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You don't always need to feel embarrassed when a dude in a Lycra bodysuit schools you at streetball. If the schooling is done by The Professor, it's totally acceptable to get trounced on the court.

You may remember the Australians who take a sport and find a way to super-size it. In one video, a guy throws a Frisbee off a bridge, and another guy catches it... after jumping off a speed boat. There's another where they set a Guinness World Record for a basketball shot from 45 stories. Now they've taken basketball to even more of an extreme.

There are sharp shooters and then there are razor sharp shooters.

If you've been hiding under a rock, or just somehow not on the internet at all today, here's a newsflash -- Jason Collins is now the first active NBA player to be openly gay.

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Honestly, you don't even need to be a sports fan to enjoy this one. During a recent game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Detroit Pistons, the Clippers own DeAndre Jordan rocked the house when he successfully landed a "monster" alley-oop over Pistons player Brandon Knight. It was a shot that caused an immense uproar inside the Staples Center, one which you might still be able to

The internet has been on a roll with the half court shot videos lately. Still, in terms of impressiveness, this one is going to be pretty hard to beat. It's hard enough to sink a shot from half court, but this cheerleader also did some fancy gymnastics stuff first...

You just don't see magic like this in the NBA. Mostly because a professional athlete would probably never lob the ball backwards over his head.

As 'The Office' prepares to head into its final run of episodes, finally closing the door on Dunder-Mifflin after nine years, we've been expecting a flurry of guest stars to come out of the woodwork. Mind you, we figured most guests would belong to seasons past, particularly one Steve Carell, but a Basketball Hall of Famer is just as good! So what could bring Julius "Dr. J" Erving to 'Th

We're not positive what just happened but we are absolutely elated that it did. Coming in as the basketball shot heard around the world, this guy makes Shaq's abhorrent excuse for a free throw look like a game-winning miracle.

Louisville and Ohio State became the first two teams to advance to the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s regional finals.

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games: