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In the wake of the Saints’ Superbowl win last night, perhaps it’s appropriate to consider this timeline showing the evolution of sports.

This is amazing. According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.

Oli Lemieux knows his way around a trampoline, by gum.

I guess you can insure just about anything, but I never thought I’d see fantasy football insurance, much less fantasy dispute resolution.

Damien Walters is about as close to the Bionic Man as it gets. He and this insane stunt cyclist need to make the next Die Hard.

This is a visualization of data indicating every shot taken during NBA basketball games in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

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The most beautiful skateboard.

Where surfing, photography, and surrealism meet

Great catch

Support Zach Feinstein in Getting Drafted into the NBA

“The short story is that I, Zachary Feinstein, have declared for the 2008 NBA Draft. As a 5′8″ 130 pound Caucasian, I am the perfect candidate for professional basketball. Also, I do not play basketball.

So there you have it, I, Zach Feinstein, am in the 2008 NBA Draft.”

1. Wake up to find yourself on the floor of an airplane in the sky. You are only wearing a pair of shorts.
2. There is a Red Bull in your hand. Drink it.
3. Crawl over to the open door and jump out.

This is one of the most insane skydiving videos I have ever seen.

I’m not sure what is happening here, but I love it.

Anyone know if you can really do this?

Great story about the fiasco that was the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. Best line: As he took his place in the starting crowd, Carvajal found himself in an odd group to be running the first Olympic marathon in America. In addition to legitimate distance runners such as Sam Mellor, John Lordon, and Michael Spring, each of whom had won the Boston Marathon, there were a professional strikebreaker from Chicago and two Zulu tribesmen, named Lentauw and Yamasani, who were at the fair as part of the Boer War exhibit and thought they would take the afternoon off to run.

What do you do with an abandoned water park in Atlanta? Skate it.

Insane juggling video clips.

Olympic crashes.