And the worst tackling you'll see today, unless for some reason you're watching tape of the 2012 New Orleans Saints.

Watch Andrew Spencer of Illinois' Lake Community return a punt 84 yards for a touchdown in the Illinois Class 6A high school playoffs:


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With the opening night for the 2012-13 NBA season taking place, Kia is showing off an awesome new commercial featuring Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin.

In the commercial, Griffin uses his Kia Optima to travel back to 1995 to meet with his young self, and offer some advice: "Practice your free throws. A lot."


Griffin's of course making fun of himself, as he shot an awful 52% from the free throw line last year.

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Just a reminder that you'll be seeing these LeBron James and Dwyane Wade fellas connecting for a lot of plays like this over the next eight months:


You could see that alley-oop coming from about the other three-point line.

Oh, and in case you missed it earlier: Kevin Garnett gave Ray Allen the cold shoulder in this game.

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After playing for the Boston Celtics in the last five NBA seasons, 10-time All-Star Ray Allen rejected a two-year, $12-million offer from the team in the offseason, and instead chose to go to the 'dark side', signing a three-year deal with the Miami Heat. And wouldn't you know it, the Celtics and Heat are meeting to open the NBA season tonight in Miami (technically the Washington Wizards/Cleveland Cavaliers game was first, but nobody cares).

Well, when Allen entered the game off the bench in a sixth-man role, he first went over to the Boston bench to say 'what's up' to his old pals. And Kevin Garnett wasn't having any of that.

Watch KG give Allen the cold shoulder:


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Earlier, we showed you a massive hit from a CFL game on Saturday, and asked, "Football hit of the year?" Well, we just got another "football hit of the year" contender in the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.

Watch 49ers safety Dashon Goldson absolutely crush Cardinals wide receiver Early Doucet (video via Cosby Sweaters):



And here it is in GIF form, via @cjzero (click through the GIF if it's not working):

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YouTube description of the following video:

Winnipeg DB Deon Beasley lays a huge hit on Hamilton receiver Bakari Grant in Week 18.

And here's the video of the play, which took place on Saturday:


Football hit of the year? It's the best I've seen so far in 2012, anyway. Feel free to post some contenders in the comments.

Thigh Five to @djjeffbutton for the tip.

UPDATE: The 49ers' Dashon Goldson had a massive hit of his own on Monday night against the Cardinals.

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During a CNN live report from Atlantic City during Hurricane Sandy in the last hour, a reporter was videobombed by some shirtless dancing bros in the background.

Video (via the must-follow @jose3030):


And GIF (via the must-follow @bubbaprog and his site Gifulmination)

(Click through if it's not working on here)

I'll leave the commentary to Bulls All-Star forward Luol Deng:

LMAO the reporter has no idea what those guys are doing behind him. #CNN lockerz.com/s/257292247
— Luol Deng (@LuolDeng9) October 29, 2012

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A man wearing a horse head, jogging shorts, and no shirt, videobombed a news report during Hurricane Sandy on Monday.

Here's proof, via Deadspin:


Be safe this week, east coasters.

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Listen, if my Colorado State Rams can beat you in college football, you are really, really, really, REALLY bad. I mean REALLY FREAKING bad.

Welp, that indeed happened to the Colorado Buffaloes, as the Rams beat them 22-17 in the season-opener (for the Rams' only win of the season to this point).

Today, CU is playing in Eugene against the No. 4 Oregon Ducks, and it's going exactly as expected. As I write this, Oregon leads 70-14 in the fourth quarter, and it would probably be even more of a slaughtering if the Ducks were actually trying in the second half. At halftime, the score was 56-0.

And one of those first-half touchdowns came on this ridiculous punt return from Oregon star De'Anthony Thomas:

  Thomas also has five carries for 97 yards. That's 19.4 yards per carry. Not bad. But seriously, how long until the Pac-12 tells CU to take a hike?   

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Earlier, we showed you the awesome blue chrome helmets the North Carolina Tar Heels wore in their college football game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday. We also informed you that the Tar Heels won the game, 43-35.

