Cracked Archive - Sports

6 Animals Who Tried to Pull An Air Bud With Varying Degrees of Success
6 Animals Who Tried to Pull An Air Bud With Varying Degrees of Success

Nothing in the rule book that says a kangaroo can’t fight a full grown man

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5 Spectacularly Failed Attempts to Set World Records
5 Spectacularly Failed Attempts to Set World Records

Even succeeding at these would be pointless. Failing is tragic

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5 Insane Crimes Committed By Mascots
5 Insane Crimes Committed By Mascots

Sir, I have to ask you to stop firing T-shirts into the jury box

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5 Sports Invented By Certifiable Nutjobs
5 Sports Invented By Certifiable Nutjobs

Chess is fine, but the players don’t bleed enough

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10 of the Funniest NBA Moments
10 of the Funniest NBA Moments

The only airballs here are the hilarious kind

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5 Fitness Products That Were Sued Out of Existence
5 Fitness Products That Were Sued Out of Existence

When the U.S. government and Federal Trade Commission is your best gym buddy

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5 Performance Enhancers Sold on Amazon That Should Probably Be Illegal
5 Performance Enhancers Sold on Amazon That Should Probably Be Illegal

A professional athlete would face a serious suspension if they got caught taking any of these, but hey, John Q. Public, knock yourself out

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4 Monopolies Behind Where All Sports Stuff Is Made
4 Monopolies Behind Where All Sports Stuff Is Made

Welcome to the rock that is the source of all rocks

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5 Fitness Scams People Still Believe Are True
5 Fitness Scams People Still Believe Are True

Shakira’s hips might not lie, by Suzanne Somers’ thighs do

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5 Stupidly Corrupt Moments From the History of Sports Betting
5 Stupidly Corrupt Moments From the History of Sports Betting

What happens when both teams want to lose?

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4 Sports Cheating Scandals Straight Out of a Heist Movie
4 Sports Cheating Scandals Straight Out of a Heist Movie

Here’s the plan: We take drugs and get really, really strong

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5 Sports Rules Designed for the Unlikeliest of Circumstances
5 Sports Rules Designed for the Unlikeliest of Circumstances

Ah yes, it’s the Ken rule. We made that because of Ken

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The Scummiest Cheating Scandal in the History of Sports
The Scummiest Cheating Scandal in the History of Sports

There’s cheating, and there’s being as awful as humanity gets — something the 2000 Paralympics Spanish basketball team established a new low point for

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4 Times Sports Was Absolutely Not A Team Effort
4 Times Sports Was Absolutely Not A Team Effort

Sure, they ‘had your back’ but I feel like scoring double the points of the rest of your team helped too.

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