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Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s 1968 US national anthem protest, explained. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The image of sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City is an enduring image of silent protest. But the key …
Read More »This loophole made 75-yard field goal attempts safer than punting
Are you the sort of person that gets nervous whenever your team punts? Well, let me tell you about a safer route. If you’ve got a kicker who can at least reach the end zone from 80-yards out, let them blast it! Field goal attempts from 70, 75, 80-yards could …
Read More »How the Mavericks fell from world champions to the team nobody wanted to join
In 2011 the Dallas Mavericks were on top of the world. A team in the truest sense of the word, veteran role players bolstered the stars. Dallas beat the Miami Heat, and their fancy big three, to bring home glory. But that championship team didn’t last. Nor did the glory. …
Read More »You made us hit 3,000 batters | Fumble Dimension
We tried to do something nice for the Mariners. You didn’t let us. To follow Kofie and Jon ⬇️: Kofie Yeboah: https://twitter.com/Kofie https://www.instagram.com/kofieyeboah/ Jon Bois: https://twitter.com/jon_bois 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 Twitter: http://goo.gl/5LI02D Follow …
Read More »The Bryce Harper-Hunter Strickland beef went dormant for 3 years, then exploded into a famous brawl
Baseball’s unwritten rules leave a lot of room for beef. Pitchers have been known to get mad when batters celebrate. Pitchers punish batters for celebrating by throwing baseballs at them. It’s a strange, ancient ritual, and it turns out it can take place over a matter of years. In 2017, …
Read More »This awful NBA free agency decision involved a Jason Kidd rescue mission and … Patrick Roy?
NBA free agency is weird to begin with. NBA free agency gets especially weird when a player changes his mind mid-stream. That’s how you end up with executives and players frantically bothering — and even holding captive — a guy trying to make one of the most important decisions of …
Read More »How the Minnesota Timberwolves squandered Kevin Garnett’s prime, then lost him
Believe it or not, the Minnesota Timberwolves were once really good. In 2004, the LA Lakers dynasty crumbled, and a vacuum opened for a new Western Conference power to emerge. With coach Flip Saunders, superstar power forward Kevin Garnett, and a new veteran core that had just challenged LA in …
Read More »Marta never won a World Cup. Here’s what left her empty-handed.
Brazil’s Marta is one of the greatest ever to play soccer. She gave her home country years and years of elite play, including some jaw-dropping moments of brilliance, yet she and Brazil never won a Women’s World Cup. This episode of Untitled explores the obstacles that prevented Marta and company …
Read More »Jarome Iginla never won a Stanley Cup. Here’s what left him empty-handed.
Corrections: I mispronounced Gelinas and Lecavalier, and incorrectly labeled Nieminen as a defenseman. Thanks to everyone who pointed it out, always trying to get better so that’s genuinely appreciated. Jarome Iginla was one of the most exciting players to watch. There were so many weapons to his game that made …
Read More »Roy Keane’s World Cup beef with Mick McCarthy got him kicked off the Irish National Team
Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane are both Irish soccer sensations.Mick saw greatness playing for Ireland, and then became a respected manager while Keane’s stacked up accomplishments with Manchester United, proving himself to be one of the greatest to ever play the game. For the 2002 World Cup, McCarthy was Ireland’s …
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