What we didn't show you was how the Tar Heels won the game, but thanks to the below video from Cosby Sweaters, we can show you now. With just 30 seconds remaining in a game tied 35-35, watch North Carolina's Giovani Bernard return a punt 73 yards to the house, to give the Tar Heels the victory:


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And by "their" "Orange Out", I mean our "Orange Out", as I went to school at Colorado State.

If you're not familiar with my Colorado State Rams, the school colors are green and gold. But, long ago, the school colors were green and orange, and for a game each season, CSU has an "Orange Out" where orange is worn to remember CSU's history.

Well, today is "Orange Out" day as CSU hosts Hawaii in college football. Check out the helmets the Rams will wear:

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ACC in-state rivals North Carolina and North Carolina State played each other in college football today, and for the game, the Tar Heels wore blue chrome helmets:

Absolutely love those. And apparently the Tar Heels' offense did as well, as the Tar Heels won the game 43-35.

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UPDATE: We now have video of how North Carolina won the game on an awesome punt return touchdown.

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When PGA Champions Tour golfer Mark Wiebe missed a short putt during the second round of the AT&T Championship on Friday, he wasn't very happy about it.

"Suck my fuckin' dick you no playin' piece of shit fuck":

 

Let's get Mark Wiebe mic'd up on the regular. Love that fire. 

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Good luck stopping this, defenders:


LeBron's already the best basketball player on the planet, and the scary thing is that he can still be much, much better.

Just an insane talent with a size/athleticism combo we've never seen in the NBA. And it seems that many times, he forgets that; he forgets his strengths. He seems so intent on showing everybody he can hit the fadeaway J to close out a game a la MJ, when he could simply drive to the basket and at least draw a foul, if not make the shot for two points.

When LeBron drives to the rim, you're rarely going to stop him. In most instances, you might as well just get out of the way like the Hornets did on that dunk.

Thigh Five: @BlazersEdge

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And quite possibly the best parents of 2012. Outstanding stuff.

Now if that baby walked out of the DeLorean wearing Marty McFly's Nike's, I don't even know what I'd do with myself.

Thigh Five: The Daily What

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TeamCoco.Com: 

Thanks to your donations to autism programs, Conan looks like a Predator with hepatitis. Click here to help keep the giving going!

And Conan actually did the show looking like that on Thursday night:


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Via The Capistrano Dispatch:

You’ve heard the saying “it’s raining cats and dogs.” It’s supposed to signify a heavy rainfall. But what does it mean when it starts raining sharks? 

That’s exactly what happened Monday at San Juan Hills Golf Club, when a 2-foot-long shark was spotted thrashing about on the 12th tee box. 

(You read that right. A live shark was found at the golf course.) 

The shark was discovered around 4 p.m. by an on-duty course marshal, who immediately called the clubhouse to report the displaced fish. 

“It was just wriggling around,” Director of Club Operations Melissa McCormack said. “Honestly, this is the weirdest thing that’s happened here.” 

The marshal picked up the shark, placed it in the back of his golf cart and drove it back to the clubhouse. There, cart attendant Bryan Stizer, a San Juan Capistrano resident, briefly placed the shark into a bucket filled with water and a bit of salt, before clocking out on his break to drive the shark out to Baby Beach in Dana Point, where it was released back into the ocean. 

McCormack believes the shark was picked out of the water by a predatory bird and was dropped onto the course, which is less than 4 miles away from the Pacific Ocean. The shark was found bleeding from puncture wounds near its dorsal fin.

Sharks falling from the sky. Yep, this appears to be it for us, folks. And for what it's worth, I think sharks falling from the sky would be a pretty spectacular way for us all to go down. It's probably how God wanted it all along. 

And could you imagine the reaction of this course marshal when he saw a freaking shark rolling around on the 12th tee box? No doubt he soon had to change his shorts. Two feet or 35 feet, a shark's a shark, and last I heard these things don't usually find themselves hanging out on golf courses.

Oh, and this is reason No. 3,563 why I'll just stick to Golden Tee when it comes to golf. 

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Superbabe Kate Upton is featured in the November 2012 issues of Vogue, and Vogue was kind enough to release a video of the sexy shoot.

Check it out:


You can see the photos at Vogue.Com.

Thigh Five: Bob's Blitz

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Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins is one of the most talented wide receivers in college football.

The 6'1", 200-pound sophomore was even an AP first-team All-American last season, becoming just the fourth true freshman to ever do so. Rotoworld currently has Watkins as the No. 2 NFL Draft prospect in the entire sophomore class, only behind Jadeveon Clowney, the South Carolina defensive end BEAST.

However, it's been a rough 2012 for Watkins. In May, he was arrested for marijuana possession, and possession of two pills he didn't have a prescription for. Clemson went on to suspend the wide receiver for the first two games of the 2012 season. Additionally, he missed a game against Boston College due to injury,  and was benched for the beginning of Thursday night's game against Wake Forest for being late to a team meeting.

But, once Watkins got into the Tigers' game against Wake Forest, he freaking dominated. Watkins reeled in eight catches for 202 yards, with his most incredible play being this 61-yard touchdown reception:


Great catch, and even better work after the catch. His ridiculous skills on full display.

The No. 18 Tigers won the game 42-13.

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Dear God. Those are the uniforms for the Carol City Chiefs, a high school in Delray Beach, Florida (a nice beach town next to Boca Raton).

SB Nation's Bill Hanstock summarized these uniforms well:

While most "Native American"-themed sports teams generally try to stay away from offensive iconography, Carol City has instead chosen to push the pedal to the floor and smash their football team headlong into the "INDIANS, EVERYBODY!" brick wall. 

It's not just that their helmets have become fabulous orange-and-grey headdresses. It's not even that THERE IS AN AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEF ON THEIR CROTCHES, OH DEAR, SWEET LORD. No, it is the combination of ALL of these elements with one of the worst color schemes possible, and to top it all off, "digital"-style team name and numbers on the jerseys, like the only free font available on the website they were browsing was "Tamagotchi."

Thigh Five: BroBible

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Get your week eight fantasy football lineups ready with help from some of the best fantasy football material on the web (Hint: Those links below).

If you have/come across any useful fantasy football-related links that I should add to this post, never hesitate e-mail me (sharapovasthigh@gmail.com) or tweet me @SharapovasThigh the links.

Good luck, unless you're in one of my leagues, of course.

• Projections: ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fantasy Sharks, Picking Pros, FF Today, FF Toolbox, Fantasy Football Freaks.
• Rankings: Fantasy Pros, The Fake Football, Yahoo, KFFL, Juan Elway, Rotoworld, NFL.Com, Bruno Boys, Razzball, FF Today, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN (IDP), Fantasy Football Nerd, Lester's Legends, Eat Drink & Sleep Football, The Fantasy Fix.

Other Great Links...

• 11 Truths Of The 2012 Fantasy Football Season (BroBible)
• Greg Jennings Will Have Surgery (100 Yards & Running)
• Jimmy Graham Looked Very, Very Good In Practice (100 Yards & Running)
• Week 8 Top 150 Flex Rankings (CBS Sports)
• Flames: Jennings' Reemergence Ignites 'Cat Scratch Fever' (Yahoo)
• Lames: Cam's Week 8 Matchup, Fashion Sense Highly Questionable (Yahoo)
• Jags' Rashad Jennings Tops Waiver Wire Targets After Week 7 (Sports Illustrated)
• Free-Agent Finds For Week 8 (ESPN)
• Waiver Wire Wonders: Week 8 (Fantasy Sharks)
• Pickups Of The Week (Yahoo)
• Over/Under: Will It Be RUN or WALK DMC In Kansas City? (Yahoo)
• Ride 'Em Or Hide 'Em: Week 8 (Juan Elway)
• Avoid & Exploit: Week 8 (Juan Elway)
• Start 'Em/Sit 'Em (BroBible)
• Start 'Em/Sit 'Em: Manning-Brees Shootout Leads Week 8 Options (Sports Illustrated)
• Week 8 Start 'Em/Sit 'Em (CBS Sports)
• Matthew Berry's Week 8 Love/Hate (ESPN)
• Bait & Switch: Week 8 (Juan Elway)
• Buy Low, Sell High: Week 8 (The Fake Football)
• Buy, Sell, Hold- Week 8 (Fantasy Sharks)
• 11 Players With Sweetheart Fantasy Matchups This Week (SportsGrid)
• The Matchup Machine: Week 8 Fantasy Football Efficiency (The Fake Football)
• Week 8 Fantasy Football Matchups (CBS Sports)
• Week 8 Sleeper Picks (Sports Illustrated)
• Arming Amendola (Rotoworld)
• Jeremy Kerley Could Post His Best Numbers During The Fantasy Playoffs (100 Yards & Running)
• Week 8 Target Watch- AFC (Rotoworld)
• Week 8 Target Watch- NFC (Rotoworld)
• Hard Targets: Cecil Ain't No Short Man (Razzball)
• Getting Defensive: Week 8 (Rotoworld)
• Big Board: Week 8 (Yahoo)
• Week 8: Re-Evaluating The Tight Ends (Fantasy Sharks)
• FanDuel Bargains: Week 8 (The Fake Football)
• Weather Conditions For Each NFL Game (Bleacher Weather)

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The following video has been making the rounds on the interwebs over the last couple of days, so you may have already seen it, but it's too good to not toss on this here Thigh.

Here's the YouTube description:

The Final play of the PDS - Briarcrest 5th grade game. After running out of bounds at mid-field PDS was down by 2 points with only 2 seconds left, this is the final play.

And the video:


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Dwight Howard played his first game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform on Sunday night, and the superstar center is already part of an awesome highlight in a Lakers uniform. But... it's of him being dunked on.

Watch Sacramento Kings rookie Thomas Robinson throw down a spectacular putback dunk over Howard:


Those are some freaking ridiculous hops from Robinson, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft out of Kansas.

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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joseph Morgan provided one of the top highlights of week 7 in the NFL, with a 48-yard touchdown reception he had in the Saints' 35-28 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday in Tampa Bay.

What made the play so awesome wasn't the actual catch, but the incredible balance and kung fu-like moves Morgan showed off following the catch. He even flipped a defender over his back.

Check it out:


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The No. 19 Clemson Tigers had a nice 38-17 ACC victory on Saturday over the Virginia Tech Hokies at Memorial Stadium. But, the Hokies at least got an "Interception of the Year" candidate to hang their hats on.

Watch Virginia Tech's Michael Cole make an incredible interception on a Tajh Boyd pass, while just chillin' on the ground:


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Here's more on the "HydroChrome" helmets that the Spartans will wear against their in-state rival Wolverines today, from MLive.Com:

The helmet features a silver middle stripe, a silver Spartan decal and a black facemask. 

Other schools to wear the HydroChrome helmets this season include Oregon and TCU. 

The Spartans are wearing new helmets for a second straight season against Michigan. The ones they wore last October were bronze in color.

And here's a picture of the Spartans wearing the helmets with their uniforms during today's pregame warmups:

What do you think of these helmets? I certainly prefer the Boise State helmets we showed you earlier.

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Consider me a fan of those. Boise State's wearing them as part of their "Blackout Day" at home against UNLV today.

Thigh Five: @USATODAYsports

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As always, if you have/come across any useful fantasy football-related links that I should add to this post, e-mail me (sharapovasthigh@gmail.com) or tweet me @SharapovasThigh the links.

• Projections: ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fantasy Sharks, Picking Pros, FF Today, FF Toolbox, Fantasy Football Freaks.
• Rankings: Fantasy Pros, The Fake Football, Yahoo, KFFL, Juan Elway, NFL.Com, Bruno Boys, Razzball, 100 Yards & Running, FF Today, Rotoworld, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN (IDP), Fantasy Football Nerd, Lester's Legends, Eat Drink & Sleep Football, The Fantasy Fix.

Other Great Links...

• Jimmy Graham Is OUT Sunday (Rotoworld)
• Week 7 Top 150 Flex Rankings (CBS Sports)
• Flames: Palmer, Raiders D/ST Your Remedies For The Bye Week Blues (Yahoo)
• Lames: Fitz Flop On The Horizon In Minnesota (Yahoo)
• Week 7 Injury Questions (Rotoworld)
• Start 'Em/Sit 'Em: RGIII, Josh Gordon Lead Week 7 Decisions (Sports Illustrated)
• Week 7 Start/Sit (The Fake Football)
• Matchups: Run, DMC (Rotoworld)
• Matchups (CBS Sports)
• Matchups (NFL.Com)
• Week 7 Scouting Report: Fantasy Busts Due For Breakout Games (Sports Illustrated)
• Waiver Wire Wonders: Week 7 (Fantasy Sharks)
• Week 7 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em (CBS Sports)
• Matthew Berry's Week 7 Love/Hate (ESPN)\
• Week 7 Waiver Wire (NFL.Com)
• Flex Spending: Bucs' Williams, Blount Among Best Week 7 Values (Sports Illustrated)
• Week 7 Starts & Sits (Rotoworld)
• Week 7 Sleeper Picks (Sports Illustrated)
• Sit 'Em: 11 Fantasy Football Players To Stay The Hell Away From This Week (SportsGrid)
• Buy Low/Sell High: Week 7 (The Fake Football)
• Week 7 Target Watch: AFC (Rotoworld)
• Week 7 Target Watch: NFC (Rotoworld)
• Fantasy Insomnia: Reaching The Point Of No Return With Michael Vick & Ryan Fitzpatrick (100 Yards & Running)
• Consistency Ratings: Week 7 (ESPN)
• Tip Drill: Another Bye-Week Buying Opportunity Arrives (Yahoo)
• Weather Conditions For Each NFL Game (Bleacher Weather)

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adidas released the fifth episode of their awesome video documentary series, 'The Return of D-Rose', which is about Derrick Rose's recovery from a torn ACL.

The episode is titled 'Drive', and adidas adds, " 'Drive' is inspired by Derrick’s motivation that fuels his recovery – to be a better person and make his family and city proud by winning championships."

Here's the video, which even has some footage of the Chicago Bulls' superstar point guard shooting and dribbling around at the gym:


And here's the transcript:

Derrick Rose

Going through what I went through as a kid all I’m trying to do now is just trying to better myself as a person.

I came a long way where in my neighborhood you wasn't really trying to better yourself you just trying to survive.

When I was hoopin’ I didn’t think about nothing else but winning the game. Whatever I had going on at the crib or any problems I had that was my leeway.

When I was growing up my thing was just changing my mom's lifestyle. She's my mom, my father; I can talk to her about anything. She's like my friend. Our relationship is definitely strong.

Its family first no matter what’s going on, the people that’s going to be with you til’ the end is your family. From looking at me you will never know what I went through because I don’t want you to know. As bad as it was I got through it and that’s why I am the person I am today.

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Warning: This video contains plenty of NSFW language (and that's what makes it so fun!):


First things first: "Look at me, Mr. Fucking Howdy Doody!" has to be one of the greatest things you've ever heard one coach yell at another coach, right?

Anyway, that video took place after the Falcons' 28-27 victory over the Cowboys on Saturday . The reason Wyoming head coach Dave Christensen was so furious with Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun, is because he thought that Air Force faked an injury before a play that became the Falcons' game-winning touchdown.

Here's more, from CBS Sports:

Christensen later questioned whether Dietz was injured, noting the quarterback walked about 20 yards before taking a knee near the Falcons sideline. He said the several minutes that trainers attended to Dietz gave Air Force time to strategize the next play. 

