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Mike Krzyzewski Done With Team USA, Twitter Reacts Mike Krzyzewski Done With Team USA, Twitter Reacts

It appears that after seven years of coaching the Team USA basketball team, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski (otherwise known as Coach K) will not be coaching it any longer. Krzyzewski said on ESPN’s Mike & Mike in the Morning, “I’ve …

Meet Eddie, the Slam-Dunking Sea Otter Meet Eddie, the Slam-Dunking Sea Otter

Eddie the geriatric sea otter, other than being really cute, also likes to play a bit of basketball. The Oregon Zoo had to find some way to get Eddie to work those arthritic elbows, and they thought what better way …

You’ll Never Hit a Ping Pong Shot This Awesome You’ll Never Hit a Ping Pong Shot This Awesome

Quentin Robinot is better at table tennis than you are, and here’s the proof. I love that all his opponent can do is clap. Oftentimes, that’s all you can do. [H4ks3IR via Clip Nation]

Nine Balls, One Hole Is Totally Just a Cool Golf Video, I Promise Nine Balls, One Hole Is Totally Just a Cool Golf Video, I Promise

Trust me, this is SFW. “Every month the PGA Golf Management program at Campbell University has a competition between the different classes. The January competition was to see how many people could line up and make a putt at the …

Google Gives Us A Street View Tour Of Lucas Oil Stadium Google Gives Us A Street View Tour Of Lucas Oil Stadium
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Google has posted an interactive photo tour of Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. The company says this is the first imagery of of inside an NFL stadium in Google Maps, leading us to believe there will be …

NBA: Sleeved Uniforms Announced For the Warriors NBA: Sleeved Uniforms Announced For the Warriors

Adidas and the Golden State Warriors this week unveiled a new uniform with “modern” short sleeves. The uniform is also the team’s lightest uniform ever – 26% lighter than current Warriors uniforms. “Players on every court like to have a …

Olympics Drops Wrestling From Its Core Sports Lineup Olympics Drops Wrestling From Its Core Sports Lineup
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced its 25 “core sports” for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Notably absent from the list was wrestling – a sport that has been part of the olympic games since the very first olympics …

Tony Romo Plays Golf, Twitter Makes Fun Of His Football Skills Tony Romo Plays Golf, Twitter Makes Fun Of His Football Skills
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been golfing over the weekend at Pebble Beach, and reportedly (along with his partner) lost a lead during the final day of the Pro-Am. Some NFL fans see a familiar pattern. “So apparently, Thursday, …

ESPN Throws Eggs At Megatron ESPN Throws Eggs At Megatron

ESPN uploaded a video to YouTube today in which star Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (known to many as “Megatron”) tries to catch eggs as Sportscenter’s Lindsay Czarniak throws them to (at?) him. He’s better at catching footballs, but …

Airball Three Shots in Less Than a Minute, Then You Can Say You Had a Bad Day at Work Airball Three Shots in Less Than a Minute, Then You Can Say You Had a Bad Day at Work

I know you hate you job, but at least you’re probably doing it better than Mirza Teletović did his on Wednesday night. The Bosnian Brooklyn Nets player had a pretty rough 40-or-so seconds in last night’s game against the Detroit …

Madden Predicts Super Bowl XLVII with Impressive Accuracy Madden Predicts Super Bowl XLVII with Impressive Accuracy

This shouldn’t really surprise you, considering their pretty stellar prediction record, but EA’s Madden franchise totally nailed this year’s Super Bowl. Last night, the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a final score of 34 to 31. In …

Jackie Robinson Google Doodle Celebrates Baseball’s Color Line-Breaker Jackie Robinson Google Doodle Celebrates Baseball’s Color Line-Breaker

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player, ending his career with a .311 battling average, 1,518 hits and 137 home runs. For that alone he would have been remembered. But as we all know, Jackie Robinson had a much more …

Ravens Win the Super Bowl in This Year’s Madden Prediction Ravens Win the Super Bowl in This Year’s Madden Prediction

According to the #1 NFL video game on the market, Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco, and the Baltimore Ravens will be the ones popping the champagne this Sunday. This year’s Madden Super Bowl prediction sees the Baltimore Ravens edging out the …

Double Gold Medalist James Cracknell Talks @ Google Double Gold Medalist James Cracknell Talks @ Google

In one of its recent @Google Talks, Google hosted rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell and his wife, TV presenter Beverley Turner. The two talked about their story before and after an accident, which threatened to damage …

Hulu AdZone Kicks Off in Preparation of Super Bowl Ads Hulu AdZone Kicks Off in Preparation of Super Bowl Ads

Last year, Hulu launched AdZone, their hub for all things Super Bowl ads. It allowed users to relive great ads from the past, as well as watch and vote on the new ads as they aired during the big game. …

Bad Lip Reading Tackles the NFL Bad Lip Reading Tackles the NFL

You know when they mic players and coaches during NFL games and you get to hear all the zany stuff they all say to each other on NFL films? Well, this is like that but about a gazillion times better. …

Rory McIlroy Signs with Nike, Stars in Funny New Ad Rory McIlroy Signs with Nike, Stars in Funny New Ad

It’s official: two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is the next Nike Golf guy. Both Nike and McIlroy announced the new on Twitter this afternoon: Follow @nikegolf Nike Golf @nikegolf Epic entrance. Epic athlete. Let’s do this @McIlroyRory#TeamNikehttp://t.co/aeQRQrC0  Reply  ·  Retweet …

Ravens Trash Talk: LB Brendon Ayanbadejo Rips Patriots on Twitter Ravens Trash Talk: LB Brendon Ayanbadejo Rips Patriots on Twitter
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Twitter has proven to be a landmine for plenty of public figures in the past (especially professional athletes). Before social media, organizations were better able to monitor (and to an extent limit) what their employees let slip to the public. …

Lingerie League Rebranding Sheds the Sexy Underwear Lingerie League Rebranding Sheds the Sexy Underwear

The Lingerie Football League (LFL), has been entertaining fans in sports venues across the U.S. with scantily clad women playing American football since 2009. Today, the LFL announced a major rebranding that will do away with most of the sexy …

Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest Page Is Glorious, and You Need to Look at It Right Now Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest Page Is Glorious, and You Need to Look at It Right Now

Like you, I’m sick of professional athletes using social media to promote products, rant about officials, and generally make complete asses of themselves. And like me, former MLB slugger Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest page should fill your heart with joy. It’s…it’s …

Steve Ballmer May Be Bringing the NBA Back to Seattle Steve Ballmer May Be Bringing the NBA Back to Seattle

Is Steve Ballmer about to bring the Sonics back to Seattle? Yahoo Sports is reporting that a group led by Microsoft’s Ballmer and hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen is in the process of finalizing a deal with the Maloof family – …