Awesome Sports

HBO’s hour-long feature on one of the most lucrative – and hopefully worth it – sporting events in history, between two men who appear to be polar opposites, save for their humble beginnings and their winning ways.

British Olympian and two-time world champion boxer Amir Khan shows off his hand speed and coordination by turning an empty bottle as an impromptu speed bag. Imagine if that was your head. Skip to 0:09.

YouTuber Wob38 sums up another year in the New York Knicks’ disastrous run, sarcastically set to the NCAA championship theme. You can probably make a similar video for any team in any sport, but only the Knicks have Lou Amundson.

The Cleveland Browns tipped us to this insane footage of wide receiver Andrew Hawkins as he practices his footwork. One thing’s for sure – when he eventually retires, he’ll have no problem dominating Dancing with the Stars. More here.

For those of us who gt a little wooly hitting driver off the tee, TaylorMade’s AeroBurner Mini Driver is the perfect alternative. It’s easy to handle and launches balls with fierce accuracy and distance, while inspiring us with its supremely cool looks.

HBO must have been missing Entourage, so its bringing back the big money lifestyle in this new series about the extravagant lives of football players off the field. Stars Dwayne Johnson and Rob Corddry. (Thanks Flex!)

The talented and gregarious mountain biker Claudio Caluori is back with another downhill tour. Ride with him as he takes on a rocky trail in Lourdes, France that’s being used for the 2015 UCI MTB World Cup.

The members of dance crew World Order recently threw out the first pitch at a Japanese baseball game, using their syncronized robotic movements in preparation for the toss. Seems like a great tactic to distract the hitter.

The city of Florence, Italy still plays an early form of soccer called Calcio Fiorentino. Players are allowed to hit each other, but no kicks to the head, surprise attacks or ganging up. Also you have to wear silly shorts.

Here is your moment of Zen. When does a shot fake both work and fail? When the blocker is Blake Griffin. In the Clippers’ latest game against the Celtics, the athletic forward twirled 180º in mid-air to make up for his premature defense.

Nike drives the market with stylish clubs that will take you further than you thought possible. Their latest Vapor Speed Driver offers tremendous ball speed, a high quality shaft, easy forgiveness and a multitude of loft and ball flight combinations.

Snowboarder Mike Basich has fully embraced the outdoor lifestyle, and now lives in a tiny 225 square foot organic structure he built from stone and wood in the middle of his 40-acre property. Naturally, there’s plenty of snow outside.

“I done handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail.” This classic podium speech from the great Muhammad Ali not only is one of the greatest all-time brags, but it truly makes us long for his unabashed ego and irrepressible personality.

Mike Tyson posted this motherload of classic fight clips, assembling 10 of his all-time best knockouts. He’s asking for feedback as to which one is best, so it can be featured in Scorsese’s upcoming Tyson biopic starring Jamie Foxx.

(NSFW: Language) Last Week Tonight points out how the NCAA, schools and coaches make millions off of collegiate sports, yet deny the same opportunity to the athletes. And if you think their “education” is compensation, you’d be wrong.

Yuki Kadono won the 2015 Burton US Open Men’s Slopestyle with this video game-caliber run. The 18-year old smoothly pulled off two 1620º somersaults – that’s 4-1/2 rotations – in quick succession. Does he weigh anything?

Keep it cool ripping the piste this Spring with Bern’s sleek Kingston helmet. 16 air vents and external slider keep you breezy; Zip Mold Plus® technology keeps the low profile lid strong but light. It has a sweet Bluetooth-ready knit liner too.

Send power shots flying effortlessly down the alley like Djoko with Head’s latest racquet series. Their Adaptive String Pattern technology (ASP) lets you choose between spin and control with a simple exchange of the racquet’s grommet strips.

In this clip, surfer Laird Hamilton demonstrates his foilboard, a hydrofoil-equipped surfboard which allows him to surf above the waves rather than in them. It might be as close as you can get to riding a hoverboard.

Similar to Real Madrid’s chaotic game against 109 kids, a Japanese show pitted three Olympian fencers against 50 opponents of lesser skill. To score a kill, they had to pop the balloon on a player’s chest. Place your bets!

A documentary about and starring the Laker legend, Kobe Bryant’s Muse sees the future Hall of Famer look back on his career in his trademark unapologetic, obsessive and dominating attitude. Premieres 2/28 on Showtime Sports.

With such a small playing field countering a smash in table tennis takes lightning quick reflexes. Or you could just have massive amounts of luck and style. His opponent’s reaction says it all.

Table tennis coach Ben Larcombe hoped to train Sam Priestley from a newbie into one of England’s top 250 players within a year. They didn’t meet their goal, but Sam’s progress is still a testament to dedication. Now we wait for the parodies.