Awesome Sports

One of the weirdest races in the world. It’s a 1-on-1 battle where the one in the lead is actually at a disadvantage due to aerodynamics, and most of the race is fought at a tension-filled snail’s pace.

While you’re lounging around doing nothing today, check out the very cool and inspiring soccer skills on display at the The African Cup of Nations for Amputee Football – then get up and do something.

An Android app that locates the best sports games in progress, along with the channel they’re on. If you have a TiVo, DirecTV or Google TV you can even use the app to switch to the right TV channel.

Athletes often do somersaults to celebrate a play, but Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson did it while making the play, turning the Arizona Cardinals into a bunch of sitting ducks.

This highlight reel by Table Tennis Daily is a must watch even if you’re not a fan of ping pong. It has all kinds of shots – falling down, behind the back, no look – plus a wicked, never say die return.

Never had one lesson: 59-year-old Brenda Hewlett celebrated her personal holiday on ice by making a 114′ puck shot during halftime at her local hockey team’s game to win a brand new 2012 Ford F-150.

Honor the best number cruncher or sports gamer with the Armchair series by Fantasy Trophies. The trophies are made of urethane with bronze finish. We should get one for our NBA 2K12 league.

We’ve seen lots of sports videos captured with a GoPro action cam, but this one captures the sheer thrill that is pogo-ing. Seriously, these guys do stuff on pogo sticks that seem to defy physics.

Each Lemon Ball baseball and Leather Head football is handcrafted from leather by Paul Cunningham. They not only look amazing sitting on your desk, but can actually be used to play ball.

ASICS installed a video wall in the Columbus Circle subway station and challenged passersby to race against top U.S. marathoner Ryan Hall for just 60 feet. What do you think happened? (Thanks Juan!)

Trophies dedicated to the worst divers and tacklers in soccer. We could think of versions for other sports, including some for bad refereeing. Designed by Stephen Wong, 3D printed by DotSan.

Elevate is a documentary about four talented West African teenagers from the SEEDS academy who have qualified for slots at an American prep school, a step closer to their dream of playing in the NBA.

During World Series Game 4, a member of the Texas Rangers’ grounds crew lets loose his best dance moves after sweeping some sand. Sure, it was probably staged, but we were still entertained.

Guinness Football Challenge’s crew claim they were just messing around and happened to catch some of Africa’s soccer greats showing off. We’re not sure it wasn’t staged, but it’s still impressive.

Skateboarder Italo Romano can grind the rails, kick-flip and ride a pipe with the best of them. Oh, did we happen to mention that Italo doesn’t have legs? Truly inspiring stuff, Italo.

Here’s something for baseball fans and trivia buffs. Did you know that every major and minor league ball used in the past 75 years has been rubbed with mud from the Delaware River? More here.

In homage to Moneyball, this FoD clip chronicles Matt Millen’s horrific run as GM of the Detroit Lions from 2001-2008. There’s no way they could name it Schwartzenball, right? (Thanks, Jake!)

Swatch and The North Face teamed up with Xavier de Le Rue to document his quest to find the world’s best snowboarding spots. And by “best” he means the most dangerous, pants-wetting ones.

Be treated to exotic locales, mad stunts and more in Defy: The Danny Harf Project, a documentary about the career of 4-time X-Games gold medalist and world champion wakeboarder Danny Harf.

Now that Argentine professional surfer Aritz Aranburu has modded his surfboard with LED lighting, we can watch him rip the waves up day or night, as seen in this vid here. (Thanks Brandon!)

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk pulled off a 900º aerial spin not once, but twice. This kid can “only” pull off a 720º, but considering he’s only 8 – eight! – he deserves to be called Tiny Hawk.

Designer Jordy Smith’s stylish, but high-tech watch offers an innovative “Suffer and Recover” mode, which helps you interval train, and also tracks tide predictions for 200+ beaches around the world.

Snowkiting involves the use of a kite and a snowboard or a pair of skis to glide through snow and ice, using the wind to go downhill or uphill. This snowkiter learned about a third direction: up.