"There was nothing wrong with that player except that his helmet came off," Christensen said. "And I have a real problem with that." 

About eight minutes remained in the game, and the Falcons had all three timeouts remaining. 

Before Pearson entered, the referee announced that Dietz, by rule, had to leave the game because his helmet came off. 

"In this game we're supposed to be ethical and that's not ethical," Christensen said. "I don't know what they teach at Air Force, but I'm not going to teach that to my kids. I want my guys to get off the field when they're hurt, and we don't want to stop the game."

Next year's battle between these Mountain West teams already has quite a fun storyline set up.

Thigh Five: Eye On College Football

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A Washington state senior hit a 67-yard field goal to tie the mark for the second-longest field goal in a high school game. 

Central Valley High's Austin Rehkow drilled the kick, with distance to spare, to tie a game with Shadle Park High at 55 as regulation expired Thursday night. Central Valley, in the Spokane suburbs, went on to beat Shadle Park 62-55 in overtime. 

Rehkow's field goal set a Washington state record. The previous mark was 62 yards set in 1929. 

According to The National Federation of High Schools Record Book, Rehkow's kick tied the mark for the second-longest high school field goal. The record is 68 yards, set by Dirk Borgognone of Reno, Nev., in 1985. 

The NFL record is 63 yards. 

Here's video of the incredible kick:

 

Rehkow came into the game making just 7 of 14 field goals (for those of you non-math majors, that's 50%), but had 2 over 50 yards. He apparently received a "partial scholarship" from Eastern Washington earlier in the week.

Even though his accuracy hasn't been very impressive over the season (and for all we know, part of that may be due to bad snaps/holds at the high school level), you'd have to think he'll get more interest from colleges after that insane, clutch kick. If nothing else, with that leg, he can just kick touchbacks over and over as a kickoff specialist, and be the field goal kicker on long-distance attempts.

As we know more than anybody at The Thigh, a special leg should never go to waste.

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If you're a big fan of any professional sports team, you know how articles on official team websites go: Just straight-up news with very little analysis or opinions; key stats and facts in a way to present the team in a positive light.

What you don't see (well, until today, anyway), is an article like the one today from the San Diego Chargers' Director of Public Relations, Bill Johnston. It's directed at Chargers fans, and is titled 'Take a Chill Pill', which immediately makes things awkward.

And things then get even more awkward in the article's first sentence:

What’s with you people?

What's with you people, Chargers fans?

Yeah... that's really going to go over well with the Chargers' fan base.

Johnston continues:

Yes, Monday night’s loss was bad. Horrible. Embarrassing.
Ok…enough already. No mas. I get it.
Now get over it. It was a loss. One loss.
Listening to some of you out there, you’d think Monday night was “win or go home” and the Chargers are now packing their bags.

Now get over that nationally-televised humiliating chokejob against your biggest AFC West title competitors, Chargers fans. Bill something or other from the Chargers' PR department says so.

Oh, but there's more:

Another wrote, “Bye, bye Chargers. Put a fork in them.”
Sometimes I think Twitter was invented to give people a chance to puff out their chests and talk big, saying things they never would say to someone’s face.
And talk radio … don’t get me started. The old adage your mom used to preach – “If you don’t have anything good say, don’t say anything” – seems to have evolved to “if you don’t have anything good to say, call sports talk radio.”

It (uncomfortably) goes on, and on. And the comments from fans below the article are exactly as you'd expect them to be.

Yikes.

Link to the article/comments

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I've posted a bunch of parkour videos on here over the years, always of people failing miserably, of course. Because why would I have any interest in supporting an activity that simply involves a bunch of dickheads climbing and jumping around the neighborhood like, well, dickheads?

And then I came across this video today which I hope all of the parkourers (I hope I got that wrong) see themselves. Not only do we get a nice reminder of how completely lame parkour is, but we see how you can easily destroy the hell out of yourself while doing it.

I can see the reactions now: "But that's why parkour is so cool, bro. It's extreme, a challenge, an amazing adrenaline rush."

