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(Gore) Redditor sinjinnn compiled some of the most vicious knockouts and stoppages from the UFC, Bellator and other mixed martial arts leagues. There’s nothing like a well-timed single shot, but the combos and slams never get old.

After an incredible 15 seasons, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens’ outspoken wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. thought it wise to spend more time with his family. He’s no role model, but he was real, and he was good. Be hearing from you, Smitty!

(Gore) Showtime Sports put together some of the most brutal boxing knockouts from its archives to celebrate its 30th anniversary and remind us of the unspeakable things a well-placed fist can do to a man.

With bowl season in full swing and the NFL regular season coming to an end, our friends from Rides & Drives take us on the ultimate football weekend. Join them as they show us how to tailgate Wisconsin-style.

2016 wasn’t exactly a stellar year for GoPro. But the company still makes damn good cameras, and their brand is still synonymous with the action camera market. Here’s a sampling of the shots made possible by GoPro from this year alone.

If you’ve contemplated using that drone you got for Christmas to shoot action footage of athletes or race cars, DON’T. This short video from last year’s FIS Alpine slalom at Madonna di Campiglio shows skier Marcel Hirscher as he’s nearly taken out by an errant UAV.

Wonderful pieces of wall art for baseball fans, these limited-edition Chicago Tribune press plates commemorate the Cubbies’ long awaited World Series victory. Includes 11.5″ x 22″ plates from the front page and sports section. Save 55% in The Awesomer Shop.

“There’s only 450 jobs man.” A short documentary about the D-League team Raptors 905 and their rookie head coach – two-time NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse. A great behind-the-scenes look about what it means to be a coach on and off the court.

LA Lakers’ 23-year-old forward Larry Nance Jr. humiliated Brooklyn Nets’ star center Brook Lopez with this dunk of the year candidate. Just look at how far they were from the rim when they met in midair. The Nets bench had to restrain themselves from giving props.

Jeffrey Harrison is a huge basketball fan who suffers from mild autism. But you may know him as the guy who went viral after a video of him playing pick up ball in full Michael Jordan Bulls gear blew up online. NBA show 3DTV met with Jeffrey to learn more about him.

To celebrate the first ever World Trick Shot Day (who knew?), Harlem Globetrotter Buckets Blakes headed to the top of the 58-story Tower of the Americas in San Antonio, and took aim at the basket far below. We have no idea how he worked the wind into his calculations.

Mark Rober and his friends tested different ways of making loud noises at different points in a stadium to figure out which one would be the loudest from the athletes’ perspective. It’s not clapping, shouting or even the vuvuzela. It’s the f-f-FWAAAA

At the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, the eventual Slam Dunk champion Zach LaVine pulled off a windmill dunk from the free throw line. At that time, commentator Kenny Smith hoped that Zach would do a 360º dunk from the same distance. Better late than never.

Wilson’s high tech football has a tiny built-in sensor which works with a mobile app via Bluetooth to track throw distance, velocity, spiral efficiency, spin rate, catches and drops. A variety of games and challenges help improve your skills on field.

Mitchell & Ness‘ new football long-sleeved shirts and tees bear the names and numbers of gridiron legends such as Emmitt Smith, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. They have a slightly relaxed fit and are made of jersey cotton.

During the recent lopsided battle between the Buckeyes and the Cornhuskers, OSU’s marching band kept us entertained with a fun halftime show featuring a variety of our favorite heroes taking over the turf. It also reminded us how much we miss memorable superhero music.

The Incredible Hulk’s body with Bruce Banner’s mind. YouTuber By Any Means Basketball points out many of the skills and traits that make King James one of the most well-rounded basketball players of all time.

Nike goes for the feels with its celebratory spot for the Chicago Cubs and their hard-fought win of the 2016 World Series, a championship 108 years in the making. Congratulations, Chicago. Someday is today.

It’s not on the level of Maradona or Messi’s reincarnated run, Zlatan’s long-range arrogance, or Arsenal’s Wilshere special. But this goal from Spanish soccer squad Las Palmas is also one for the ages. The build-up, the pass, the shot. It’s all here.

“Somebody in Vegas told them they were gonna win by 20 to 23 plus!” Syracuse football coach Dino Babers congratulates his team after they stunned ACC big shot Virginia Tech – with a fiery speech about fighting even when no one thinks you can win.

The Boston Red Sox’s postseason exit was a underwhelming end to David Ortiz’s MLB days. But that’s barely a dent in Big Papi’s long and illustrious career, as evidenced by the thousands of fans who stayed to have one last look at their hero standing on Fenway Park.

The final match of German league Borussia Dusseldorf’s Table Tennis Grand Prix turned into a funny and highly entertaining display of skill, thanks to the cooperation of finalists Stefan Fegerl and Kristian Karlsson. Things escalate at 1:45.

“If one of these skateboards or ski boards or whatever they’re called hit a person, they’d break a leg because they’re just like a missile!” Pwuffy Pineapples shares a hilarious Canadian news report from 1985 about this dangerous new fad known as snowboarding.

After 21 seasons, Kevin Garnett has decided to retire from the NBA. Garnett is arguably the league’s most influential player from the past 20 years. He inspired a new batch of players to skip college, forced the NBA to impose salary limits, and heralded super team trades.

We’ve seen LED panels used as the floor in a basketball court before, but that was for a commercial. The new Japanese basketball league B.League actually played its inaugural game on an LED court that shows made baskets and more in real time.