No holds barred.
Scott Steiner’s shoot promo on Ric Flair on WCW Monday Nitro (7th February 2000) is one of my favourite promos in wrestling history and I had no idea it was on Genius.com. Kids should study this in schools.
For JSTOR Daily, Livia Gershon looked back at “The Rumble in the Jungle”, the World Heavyweight Championship match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali held in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo): The 1974 Rumble in the Jungle was freighted with symbolism regarding American racial politics and the pan-African struggle in the context of the Cold War.
Football boots of the day: Adidas Copa Mundial FG Jamaica
I’m Jamdown with these!
JSTOR Daily on sports and how it changed glaciology
Who knew the Alps would contribute so much to sports in the UK (theoretically)?
JSTOR Daily on the linguistic and cultural influence of cue sports
When’s the last time you went snooker loopy?
Jimmy White has played professional snooker matches against both Stan Moody who was born in 2006, and Fred Davis who was born in 1913.
Richard Osman on Twitter
Incredible pool clearance by 9 year old Teddy White in a game of English 8-ball pool. The kids are alright (at cue sports).
Glorious on the female and non-binary photographers ‘changing the way we see sport’: We all know those iconic sports photos—the triumphant victory, the crushing defeat. But there’s a whole world of sports photography out there, and many of its most exciting voices are female and non-binary.
Aliza Rudavsky on how breakdancers avoid breaking their necks
In the words of Wu-Tang Clan, protect ya neck!
Sid Eudy aka Sycho Sid (1960–2024)
Wrestler Sid Eudy has sadly passed away at the age of 63.
Danny Jansen will become the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in same game. And we have rain and a trade to thank for this unusual milestone.
Project Play played every Olympic Games PlayStation game
Which is your favourite?
C.P. Company on the chromatic evolution of Italian racing cars: In the car world as well as in life, a particular tone or an exact colour match, if used wisely, are and will always be an excellent propeller for our state of minds.
NBA announcers but they get increasingly more devastated
‘Are you kidding me?’