Cracked Archive - Sports

The Owner Of The LA Clippers Is A Joyful Screaming Man

The greatest hits of Mr. Steve Ballmer, folks.

• By Luis Prada
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• July 25, 2019

5 Underreported Dumb Annoyances Pro Athletes Put Up With

Being at the top of your game can really drag you down.

• By James Kinneen, Mike Bedard, RG Jordan
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• June 15, 2019

11 Real Mascots People Inexplicably Thought Were A Good Idea

These cartoony creeps got a lot more jeers than cheers.

• By James Kinneen, Julia Lange, Marvin Bea, Christian Markle
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• May 25, 2019

How The 'Major League' Movies Predicted Modern Baseball

Sorry, we're not counting 'Major League: Back To The Minors.'

• By Dan Hopper
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• March 26, 2019

5 Mind-Blowingly Stupid Ways Pro Athletes Tried To Cheat

Some elite athletes will do anything they can to gain a competitive edge.

• By Mark Hill
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• January 04, 2019

I'm Not Telling You To Stop Watching NFL (But You Will)

Every society sets its own tolerance for sports brutality. And America might be nearing it for football.

• By Alex Schmidt
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• September 02, 2017

5 Failed Sports That Were Clearly Created By Psychopaths

The '90s were a crazy time -- a time when we mixed arm wrestling with fighting. (Yes, that's precisely as stupid as you're imagining.)

• By Seanbaby
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• August 17, 2017

Secrets Of The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Told By Performers)

• By Isaac Cabe, Micah Kosco, Chris Sopko
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• February 05, 2017

5 Pro Athletes Who Are Hilariously Bad At Sports

It's one thing to be bad at sports. It's completely another to be bad at sports, yet somehow end up competing at the top level of said sport.

• By Pauli Poisuo
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• December 17, 2016

6 WTF Things That Somehow Lead To Success In The NFL

Predicting how an athlete will perform in the NFL is a crapshoot. Or is it?

• By Diana Cook
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• October 02, 2016

5 Awesome Ways Scientists Are Giving Superpowers To Athletes

Professional athletes have gotten better, faster, stronger, and smarter over the years, all thanks to these geeky developments.

• By Luis Prada
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• October 01, 2016

15 Insane Sports Posters Every Boy Had In The 80s

These posters are beautiful, and have absolutely not withstood the test of time.

• By Luis Prada
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• September 26, 2016

The 7 Most Accidentally Sexy Photos From The Rio Olympics

We've seen some strange bungled Olympic moments that look less like professional athleticism and more like low-budget amateur porn.

• By Pauli Poisuo
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• August 21, 2016

I've Gotta Be Armed: 5 Realities Of A Little League Umpire

We sat down with a state-certified high school umpire from the Midwest to find out what it's like to make a whole stadium full of people hate you, day after day.

• By Anonymous, Isaac Cabe
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• April 29, 2016

4 Reasons The Best Awards Show In History Is WrestleMania

How do Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches have more gravitas than tuxedoed white guys giving statues to other tuxedoed white guys? It should be obvious ...

• By Daniel Dockery
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• April 03, 2016