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Kobe v. Michael (video)

This settles it ... right?

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The 10 Best Dunks in the History of College Basketball

I think you can guess who's in the #1 spot.

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Lottery Surprise: Chicago Scores 1st Pick

Bulls VP Steve Schanwald uses the opportunity to plug their season ticket phone number--whatadouche. And in Miami, tanking pays: the Heat draw the 2nd pick.

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Best. Save. Evar. (video)

Rene Higuita with the famous scorpion kick save.

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You Just Got Knocked Da F**k Out! (video)

Debo would have been proud of this one.

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World Record 209 three pointers in a row by 60 year old man (video)

Dude also hit 1000 free throws in a row. Yeah, but can he dunk?

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Kobe Car Jump Copycat Videos

After Kobe's Aston Martin-jumping video was released last week, some people worried that we would see a rash of copycat jumps. Well, they were right. Here are some of the "better" examples.

Like the original, but faker:

 

That's how we roll in the suburbs, dawg:

 

This one looks real...unfortunately:

 

Using a prop to help you clear the car: smart. The bucket not slipping: lucky.

 

Bonus: As you can probably guess, Kobe is not the first person to post a car jumping video to YouTube. There are lessons to be learned from these:

Watch out for the 2nd car:

 

Don't forget to jump:

 

If you use a 6-foot ladder, you're really not jumping over a car:

 

Finally, asphalt faceplants are pretty funny:

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Kobe Car Jump First Attempt (video)

This proves it - that jump was real!

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The Onion: Goalie Clearly Living In Net

After reporters and fans observed a number of personal belongings accumulating around the south goal in Nashville's Sommet Center, members of the Predators organization acknowledged Tuesday that goaltender Dan Ellis has been residing in the net since signing as a free agent last June.

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The Onion: Memphis Players Have Long, Complicated Explanation Of How They Are This Year's 'Rumpelstiltzkin' Story

Although no Cinderella teams made it to this year's Final Four, the Memphis Tigers held an extended press conference Wednesday to explain to the press and public that they are in fact the "Rumpelstiltzkin" of this year's NCAA basketball tournament.

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99 all-time great dunks in 40 seconds (video)

Plus, Dee Brown

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Selection committee gets it right for once

Davidson's Cinderella run came to a close today, clearing the way for all 4 #1 seeds to reach the Final Four--for the first time ever.

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Latest Jet Set Toy: Water Tennis Court

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(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

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Duke bounced by West Virginia

It's a sad day for Cameron Crazies, as the Mountaineers dominated the 2nd half to end Duke's season prematurely.

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Rogers' 3 shoots 12th-seeded W. Kentucky past No. 5 Drake

Buzzer-beater upset in OT--the madness has finally begun!

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NBA player or Metallica roadie?

Excellent screen grab found on Awful Announcing.

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First day of tournament: Boo-rrring!

The first day of the NCAA Tournament is done, and it was … well, it was boring. There were 16 games, and the favorites won 14 of the 16. The one "upset" was a No. 11 seed beating a No. 6 seed - but the No. 11 was a team from the Big 12 (Kansas State). The other "upset" was a No. 9 seed beating a No. 8 seed - and the No. 9 was another Big 12 team (Texas A&M).

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Breaking: Lemmings Can Ski

More than 10,000 participants turned out for Switzerland's Engadin Ski Marathon over the weekend. Who still believes in global warming?

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Tiger's Dry Spell: Five Months and Counting

No, not in golf; he already has two wins in 2008. In October, he skipped out on his daughter's baptism...and it looks like Elin hasn't let him take his driver out since.

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