Florida State and Georgia Tech are tied at 16, but the 9th-ranked Seminoles are looking to end it with a 56-yard field goal. The moment that comes next captures what makes college football so incredible. A made field goal would give Florida State 29-straight wins against ACC opponents, a mark …
Read More »Steve Bartman is far from the only reason for the Cubs’ 2003 disaster of an inning
If you’re not a Chicago Cubs fan, you probably remember the Cubs’ nightmarish 8th inning of the 2003 NLCS because of Steve Bartman. One random fan became a household name because he was in the wrong place in the wrong time at what felt like a turning point in the …
Read More »How the Lakers fell from contention to ruin during Kobe Bryant’s final seasons
As far as basketball goes, Kobe Bryant had what he needed by 2010. Without Shaq sharing his spotlight, Bryant won consecutive NBA championships, proving he could do that as the Lakers’ primary superstar. But he wasn’t done, and he wanted to stick around in Los Angeles, so the Lakers acted …
Read More »Ben Affleck’s Boston fandom shut down ‘Gone Girl’ production for four days
Would you wear the garb of your favorite team’s most hated rival? What if you got paid? What if you were getting paid millions of dollars, because you’re a professional actor and it’s literally your job to put on costumes and pretend to be someone else? Well, Ben Affleck checks …
Read More »Michael Crabtree’s legendary moment against Texas deserves a deep rewind
It’s November 1st, 2008. We’re in Lubbock, Texas. The number one Texas Longhorns are trying to hold off the BCS’s number-seven Texas Tech Red Raiders. Clinging to a one-point lead with eight seconds left, if UT’s defense can make one last stand their title shot is nearly guaranteed. Tech, on …
Read More »How Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers plummeted from the cusp of Super Bowl glory to rock bottom
The San Francisco 49ers were so bad for nearly a decade throughout the 2000s. Then, CEO Jed York and GM Trent Baalke miraculously landed the hottest coaching commodity out there: Jim Harbaugh. The Niners beat out Stanford, where he’d just led the Cardinal to its first-ever BCS Bowl win, Michigan, …
Read More »USA Basketball’s shocking finish vs. Yugoslavia needs a deep rewind | 2002 FIBA World Championship
After nearly all the stars dropped out, USA Basketball sent an awkwardly constructed, ill-prepared team to the 2002 FIBA World Championship. This is the story not only of their startling run in the tournament, but of their opponent in the knockout round: Yugoslavia. After decades of being truly “Yugoslavian” — …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa’s overtime heroics in the 2018 National Championship deserve a deep rewind
It’s January 8, 2018. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The College Football National Championship game is in overtime and the hometown Georgia Bulldogs have struck first, putting a 51-yard field goal through the uprights to make this a do or die drive for the Alabama Crimson Tide. The fate of …
Read More »One of the all-time greatest NFL teams didn’t even make the playoffs | Dorktown
Even the greatest teams are only a handful of disastrous plays away from missing the playoffs entirely. We’ll prove it. In fact, the 2010 San Diego Chargers already did. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Nbabae Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Like SB Nation on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Pzcs7O Follow on …
Read More »Someone tried to pay $15,000 for a bag of air from Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game
I don’t understand sports memorabilia collecting. We all are fans of different things, so the value is all over the place and feels like an extremely questionable investment. I know some people collect just because they like the stuff – but for the person who tried to spend $15,000 on …
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