Bunny and the Beast
Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch contributed to the Seattle Seahawks’ dismemberment of the Arizona Cardinals with this strawng 79-yard touchdown. But he also got a lot of help from speedy wide receiver Ricardo Lockette.
Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch contributed to the Seattle Seahawks’ dismemberment of the Arizona Cardinals with this strawng 79-yard touchdown. But he also got a lot of help from speedy wide receiver Ricardo Lockette.
During the recent World Bowling Championships in Dubai, Team USA bowler Bill O’Neill rolled what sure looked like a strike to us. But the damned laws of physics got in his way and his sure thing was turned into a spare.
Your favorite swimmer will love the great sound and fit of Underwater Audio’s Swimbuds Sport Headphones. Four different styles of earbuds are included so surfers, runners and bikers aren’t left out. Need a waterproof player? They’ve got you.
Diehard duffers: hit the dome this winter with Mizuno’s MP-T5 wedges. A rough clubface gives the crisp sticks maxed out high-spin capability and spin control, and 25 different loft and bounce combos will please the pickiest players.
A basketball shot tracker that uses a net-mounted sensor and a wearable sensor along with a mobile device to distinguish and record makes and misses using a regular basketball. Its mobile app has a variety of workouts and drills.
Amazing footage from the 2009 World Wushu Championships, in which two women perform a choreographed routine, coming dangerously close to stabbing and beating the crap out of each other, without actually doing that.
Pro lifter Ilya Ilyin set a new clean & jerk world record for the 105kg (230lb.) division at the 2014 IWF World Championships. Ilya’s opponents set world records themselves before he set the highest bar at an insane 242kg (533.5lb.).
Team Betsafe skydivers Espen Fadnes and Bjørn Magne Bryn pulled off a perfectly coordinated jump in which one of the men wore a wingsuit and allowed the other to stand on his back for over 20 seconds while approaching with his canopy.
High school basketball player Tacko “Taco” Fall measures a whopping 7’6″ tall, with an 8′ wingspan, towering over his teammates and opponents, and dunking balls with his feet barely off the floor. He just signed with UCF.
New Zealand cricket commentator Ian Smith made what seemed like a smart aleck comment that a ball hit by Jesse Rider flew out of the park and hit his car. But his hyperbole may have been fact. So much for getting a good parking space.
Directors Scott Winn & Derek Pueblo capture just how much fun can be had on a hydrofoil. The watersport involves a special kind of seated waterski that can gain big air in the hands of a skilled rider.
The only thing darker than Killspencer’s murdered out mini basketball hoop is its price. It comes in all black maple, leather and metal or with a 24k gold-plated rim and gold foil net. Oh and the ball? Sold separately. $300. Damn.
Kwe’Shaun Parker turns just 18 this year and is only 6’2″ tall. But this high school junior is the reason why prolific dunkers are described as playing above the rim. Sometimes literally in this kid’s case. More of Kwe here.
This crazy looking all-terrain downhill skateboard has 36 wheels and tank-like treads so you can ride it down everything from grass- to dirt- to snow-covered hills. It’s got a lot more drag than a traditional skateboard, though.
Google Senior Vice President of Knowledge Alan Eustace recently set a new world record for skydiving by falling from a height of 135,890ft., eclipsing Felix Baumgartner’s feat by almost 15,000ft. More at Wired and NYT.
$20 for Pong 2?!?! Nah, Jan Willem Nijman’s retro tennis game is much more than that. You can hit the ball twice in succession, go to the other player’s half and more. Plus it’s DRM-free so you and your friends can split the bill.
The TomTom Golfer is a smartwatch designed to help you maximize your time on the green. It’s preloaded with the layout of 34,000 golf courses, with wireless updates on the way. It can also track the score, time and distance per round.
YouTuber Marcopepito shares this banned BBC Sport ad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, a rugby tournament involving Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, France and of course England. Whoever banned this is a curmudgeon.
If you thought some of today’s sports rules were strange, get a load of these juicy tidbits, compiled by Mental Floss. And yes, we know many of these are simply sports trivia, not rules. 21-point baseball winners? Bounce catches? Seriously?
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