ONLINE VIDEO
Plenty of overtime for the crew
Los Angeles' Staples Center conversion video time-lapse taken during the arena's 6 Playoff Games in 4 Days, May 17th - May 20th, 2012
ULTRAMARATHONING
Caballo Blanco's last run: The Micah True story
Micah True was an almost mythical ultramarathoner. He was a lone wanderer of the High Sierras. To many, the 58-year-old who died while out on a run represented the road not taken, a purer path, away from career, away from capitalism, away from the clock.
ONLINE VIDEO
6-year-old Little Leaguer turns unassisted triple play
Only 15 players in Major League Baseball history have ever turned an unassisted triple play, where they have unilaterally been responsible for recording all three outs of a half inning by themselves on a single play. Now those 15 baseball statistical icons have been joined by a 6-year-old.
ONLINE VIDEO
Wild American Ultimate Disc League catch
Watch Brent Anderson of the Connecticut Constitution lay out and score a goal against the Philadelphia Spinners.
NFL
Audio of Saints coach reveals dark side
Now we know. The 49ers were not just playoff opponents for the New Orleans Saints back in January. The 49ers also were targets of the infamous bounty system.Something clicked in my brain Thursday when I heard that audiotape of New Orleans defensive coach Gregg Williams telling his players to "kill the head" and dish out extra pops to 49ers helmets "every time you get off the pile." I went back in my files. Found what I wanted.
VIDEO
Lionel Messi is 24 and already considered one of the greatest soccer players of all-time. This is why.
CROSS-TRAINING
Pick your poison: If you had a choice of how you lost a competitive game or sport, how would you prefer to get your brains bashed in? Literally or figuratively? Mostly an overseas phenomenon, the cult sport of chessboxing is making its way to the United States.
GOLF
In "King of Clubs," author Jim Ducibella tells the story of golf's most outlandish wager. A Chicago stockbroker named J. Smith "Smitty" Ferebee bet a friend $20,000 that he could play 600 holes of golf in eight cities, from Los Angeles to New York, during four consecutive days in September 1938.
FOOBTALL
20 years ago, Todd Marinovich was Andrew Luck -- the next big thing coming into the NFL. An inability to deal with the pressure and easy access to heroin turned him into a homeless junkie. Now 42, the former golden boy is making a living as an artist and at peace with his past.
NBA
25 years ago, Lakers got "The Difference"
When the Showtime Lakers got Mychal Thompson in a trade, it might well have been the difference between winning the war of the 1980s with the Celtics and losing it.
COMMERCIALS
The 50 all-time best sports ads
Argue all you want about the order or which ones should be on the list, but if your boss isn't around, these are definitely worth watching.
NHL
Anchorage's Scott Gomez hasn't scored this year for the Canadiens, and a band called The Insomniacs has taken issue with his lack of production by writing a song called "Scott Gomez Can't Put Anything In." (click "show more" for the lyrics)
VIDEO
Meesh Hytner was snowboarding in Colorado when an avalanche caught her. Thanks to a float device, she walked away.
VIDEO
Watch the X Games athletes pay tribute to Sarah Burke, the Canadian free skier who died from a crash while practicing.
VIDEO
Much to the delight of the crowd, Marcos Baghdatis goes on a racket-smashing rampage during his loss in the Australian Open.
VIDEO
Now that's how they dunk in Kuwait!
Yes, Kuwait. Check out this monster mash and be happy you aren't the guy who got in his way.
NFL
Referee Tony Corrente ended up at a doctor's office after taking a fall while breaking up a fight. And he might not have found out he had cancer until it was too late if he hadn't.
VIDEO LOWLIGHTS
You see the best of everything all the time. You might find the opposite just as entertaining.
VIDEO
The last stage of the Tour de Ski is a quad-killer -- A 9-kilometer race that finishes with 3.7-K up a mountain. This is a clip of two-time defending champion Justyna Kowalczyk, who Alaskans Kikkan Randall and Holly Brooks will be trying to beat.
VIDEO
Play of the year -- Simpson's flip TD
If you haven't seen Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson does a flip over a Cardinals linebacker to score a touchdown, it is time you did.
FOOTBALL FAMILY
How the Gronkowski kids got tough
Some people might chastise Gordy Gronkowski for some of his choices as a father. But tough love and tennis balls have produced a rarity: three brothers on NFL rosters. And word is the fourth, and youngest, brother could be the best of the bunch.
ONLINE VIDEO
59-year-old woman who never held a hockey stick wins a truck
Brenda Walker could barely walk on the ice but she needed a vehicle to replace her failing truck. So when it was her turn to take a swing from the back blue line at the Akwesasne Warriors hockey game Dec. 16 for a chance to win a new Ford F-150 she sent her puck sailing in a perfectly straight line for 114 feet through the puck-sized hole.
VIDEO
Andrenaline-junkie highlight film
This has plenty of the usual jaw-dropping skiers, human kites, extreme cycling and such, but have you ever seen a guy jump over a moving car? Here's your chance.
VIDEO
Whether they are the best fans in the nation or not is open for discussion, but there is no debating that their pregame introduction routine is as good as it gets.
CHARACTERS
Profile of a sportswriting legend
The two-fisted, one-eyed misadventures of sportswriting's last bad***.
FOOTALL CELEBRATIONS
End-zone dancing pioneer speaks out
Elmo Wright is generally considered the godfather of end-zone celebrations. You might be surprised at what he has to say about today's players.
SOCCER
Goal from midfield? Believe it
Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez scores a long-range goal from just inside his own half.
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ONLINE VIDEO
Plenty of overtime for the crew
Los Angeles' Staples Center conversion video time-lapse taken during the arena's 6 Playoff Games in 4 Days, May 17th - May 20th, 2012
ULTRAMARATHONING
Caballo Blanco's last run: The Micah True story
Micah True was an almost mythical ultramarathoner. He was a lone wanderer of the High Sierras. To many, the 58-year-old who died while out on a run represented the road not taken, a purer path, away from career, away from capitalism, away from the clock.
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PHOTOS
The 2nd game of the Western Conference semifinals hockey series on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Sullivan Arena.
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