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Goal Celebrations (with FX)

Goal Celebrations (with FX)

Whether you call it soccer or football, you know when a player scores a goal, they can get pretty hyped up. Here’s what might happen if Michael Bay got to direct sports broadcasts. (Thanks Wayne!)

Sport’s Beauty

Sport’s Beauty

A compilation of slow motion footage of various athletes and competitors doing what they do best, assembled by YouTuber Grégory Villien. The song is Adagio in D Minor by John Murphy.

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LEGO Team GB Minifigs

LEGO Team GB Minifigs

LEGO celebrates the upcoming London 2012 Olympics by releasing minifigures of 9 athletes from Great Britain. They will be exclusive to the UK and will be available starting 07/01 for £1.99 ea.

Alpine Finger Wrestling

Alpine Finger Wrestling

If you think arm wrestling is tough, check out this German sport – in which combatants pull against each other as hard as they can, using only their middle fingers. We’re sticking with Thumb War.

Best of Booker Corrigan 2012

Best of Booker Corrigan 2012

Kudda and ESPN Radio lacrosse commentator Booker Corrigan should replace Shaq on TNT because he’s 100 times funnier. Also because some of the things he says are not meant for kids.

ESPN 30 for 30: Volume II

ESPN 30 for 30: Volume II

ESPN’s award-winning documentary series 30 for 30 returns with more stories about sports and athletes both famous and unknown, successful and defeated, such as Ben Johnson and Bo Jackson.

2012 Paralympics: Unstoppable

2012 Paralympics: Unstoppable

An inspiring commercial for the 2012 Paralympics, showing a reverse chronology of the disabled runner’s recovery. Watch the making of video here. The print ad is equally impressive.

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Freeride Double Backflip

Freeride Double Backflip

Freeride mountain biker Paul Basagoitia takes a beating numerous times but ultimately sticks the finish in his quest to conquer a natural terrain double backflip in the mountains of Southern Utah.

Dad’s Playbook

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Not to be confused with this other playbook, Dad’s Playbook is filled with quotes from some of the best coaches in sports. Not just for fathers but for anyone looking for wisdom and inspiration.

Brain Farm Digital Showreel

Brain Farm Digital Showreel

Brain Farm Digital, the guys behind Red Bull’s The Art of Flight out their latest showreel, demonstrating their skills at capturing action and adventure with grace and style. (Thanks Jeff!)

Spira Stinger XLT

Spira Stinger XLT

Go for a new PR in comfort while connecting to the road with Spira’s lightweight, responsive Stinger XLT shoes; foot fatigue is reduced with WaveSpring cushioning, refreshing your feet with every step.

Run for Your Lives 5K

Run for Your Lives 5K

The Run for Your Lives 5K obstacle course series urges you to find the finish line while zombies give chase and try to steal your flag football belt that represents your health. Zombie after party too.

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Tiny’s No-Jump Dunk

Tiny’s No-Jump Dunk

Think Mamadou is huge? Meet Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, one of the newest members of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. At 7’8″, Tiny can hang onto the rim with both his feet still touching the floor.

Track Meet Fail/Win

Track Meet Fail/Win

Athlete Christian Vasconcellos might not have had the best day ever when he wiped out in the middle of a run – but that didn’t stop him from turning his epic fail into an epic win.

Hurdle Disaster

Hurdle Disaster

We’ve never quite understood the entertainment value of watching a steeplechase, but it’s double-whammy schadenfreude moments like this one that give us some hope for getting our money’s worth.

Ripping Without Legs

Ripping Without Legs

Italo Romano did not let the fact that he doesn’t have legs keep him from making his way into the Semi-Finals round of the Tampa Pro Skateboarding event earlier this week.

Dude Gymnastics

Dude Gymnastics

The girls on this gymnastics team take a break and hand over the floor to a guy named Danikka, letting him show off his best floor routine. Despite the silliness, he can still do way more flips than us.

One-Finger Pushups

One-Finger Pushups

Think you’ve got it hard when you do pushups at the gym? Get a proper schooling from Xie Guizhong as he breaks the record for most single-finger pushups in a 30 second period: Forty-one.

Bumpy Bike Ride

Bumpy Bike Ride

Biker Alejandro Paz takes us on a thrilling ride down the side of a Peruvian mountain, combining death-defying speed with a path strewn more than its share of rocks, bumps and obstacles.

Winter of Wells

Winter of Wells

A documentary by Tim Pierce about pro freeskier Jossi Wells and his “ski-obsessed” family. The camera work is as mesmerizing as the Wells’ skills and the scenery. Song is Jet Plane by The Checks.

Epic Flare Trolling

Epic Flare Trolling

Apparently, it’s common to set off flares at football games in Turkey. Unfortunately, it’s also illegal. That didn’t stop these guys from an awesome display of solidarity. Glad the banner was fireproof.

Subwing

Subwing

Like waterskis for underwater, the fiberglass Subwing lets you “fly” beneath the waves as you’re towed along by a boat on the surface. Just put on your mask, hold your breath, and go.

Bobsled Freak Out

Bobsled Freak Out

We’ve never ridden on a bobsled, but it’s always looked fun to us. But this particular rider takes a trip on the La Plagne Olympic bobsled run, and experiences nothing less than sheer terror.

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