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Tiny Soccer Birthday Boy Is The Sports Highlight Of The Day

The accuracy of this tyke’s shot is obviously impressive as hell, but what I am here for is the taunting of the candle. This child is going to have a long and polarizing career, at least unless the candle comes back at him studs-up.

Sportswriters Whine About Kid Reporter Asking Legitimate Question At Press Conference

In South Carolina coach Frank Martin’s postgame press conference last night, preteen Sports Illustrated Kids reporter Max Bonnstetter asked an interesting and well-formulated question—one that, somehow, upset a handful of “adult” journalists:

Tiny Idiot On The Field Can't Get Enough D-II Hoops Action

Who could blame the kid with a matchup like Oregon Tech vs. Saint Francis in front of him!

Spring Training Is Good

One of my midlevel life regrets is that I’ve never gotten to Florida or Arizona for Spring Training, because it seems like it offers the things I like most about live baseball: Sitting outside in nice weather, eating and drinking, and just absorbing the entire sensory experience—the smells, the sounds—without…

Youth Basketball Coach Dramatically Rejects Own Player Who Was Shooting On The Wrong Basket

There’s nothing like hands-on coaching.

This Basketball Child's Daring Climb Is The Sports Highlight Of The Night

An errant basketball took a desperate break in the name of freedom this evening and tried to escape a game between Boise State and Fresno State. Referees tried to dislodge it; didn’t work. Players tried to retrieve it; no dice.

I Believe The Children Are Our Future

The nation is in safe hands, everybody.