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Is there anything better in basketball than a buzzer-beater? The ball is in the air, the fate of the game is in the balance, the buzzer sounds, and for a moment in time, everything stands still. Let's take a look at the best, most memorable buzzer-beaters in basketball history, college and pro.
The best pure shooters in basketball history
Shooting is the great equalizer in basketball. You might not be the greatest, most explosive athlete, capable of throwing down crazy dunks or blowing past defenders off the dribble, but if you can shoot, chances are that you'll play a key role on any team you're a part of. Let's take a look at the greatest pure shooters in basketball history.
The most eye-popping performances in NFL combine history
More than any other American sports league, the NFL has made all of its ancillary, non-game events required viewing. This is most true of the draft and the scouting combine, two events that get covered with overwhelming enthusiasm and scrutiny.
The most shocking career endings for players and coaches
Often, when notable players and coaches step away from their sport, knowledge of their decision is known well in advance. Sometimes, though, such announcements catch fans, media, and sometimes even their teammates and contemporaries by surprise.
The 25 most spectacular sports meltdowns of all time
Sports and passion go hand in hand. Games are emotional and often heated, and while that level of intense competition usually brings out the best in athletes and coaches, at times the opposite is true.
The most annoying fan bases in sports
Ponder this question: When you say you hate a particular team, are you actually talking about the team itself, or its fans? The players are just doing their jobs on the field, and while there are some whose play engenders blind rage from opposing fans, the real bad blood is created by those cheering for them from the stands (or on social media).
Super Bowl LVII pick and preview
It isn’t always, or even necessarily often that the NFL playoffs produce a Super Bowl matchup that just feels right and just. This year, though, fans get to see exactly that.
NFL Conference Championship Weekend picks and preview
Championship weekend is nearly upon us, and there isn’t an impostor among this year’s final four. The AFC Championship Game is a rematch, right down to the venue, from last year.
NFL divisional round picks and preview
After a wild-card round that was, well, wild, the divisional playoffs are set, and the four games this weekend will have a tough time matching the drama provided by several of last weekend’s games.
NFL Super Wild Card Weekend picks and preview
The NFL playoffs are finally here, and as is always the case, there are plenty of new teams in the dance. Four of the AFC’s seven postseason entrants didn’t make it last year, and three of the seven in the NFC can say the same.
NFL Week 18: Picks and preview
The Bengals-Bills game has been postponed, and will not be resumed. Week 18 will proceed normally. A few playoff spots are up for grabs, including a de facto AFC South championship game. Let’s get to the games.
NFL Week 17: Picks and preview
There are too many clinching scenarios to lay out here, so let’s just get to the games, which Nathaniel Hackett will get to watch like the rest of us.
The most bizarre sports moments of 2022
There was no shortage of bizarre sports stories in 2022, from Antonio Brown's exit from the Bucs to a baseball fight about...fantasy football. Let's take a look at the most bizarre sports moments in 2022.
The biggest upsets of 2022
A good upset usually starts with amused disbelief that the underdog is keeping it close, followed by rising incredulity that they might just win, and culminates with the thrill of watching them pull it off.
NFL Week 16: Picks and preview
The Seahawks trying to stay in the NFC race at Kansas City, the Lions traveling to Carolina to try and continue their furious run, and an NFC East powerhouse battle between Philadelphia and Dallas. Oh, and the NFC South race is still wide open, even if none of the teams are good.
NFL Week 15: Picks and preview
All hail Brock Purdy. Instead of becoming the seventh first-time starter to lose to Tom Brady, Purdy – 23 years Brady’s junior – became the first such quarterback to beat the GOAT, and he did it in style.
NFL Week 14: Picks and preview
Week 14 brings a Jets-Bills rematch, the Eagles and Giants doing battle, plus a crucial game for the Chargers against the Dolphins. It’s not a great week of matchups, but it’s certainly not a bad one, either.
NFL Week 13: Picks and preview
Week 13 brings big showdowns: Bills-Patriots, Jets-Vikings, Commanders-Giants, Titans-Eagles, Dolphins-49ers, and Chiefs-Bengals. That’s a loaded slate.
NFL Week 12: Picks and preview
I’ll be honest; I’m not sure what we really learned in Week 11 of the NFL season. Perhaps that the Detroit Lions are revealing themselves to be more than just plucky but doing so too late for it to matter.
NFL Week 11: Picks and preview
Did Green Bay find its mojo for real? Tennessee will provide a stiff challenge. Will Buffalo shake off its loss against the desperate Browns? Will the Jets find a way to finally get one over on New England and Bill Belichick? And can the Chargers, fresh off a loss to the 49ers, avenge an early-season loss to the Chiefs?
NFL Week 10: Picks and preview
Week 10 brings with it a powerhouse showdown between a smarting Bills team and 7-1 Minnesota, and, well, that’s about it.
NFL Week 9: Picks and preview
Can Seattle keep it going? Will there be any further separation in the middle of the pack? And will things get even worse for struggling traditional powers like Green Bay? Let’s get to the games.
NFL Week 8: Picks and preview
The Giants and Seahawks do battle in what looks like the game of the week. I didn’t see that coming. Did you? Let’s get to the games.
NFL Week 7: Picks and preview
This week, the Colts and Titans meet for control of the AFC South, while the Browns travel to Baltimore to try and further muddy the AFC North picture. Kansas City and San Francisco meet in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. Ten teams are 3-3; will we start to see separation?
NFL Week 6: Picks and preview
Since a 17-game schedule doesn’t have a proper “quarter pole,” this seems like a fine time to make some big-picture evaluations for every team in the league. Then we’ll evaluate our evaluations, and project to the future. This is how the sausage is made, folks.
