Sports

Although there are few things in this world that I find as beautiful as a 30-yard volley into the top corner of the goal or a back-heel nutmeg or an inch-perfect through-ball, I do still find time to enjoy other athletic endeavors besides soccer, including but not limited to tennis, golf, snowboarding, football, hockey, basketball, baseball, the occasional boxing match or UFC fight, and that awesome Winter Olympics event where you have to cross-country ski for a few miles and then stop and somehow slow your breathing down enough to shoot a rifle at a target hundreds of yards away.  Below, I'll post videos and articles about my favorite non-soccer athletes and moments throughout history.  Enjoy!

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2/23/18
USA vs. Canada Women's Hockey Gold Medal Shootout


Bad Lip Reading - NFL 2018 Season


NFL Best Fights from 2018 Season


Top 10 Unsportsmanlike Moments in Pro Sports


Key and Peele - McCringleberry's Excessive Celebration


Vince Carter's EPIC Dunk Contest Performance in 2000


INSANE Pistons vs. Pacers Brawl in 2004 ("Malice at The Palace")



2/15/18
Winter Olympics 2018 - Highlights Day 5 (Shaun White Gold Medal Run)



2/8/18

Nick Foles' Superbowl MVP Performance


Best "This Is Sportscenter" Commercials

Jordan Speith - "This Is Sportscenter"


New Extreme Sports


Parkour


Snow Skates


1/30/18
Top 10 Moments in Atlanta Braves History

Chicks Dig The Long Ball

Some of these pitches are unbelievably disgusting...

The Dirty Bird!

Randy Moss: My Favorite Football Player Ever

My favorite weed-smoking running back, Ricky Williams, giving a very decent Ted Talk

Herschel Walker Highlights at UGA

Roger Federer, an All-Time Class-Act, Toying with Opponents

Tiger Woods, what a legend!


KYRIE!

Uncle Drew!!!

Shaquille O'Neal AKA The Big Diesel AKA The Most Dominant NBA Player Ever

Wayne Gretzky, quite possibly the most dominant athlete of all time in ANY sport:

Best X-Game Tricks of All Time

Muhammad Ali Career Highlights - The Greatest

Ali - Speed

Ali - Defense

Ali on the Vietnam War Draft

Mike Tyson Highlights

Floyd Mayweather - Impossible to Hit

Men's Biathalon

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