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Shot Heard Around The Gym At The Last Second (VIDEO)

Kelly West — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:08:34 +0000

I don't know how many times I have played basketball and wish I could have made a shot like this! Lucky kid and just in time for the buzzer!

Kid Tries To Dunk Basketball By Jumping Over Car – Accomplishes Neither

John Riggs — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:49:33 +0000

Watch, as this idiot flies through the air with the greatest of ease. Actually, he doesn't fly so much as crash. And it's not so much ease as it is fail. So, watch as he crashes with the greatest of fail.

Yeah, it's what he gets.

And have you

Teen With No Arms Sinks Half Court Basketball Shot

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:30:52 +0000

One would think basketball would pose particular challenges for Ryan Leonard, since he was born without any arms. It turns out — as you can see in this video — that Leonard has no problem hitting a difficult half court shot. This isn’t just a fluke, Leonard’s never let his disability slow him down athletically: the tenth grader [...]

Could This Four-Year-Old Basketball Prodigy Be the Next Michael Jordan? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:25:30 +0000

Four-year-old basketball sensation Cody “Cross Over” Jordan shows off some serious skill at ball handling, shooting and footwork in these videos. We may have found the next Michael Jordan. Jordan has amazing control over the ball given his age, and nimbly dribbles two balls at a time, runs an obstacle course of orange cones and [...]

Entire Basketball Court Gets Toilet Papered During College Game [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:38:29 +0000

While TPing usually occurs under the cloak of darkness, John Brown University basketball fans let the rolls fly under the bright lights of the campus basketball arena. It’s part of a 30-year tradition triggered by the John Brown basketball team’s first bucket of the year. In this case, it wasn’t up to some poor town sheriff to [...]

Beiber and Wahlberg? The Next Great Movie Duo?

Rik Mikals — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:53:42 +0000

No, it isn't a remake of 'The Odd Couple.'

Deadline is reporting that Mark Wahlberg and Justin Bieber may team on an upcoming movie about street basketball, in which the 17-year-old Bieber would make his dramatic big-screen debut.

Wahlberg gave a few more details about the movie to Vulture, saying it will be "more of a drama … kind of like a reluctant mentor in an inner-city environment. You know, I don't want to say."

Jeff Green's Dunk Blocked by His Own Head [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:32:25 +0000

The Boston Celtic faithful were none too pleased when the team traded for forward Jeff Green earlier this season. This wasn’t so much of a reflection on Green; he’s a perfectly adequate NBA role player. Instead, Celtic nation was bummed that the price for acquiring Green included popular center Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics have struggled [...]

Kobe Bryant Directs Anti-Gay Slur at Referee [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:06:12 +0000

Kobe Bryant wasn't happy when referee Bennie Adams hit him with a technical in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the San Antonio Tuesday night.

In fact, after Kobe had taken a seat on the bench, TNT's camera caught him directing a gay slur at Adams.

NCAA Basketball Tournment Round-Up – Cinderellas In the Final Four

107.3 KFFM — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:42:16 +0000

Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history. Led by Jamie Skeen’s 26 points, 11-seed VCU continued their impressive run of giant slaying with a surprisingly easy 71-61 victory over the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks. Eight-seed Butler punched their ticket to Houston with a [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament – Week One Highlights

John Riggs — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:56:05 +0000

The first week of the NCAA Basketball Tournament has been put to rest. Here are the highlights: 1. Kyrie’s back Before freshman sensation Kyrie Irving injured his toe in December, defending national champions Duke hadn’t lost a game, and there was talk of an undefeated season. While it was assumed Irving would be out for [...]

NCAA Tournament's Field of 68 Set

John Riggs — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:23:53 +0000

The Big East snagged a record 11 spots for the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, including a one seed in the Southeast region for Pittsburgh, who had been the Big East's regular season champions.

Rounding out the top seeds were the defending NCAA champions

White Men "Can" Jump [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:30:48 +0000

Jacob Tucker attends Division III Illinois College, and, at 5’11, stands about a foot shorter than slam dunk champion Blake Griffin. Yet, judging from this video, the guard with the amazing 50-inch vertical leap can match just about any of Griffin’s award-winning dunks. [via CBS News Sports]

Amazing B-Ball Trick Shots

John Riggs — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:36:38 +0000

Sports trick shots are taking over the Internet, if the popularity of amazing video montages by college trick shot masters\’a0UConn quarterback John McEntee and USC Asheville Goalkeeper Lassi Hurskainen are any indication. Continuing the collegiate athlete reign of terror, American University basketballers Joe Hill and Steve Luptak take on the kings of the trick shot [...]

Boy Slam Dunks Himself

John Riggs — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:51:46 +0000

Slam dunk competitions are a staple for most basketball games. This young guy takes it one step further by slam dunking himself at half-time of this Phoenix Suns game. Not sure if it was an accident or on purpose but it's one way to be sure the ball goes through the hoop