No, trying to jump building to building is not cool, it's goddamn idiotic. And ultimately, you'll end up paying the price for it, just like this guy did (He's not dead, but he's certainly not doing well either, as the video will explain at the end):


Is it worth it? Easiest answer of all-time: No.

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During Wednesday night's Jazz-Clippers preseason game at Staples Center, Jazz forward Jeremy Evans made a spectacular block, and immediately dribbled down to the other end of the floor to throw down an awesome posterizing dunk (no surprise since Evans won the Slam Dunk Contest last season). And each the block and dunk came on the Clippers' Ronny Turiaf, so... quite an embarrassing time for him:


It's nice to have basketball back.
Thigh Five: @cjzero
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YouTube description:

Stoke travel crew takes a break from the chaos of Oktoberfest to Surf a wave in Munich, germany

And the video:


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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner put a MONSTER  hit on New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker on Sunday afternoon.

Check it out:


That's the life of a slot receiver, and it makes you respect Welker's incredible production (especially given his 5'9", 185-pound frame) that much more. It's also why receivers like Austin Collie and Laurent Robinson are getting concussions constantly. But, that was just a great, clean hit by Browner.

Thigh Five: Black Sports Online

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St. Louis Rams wide receiver Brandon Gibson made a spectacular one-handed reception in the final minute of the Rams' game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The play helped give the Rams a chance to attempt a game-tying field goal... but the attempt would be from 65 yards away, and rookie Greg Zuerlein (quite understandably) missed the kick.

Anyway, here's Gibson's awesome grab:


In total, Gibson had 7 receptions for 91 yards in the game. With Danny Amendola out, the Rams were looking for a receiver to step up in his absence, and it appears that Gibson may be that guy. He's worth monitoring as a fantasy football waiver wire option, especially in PPR leagues.
Thigh Five: Cosby Sweaters
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Alright, guys, I'll admit it... I can't do this:



And while that dunk may seem absolutely unbelievable to 99.9% of us, it's no big thing for Keion Bell. In fact, the 6'3" guard once dunk over SEVEN people at once while at Pepperdine, before transferring to Missouri:


Thigh Five: Dime Magazine
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders recently visited the Busch Gardens (Tampa Bay) Howl-O-Scream haunted house, as Halloween is of course nearing. And I'm glad to say that video was taken of the lovely ladies in their sexy cheerleader outfits during their terrifying visit. 

Check it out:

Thigh Five: Terez Owens

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Wednesday's MLB postseason action was absolutely awesome, and it's been every bit as good through the first two games Thursday.

In the first game of the day, we saw NL MVP candidate Buster Posey hit a grand slam to cap off a six-run fifth inning, and give the Giants a 6-0 lead. The Reds came right back with two of their own in the bottom half of the fifth, and had chance after chance to tie the game (or even win it) late. However, the Giants were able to hang on for a 6-4 victory, and win the series in five games, after trailing 2-0 in the series.

And in the afternoon game between the Cardinals and Nationals, the score was 1-1 in the ninth, until the Nationals' Jayson Werth did this on the 13th pitch of his at-bat:


After signing a seven-year, $126-million deal with the Nationals before the 2011 season, Werth had just a .718 OPS in 2011, and only played in 81 games in 2012 (but did put up a rock-solid .300/.387/.440/.827 line). But, if the Nationals now go on to win game five, Werth's game four winner will quiet those complaints about his contract... for at least a while.

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Also, check back before Sunday as I usually update the post with more links.

• Projections: ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fantasy Sharks, Picking Pros, FF Today, FF Toolbox, Fantasy Football Freaks.
• Rankings: Fantasy Pros, The Fake Football, Yahoo, KFFL, Juan Elway, Juan Elway (PPR), Bruno Boys, Razzball, 100 Yards & Running, FF Today, Rotoworld, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN (IDP), Fantasy Football Nerd, Lester's Legends, Eat Drink & Sleep Football, The Fantasy Fix.

