The hobbits cheering for Gandalf after he sets off another round of fireworks:

This is one of the coolest shots in the history of televised basketball.

My 9yo son: “Hey Dad, you know Chef Hologram?” “Nope.” “No, you know him. Chef Hologram.” “Ummm… no. Is this a YouTuber you follow or something?” “DAD. YOU KNOW HIM. CHEFFFFFF HOLOGRAMMMMMMM!” 🧐🤷‍♂️ “HE’S TALL AND HE PLAYS FOR THE @OKCTHUNDER!?!” “Oh. CHET HOLMGREN??” 😂😂

Abby's hometown hero Dil Randhawa finds three-point redemption, fires game-high 24 pts as UFV Cascades snap 11-game UBC win streak with 91-85 victory over No. 3-ranked Birds! tinyurl.com/45fh4r9d @UFVCascades @goUFV @ubctbirds @CanadaWest @SteveEwen @DanKinvig @DRIVEBasketball

Thoughts on Team Canada at World Juniors: There's been a lot of discourse today about Canada's performance after bowing out to Czechia again. I've read a lot about roster construction, team toughness, how players were used during the tournament, and other things related to the team's inability to get the job done. These things may have been an issue, but reality is the problem runs way deeper. Here is the biggest thing that people aren't talking about: Canada has WAY fewer youth boys playing hockey than it did a decade ago. Looking at Hockey Canada registration and membership data, it's mind-boggling to see the numbers. And the numbers in the biggest provinces (Ontario and Quebec) are especially egregious. So why is this happening? Hockey is Canada's sport. It shouldn't be like this. It's what we hear every day from families all over North America: Costs are too high. It's professionalized at too young of an age. The stress of the youth hockey experience is too much for kids and families. Community programs have been replaced by for-profit entities leading to higher costs and more pressure. Development has been replaced by super teams and rogue/outlaw leagues outside of Hockey Canada even before kids are 8 years old. At the older ages, hockey academies have become what families believe is the only way their kids will make it - shelling out INSANE amounts of money to send their kids to do so. Ontario just got rid of residency rules which will only lead to less accountability and more club-hopping than there already was in the nation's craziest and biggest youth hockey market. The reason why Canada was the hockey superpower for so long is because it was part of the fabric of the country. There was such a pride and passion for the game and what the game meant to the flag. There was such a sense of playing the game for something bigger than yourself. Now rather than playing for the love of the game, hockey in Canada is like a job for many of these kids in the environment they're being put in. It's less about pride and passion and more about the path to making it. When in all honesty, it's the pride and passion for the game that is the biggest consistency in the kids that do end up making it. If Canada wants to restore its hockey dominance, it better take a long look in the mirror at the grassroots and what is going on in youth hockey. If you have tens of thousands of fewer boys playing the game, you should probably look at that first. The bigger your pool of athletes, the more elite athletes you can develop. "As many as possible, for as long as possible, in the best environment possible". That has to be the guiding principle. There's a lot of great people in Canada doing incredible things for the game, but the system itself is fundamentally broken. If Hockey Canada is serious about getting back to the top, it has to start at the bottom.

Jack White featuring Eminem. One of the best halftime shows you’ll ever see.

Good morning the 2014 spurs are the greatest basketball team to ever exist that is all have a great day

RIP Brooksie: Larry Brooks, Post legend and Hall of Fame hockey writer, dead at 75 trib.al/LGUkPxE

➡️ UFV's Mateo Branzinha named 2025 U SPORTS men’s soccer player of the year ➡️ Mateo Brazinha de UFV nommé joueur de l’année du soccer masculin de U SPORTS 2025 EN: en.usports.ca/x/xa9uo FR: fr.usports.ca/x/38ubp

MSOC: For the first time in over 20 years Canada West has a back-to-back winner of the Men's Soccer Player of the Year Award, as Mateo Brazinha is named the Conference's top player. gocascades.ca/news/2025/10/2…

It takes some kind of balls to even suggest this to the creator of The Wire:

Shout-out Poku. Glory to Lu Dort. The NBA is a magical place where being good at being bad can launch you to the mountaintop. @tylrparkr: theringer.com/2025/06/23/nba…

Thought this was an awesome interview in general with SVP, JDub is super thoughtful so I wouldn't expect anything less. But I thought particularly this answer was pretty amazing.

The best Tim Duncan edit I found so far!

easiest episode ever 1) larry thinks game is over and leaves to get something to eat 2) hurries back to seat in final minute 3) rushes eating his food 4) chokes 5) grabs neck 6) suz yells at him to cut it out, u cant make that sign here 7) haliburton sees it 8) haliburton choke

You’re gonna see one of the most talented people to touch a basketball in the 125 year history of the sport play on Sunday. He’s a non athletic, big, non American white dude and he’s so special when he plays this sport. Witness and celebrate the greatness

My favorite Gregg Popovich story is personal. Hopefully he won't hold it against me for telling it. Days after the San Antonio newspaper I worked for folded in 1993, Golden State assistant Pop called to tell me the Spurs were being sold and he was coming back as GM. Me: "Pop, I really appreciate it, but I have no way to publish that." Pop: "I know. I'm hoping you can use that information to get a job."

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We are so blessed to still get to watch Steph cook. 🥺🥺

Jeff Van Gundy's coaching comeback is one of the best stories in the NBA. After being front and center on broadcasts, he's been the Clippers' hidden secret weapon. On taking risks, believing in yourself, and teaching the Clippers to do the same: sportingnews.com/us/nba/los-…