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Michael Jordan’s shot with 5.2 seconds left to clinch the 1998 NBA Finals in Salt Lake City is one of the most memorable moments in postseason history. But how we got there involves Scottie Pippen’s back, Dick Bavetta’s sense of time and space, and Antoine Carr’s sweet, sweet rec specs. …

Ever wonder how athletes in obscure sports can get so good at what they do? Well, part of it is knowing all the rules, and bending them to their advantage. That’s what Philip Hindes did in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he took advantage of the rulebook in …

In the wild west days of 19th century baseball, players whittled their own bats. Regulations were so loose that players ended up making bats of all shapes and sizes. And when in a pinch, they just used old shovel handles. This is also when players started to realize that maybe …

In all of baseball history, you’d be hard pressed to find a statistically weirder career than Adam Dunn’s. The king of the Three True Outcomes, Dunn was both incredibly consistent and full of outliers, and his efforts saved the stamina of countless fielders who got to stay exactly where they …

One of the most commonly known rules in the NBA is the 24 second shot clock. But one of the least known and least enforced is the 10 second shot clock for free throws. One man all too familiar with the rule is Dwight Howard, who’s slow free throw shooting …

No 16-0 Patriots. No Brett Favre as a Jet. No Super Bowl for Joe Flacco. These are just a few of the changes that could’ve come if the Raiders and Packers had pulled off the trade they talked about in 2007, which would’ve sent Rodgers for Randy. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/Nbabae Check …

Chris Paul and DeMarcus Cousins are surprisingly similar – both had a reputation for being competitive to a possible fault coming out of college, both struggled on teams that didn’t win as much as they should have, and both have been part of unexpected trades. Does that mean they get …

In 1999, Fernando Tatis made MLB history when he crushed two grand slams in the same inning. A record that (probably) will never be broken. Sadly for Chan Ho Park, he was pitching for both. Hopefully time can heal his wounds. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/Nbabae Check out our full video catalog: https://goo.gl/9pMHRV …

The transition of the alley oop from the playground to the NBA stage came at a time when dunks themselves were still finding their place in basketball. And the term alley oop made many stops in American pop culture before finally landing in it’s rightful place as the name of …

Shaq’s free throw struggles are well documented, so we decided to find out what his career would have looked like if he’d never made a single one. Conclusion: he’s still very, very good and valuable to his teams so you* don’t need to practice your free throws. Welcome to DORKTOWN, …