with Dude Perfect’s Nerf nerds
With their latest Nerf trick shot video, Dude Perfect has proven once more that no job in the whole wide world of sports is [...]
Powerlifter Stefi Cohen shares the secret sauce behind her super sumo deadlifts
Stefi Cohen, arguably the strongest woman on the planet, thrilled onlookers at the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio when she pulled a [...]
Centuries before cricket or baseball were invented, India had gilli-danda
More than two millennia before the sports of cricket and baseball were codified, there was a similar game being played in India which later [...]
Baseball Ninja: Real-life samurai Isao Machii uses sword to slice 100 mph fastball in half
The Meiji reform in the late 19th century abolished Japan's samurai class, and a western-style national army was established. It seemed, for a time, [...]
La La Land: Meet the skater, BMXer and freerunner featured in “Another Day of Sun”
Among the six Academy awards won by the 2016 musical La La Land was one for Best Cinematography, and perhaps no scene exemplifies the [...]
Workout Wednesday: The Rock resides in Iron Paradise to keep his physique photo-ready
There are a handful of actors over the years that have been defined as much by their muscular bodies as their thespian chops — [...]
Zach LaVine shows off sharpshooting skills after entering league with legendary hops
From his days at Bothell high school in Washington, to his rookie year with the Minnesota Timberwolves when he won the Slam Dunk Contest, [...]
Kids w/ Problems vs. Team Edge in a game of giant finger football (aka paper flick football)
Finger football (aka paper flick football) is a popular study hall diversion in which paper folded into a triangle (the "football") is flicked through [...]
Black Panther Buff: Michael B. Jordan packs on muscle with Killmonger workout
Actor Michael B. Jordan is no stranger to athletic roles. His first principle film role came as a young baseball player in Hardball, he [...]