Awesome Sports

So Dad wants a new golf swing for Father’s Day? Get him the M2 Fairway Woods from TaylorMade instead. He will get tremendous distance, higher launch and insane satisfaction from the sound of these clubs at impact so that it will feel like a whole new swing.

Summer is here, so it’s time to take Head’s Graphene XT Radical Pro for a spin. The frame feels like a sports car – fast, powerful and stiff – so you can confidently smash crisp shots to the baseline and hit stable volleys while effortlessly befuddling your opponents.

At the 2016 Beaver State Fling disc golf tournament, Philo Brathwaite threw a mind-boggling shot on an 850ft hole that curves sharply halfway through. It took a fair bit of luck as well, but it’s no less magical for that.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! had Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook and several other NBA players and personalities confront a few mean tweets about themselves. Part of us thinks Kimmel’s writers are Twitter users too, but mostly we just feel sorry for DeAndre Jordan.

“Your defense is weak, signed, AF. Who could that be?” Even on the eve of the NBA Finals, Bleacher Report continues to troll NBA players with its Game of Thrones parody series. There’s also a bonus clip featuring the trey-eyed Curry and the Six-ringed Meme.

“I’m not going to put words in their mouth because this is what they said.” Rapper Lil’ Dicky promotes Madden 17 by orchestrating a rift between cover star Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Brown and Von Miller.

The highlight of the first season of TNT’s slam dunk competition The Dunk King is this crazy creation from known rim-wrecker Haneef Munir aka Young Hollywood. The man got so much air he found time to jam in two balls at once.

Practice your ping pong game with Trainerbot. Use its app to specify a shot type, spin and location and it will get it right every time. You can also program a string of shots as one drill, or play right away with its random, smash and beginner modes. It holds up to 30 balls.

The Minnesota Twins lost in their latest outing against the Orioles, but a new hero rose from the ashes. A Twins ball boy deftly caught a foul ball that was about to hit a young fan’s head. Cue the “Twins should sign him” jokes. Half-jokes. Hail Marys.

The NBA honors its first unanimous regular season MVP with this mind-boggling highlight reel put together by the great Hoopmixtape. If you took a howitzer and gave it Allen Iverson’s handles and Jason Williams’ passing, you’d get Steph Curry.

“Speaking objectively, things were better when I played.” The Kicker went all out in this meta-parody of sports talk shows – the rehashed topics, the overzealous declarations and the non-news ticker. Holy crap, an amateur player is going to go pro?! Astonishing.

Thomas Mayer’s Interaction Design thesis project is a table tennis training program. The program is projected onto the playing surface itself, where players can view their stats, try interactive exercises and add visual effects when playing.

“So I play FIFA, and I upload the videos to Youtube. I get ad money, and I want to give you that ad money.” Right now there’s a fairy tale story unfolding at England’s top soccer league. But two leagues below that is an equally heartwarming and a very modern tale.

Football freestylers Joltter, Andrew Henderson, and Melody Donchet show off their impressive soccer ball juggling skills surrounded by a ring of fire, and with the ball itself ablaze in this cool short film from COPA90. The track is When a Fire Starts to Burn by Disclosure.

A look back at the Golden State Warriors’ (ir)regular season, which set new records – never lost to the same team twice, no back-to-back losses, etc. – en route to breaking the biggest of ’em: 73 wins and 9 losses, topping the 1996 Bulls’ 72-10 record.

One of the biggest stars in a town bursting with them went out with a bang. On his last NBA game, Kobe Bryant dropped 60 points to lead the Lakers to a comeback victory against the Jazz. Only 21 other players have scored at least 60 in a game. And Mamba is 37 years old.

This year’s Golden State Warriors have tied the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls’ 72-10 regular season record with one more game to go. The NBA honors the team that set the bar so high with this compilation, showing off their passing and humiliating skills.

Spring squad goals: get off the couch and get beach body ready. These protein products from Glukos Energy perk us up whether we hit the gym, golf course or bike trail, and the seriously tasty flavors provide fast, natural energy to active muscles for effective recovery.

It’s a national holiday for golfers now that the Masters is here, and IBM’s lightning fast and user friendly app is like opening a gift at Christmas – with smart watch compatibility, 4K live screening and universal favoriting, you can keep track everything your favorite players do.

We are so ready to go get it with Adidas Golf’s too cool Ultimate Shorts. The great range of motion from the stretch waistband and wicking, water resistant fabric makes it easy to excel in any activity, including sitting on the couch with a beverage and watching the Masters.

Ernie Els is a golf hall of famer who’s won four major championships. But Murphy’s Law hit him hard on the first hole of the 2016 Masters. He ended up putting six times from 3ft, scoring a 9 on the par-4 hole. Slate’s got your Happy Gilmore mashup covered.

2016 March Madness lived up to its name with a thrilling Final. #2 Villanova completed the trail of upsets by defeating #1 North Carolina. The last 1:30 of the game was filled with defensive plays, but it ended with a crazy offensive exchange in the game’s final seconds.

Stay casual on the course with the golf shoe variant of the classic Air Force 1. The Lunar Force 1 G has waffle-treaded rubber outsoles for traction and Lunarlon cushioning to keep it light and comfortable. Available in all white or black and white.