Other Great Links...

• Thursday Night Football Matchup: Steelers At Titans (Rotoworld)
• Top 150 Flex Rankings (CBS Sports)
• Flames: Accurate Smith To Throw Darts, Hit Bullseyes Against NYG (Yahoo)
• Lames: Buccaneers Sharpening Swords For Chiefs, Charles (Yahoo)
• Week 6 Waiver Wire (The Fantasy Fix)
• Free-Agent Finds For Week 6 (ESPN)
• Waiver Wire Wonders: Week 6 (Fantasy Sharks)
• Buy Low/Sell High: Week 6 (The Fake Football)
• Buy Low/Sell High: Week 6 (The Fantasy Fix)
• Week 6 Start 'Em/Sit 'Em (CBS Sports)
• Week 6 Ride 'Em Or Hide 'Em (Juan Elway)
• Start/Bench Week 6 (Fantasy Sharks)
• Week 6 Fantasy Football Matchups (CBS Sports)
• Matthew Berry's Week 6 Love/Hate (ESPN)
• Week 6 AFC Target Watch (Rotoworld)
• Week 6 NFC Target Watch (Rotoworld)
• Hard Targets: Chris "Micro" Johnson Comes Up Limp Yet Again (Razzball)
• Injuries Likely To Be Part Of Ongoing Cost For Griffin's Unique Talents (Sports Illustrated)
• Flex Spending: Jackson Finds Himself Target Of Vick's Attention (Sports Illustrated)
• Week 6 Bye Week Blues (Fantasy Sharks)
• Rest-Of-Season Ranks (Yahoo)
• Over/Under: Is The Other Vick The Right Pick At RB2? (Yahoo)
• A Stat Correction Has Caused Anger, Despair, & Vandalism (100 Yards & Running)
• Brandon Funston's Big Board (Yahoo)
• Hoping For Hernandez (Rotoworld)
• Chat Wrap (CBS Sports)
• FanDuel Bargains: Week 6 (Razzball)
• Weather Conditions For Each NFL Game (Bleacher Weather)

Links Added To The 10/13/12 Update:

• Rest Of Season Rankings (Fantasy Pros)
• Matchup Calendar (Fantasy Pros)
• Matchups (Rotoworld)
• Week 6 Last Second Decisions (The Fake Football)
• Week 6 Fantasy Preview: Matt Ryan Is Both Polite & A Badass Fantasy Stud (100 Yards & Running)
• Injury Wrap: Jermichael Finley & Aaron Hernandez Play The Waiting Game (Yahoo)
• Week 6 Injury Roundup: RGIII's Misleading Status (100 Yards & Running)
• Week 6 Injury Questions (Rotoworld)
• Scouting Report: RGIII Tops NFL's All-Sell-High Team (Sports Illustrated)
• Eric Karabell's Week 6 Flex Rankings (ESPN Insider)
• Fantasy Football Love/Hate Week 6 (The Hazean)
• 11 Fantasy Football Players To Stay The Hell Away From In Week 6 (SportsGrid)
• Week 6 Start/Sit (The Fake Football)
• Week 6 Start 'Em/Sit 'Em (Sports Illustrated)
• Start These 11 Players This Week (SportsGrid)
• Week 6 Waiver Wire (Fantasy Football Freaks)
• Top-10 Fantasy Friendly Offenses (100 Yards & Running)
• Tony Romo Is Primed To Turn Things Around (KFFL)
• Demaryius, Ridley Lookin' Good, But... (ESPN)
• Questionable Backfield Situations (ESPN)
• Value Can Be Found In Arizona Cardinals Backfield (KFFL)
• Week 6 Sleeper Picks (Sports Illustrated)
• Week 6 Sleeper Picks (Fantasy Football Freaks)
• Fantasy Insomnia: James Casey's Secret Value (100 Yards & Running)
• The Renaissance Of Heath Miller (100 Yards & Running)
• Titans May Have Locker Back For Week 7 (100 Yards & Running)

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