Indiana Pacers reserve Lance Stephenson has made a name for himself twice in his NBA career. First, in 2010, he was arrested after shoving his girlfriend down a flight of stairs and then slamming her head against the bottom step as he left the home. While that’s hard to top, he reminded us that he still exists during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, as he wrapped his hands around his throat to tell LeBron James what he thought of him.

As many people expected, Stephenson’s tactics had two results: 1) He caused James to explode for a combined 70 points in Games 4 and 5 to push the Heat to a 3-2 series lead, and B) The Heat’s role players were going head-hunting. Sure enough, Udonis Haslem and Dexter Pittman reminded the Pacers that they’re going to be disrespected underdogs for just a little bit longer.

First, Haslem laid a vicious hit on Tyler Hansbrough that earned the Heat big man a flagrant 1, but Pittman took the top prize with less than 20 seconds left in the game and a 27-point lead. Pittman could have just gone for an easy rebound, but he instead decided to rock Stephenson in the shoulder and neck with his elbow for a little, as the kids call it, how-do-you-do.

Needless to say, Pittman will likely be enjoying the rest of the playoffs from a couch, otherwise Metta World Peace might destroy a village.

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Before today, my only knowledge of the Shrine Circus is that they put out buy-one-get-one-free coupons at every local grocery store, charge you five dollars to park, reveal at the gate that each individual ticket is forty dollars and you can’t get a refund on parking.

Thankfully, this video of cyclist Josh Headford crashing 30 feet to the ground at The Dow Event Center during a jump on Sunday has given me a new talking point: how funny it is when a circus ringmaster has to say “this is serious, get help” but can’t stop talking in his ringmaster voice. Some-bod-ay SCREEEEEAM!

According to Bob’s Blitz, Hedford broke his shoulder blade, femur, wrist and elbow. His son is already in the process of becoming the new Robin.

Or, if you’d like a less literate title, “Snowmobiling’s Ultimate ‘Whoops, I Backflipped On a Snowmobile and Now I’m Falling Down a Mountain’ Helmetcam Fail.” In a video you’re likely to see everywhere (including your nightmares), we find out exactly what it looks like to fall down a mountain. It’s scary enough to fall, but this guy has to fall with a snowmobile behind him. And in front of him at one point. There isn’t much context, but what context do you need besides “holy sh** this guy is gonna die?”

The action starts about :45 seconds in, if you want to skip the beautiful (if not ominous) scenery. Be sure you don’t stop it in the middle, because he’s just getting going.

[H/T Gizmodo]

It has been a busy day on the tips line, and this gem came to us that way via Travis, who, like many of us, enjoy seeing visual evidence of skateboarders being unable to reproduce. Sure, skateboarding may not be a crime, but it’s murder on the groin. You might want to grab a snack before you settle into this collection of clips, because it checks in at a delightful five minutes and 48 seconds. I’ve already watched this video twice and I’m pretty sure that it made me sterile. Whatever. I hate wearing condoms anyway.

Hit the next page for the video, and don’t try any of these at home, unless you happen to be a total douchebag.

* – probably not all from 2010.

So I saw this video of sports-related and not-so-sports-related mishaps and I thought, “Yeah, that’s pretty sweet, but some of these are kinda stupid. I bet if someone cut this down to two minutes, it would be really sweet.” And then I went and ate a sandwich and said, “If someone cut that video down to two minutes and then dubbed ‘Sports’ from ‘Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job!’ over it, it might be the greatest thing ever.” Well lo and behold, some enterprising fellow has done that. God bless him. Or her. You know, since I obviously have no idea who it was…

Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Asante Samuel does not like wide receivers. He wishes he could put all the wide receivers of the world into a pile and just blow them to smithereens. You know what he says about wide receivers? That they all look alike. One time he told Roddy White to go back to Alabama-Birmingham.

We’ve also heard a lot about Samuel’s dedication to bulking up and improving his tackling. The vicious hit on Dexter McCluster in Kansas City was a start. If Samuel smacks players like that during the regular season, it would be hard not to move him up higher on this list.

–Philly.com

That wasn’t very nice at all. Someday, Asante will learn to peacefully coexist with wide receivers, but until then, enjoy this clip of Samuel folding this Kansas City Chief in half. That’s not a hate crime. That’s just great football. Read the rest of this entry »