Awesome Sports

(NSFW: Language) Earlier this month, AHL referee David Banfield wore a GoPro and a small microphone while officiating. But don’t expect live ref cams to be a common sight; this one’s as bleeped out as a Samuel L. Jackson movie.

We love a white Christmas as much as the next guy, but there are moments when the dirty snowmelt outside makes us crave warmer climes. Good thing we can dive into this surf vid featuring western Australia’s pristine waters.

Place the FWD Powershot inside your hockey stick and capture all of your stats with the corresponding Sportscard app. Then you can see how fast and powerful your shots are and compare performances to step up your game.

The Red Bull skate team took over an office space on the 23rd floor of a high rise in our sweet home of Chicago but opted to keep pushing their decks as opposed to pencils. Wonder if they had any board meetings? Great pics of the day here.

Wingsuit pilot Brian Drake flies insanely close to the ground along the dangerously steep Couloir de l’Ensa in the French Alps. Fortunately, the winds were just right to keep him from smashing into the rocks just beneath him.

During the Farmfoods British Par 3, golfer Matt Wheatcroft found his ball stuck in the rough, just inches away from a fence post. But instead of taking aim towards the green, he decided to do a bank shot off the post – with incredible results.

In this excerpt from Sweetgrass Productions’ Valhalla, we’re presented with skiers in the most unusual of settings – in the middle of a forest, instead of the powder. Visually stunning and unlike anything we’ve seen. (Thanks, Santi)

William Byrd High School player Marvey’o Otey pulled off this incredible (or incredibly lucky) behind the back shot as he tried to keep the ball from going out of bounds. His forward momentum sent him clear out of the gym.

NBA welcomes its aging superstar back to the fold, the future hall of famer and five-time champ Kobe Bryant, who just recovered from a career-threatening injury. The tribute is worth watching even if you’re not a fan of the Black Mamba.

Will Ferrell continues to hype up Anchorman 2. This time he actually does something befitting his character – interviewing Peyton Manning on ESPN. Awkward hilarity ensued. Ron Burgundy should be an Espinn mainstay.

In a recent football match between Danish clubs FC Nordsjælland and Randers FC, a shot attempt is lobbed over to the stands. This spectator casually tried to pull off a fancy kick instead of just moving out of the way. Bad decision.

This year’s Iron Bowl was a closely contested match. It was about to go into overtime when Alabama was given 1 sec. back. They used it on a 57 yd. field goal attempt to try and win it at the buzzer. But Auburn would have the last laugh.

We can’t really recommend covering your skateboard with gasoline and kerosene. We suggest leaving such dangerous stunts to boarders Jonathan and Jason Bastian, and the watchful 2000fps eye of BeyondSlowMotion.

Highlights of UFC 167 captured using a Phantom high-speed camera. Watching the fighters’ faces distort and ripple as they are pounded with punches made us flinch at the sheer brutality of these MMA matches.

A great gift for hoops fans, the Naismith-style lace-up ball is a replica of early basketballs. It has a leather shell, a rubber bladder and a rawhide lace. It’s a bit bigger and heavier than today’s balls, but it’s perfectly functional.

The Calgary Flames lost this week against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but not for lack of trying. Flames goalie Reto Berra made what many are calling the save of the year, stopping a lobbed puck with an acrobatic move.

For Foot Locker’s “Week of Greatness”, famous athletes do their best to right their many wrongs. We can’t decide if Rodman permanently heading to North Korea or Mike Tyson giving Evander Holyfield his ear back is better.

Michigan State students fooled their basketball team’s opponent into committing a shot clock violation twice by incorrectly counting down the shot clock. Trolls? Sure, but it’s not like the actual clock is hidden from players.

Harlem Globetrotter rookie Corey Law proves the teams’ hoop skills are nothing to laugh at. He managed to hit the basket dead on from 109 ft., 9 in. While we’ve seen longer unofficial baskets, Corey’s was vetted by Guinness World Records.

Football coach Kevin Kelley has an unusual strategy. No matter the field position, his team always goes for it on 4th down, and only does on-side kicks. He sites statistical analysis as the justification, but we think he’s just got balls.

By rigging a couple of nets with bells an all-star lineup of NBA players are able to ring in the holiday season and the announcement of Special Edition Christmas Day Uniforms becoming available at the NBA Store.

Remember the old Nintendo game Excitebike? Red Bull/KTM Factory motocross riders Ryan Dungey and Marvin Musquin do their best to recreate the game IRL as they run side-by-side down a straight 1/2 mile course with no turns.

El Camino Real High School QB Jahlil Pinkett pulled a fast one on the opposing defense with this cruel trick play. While it’s definitely not the most sportsmanlike conduct, we’re amazed that nobody realized what he was up to.