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SALT LAKE CITY — March Madness is staring us in the face and we can't wait to get so involved with college basketball and brackets that our eyes start to cross and our days run together. To get you even more excited I found this video from Yahoo Sports.
It's not a clip of a massive dunk or a buzzer beater, but rather a true story of how two courageous basketball teams chanced the face of college basketball for the better.
The short 8-minute documentary tells the story of an historic March Madness game between Loyola and Mississippi State in 1963.
During that time there were no black players on any SEC team and most schools didn't want their team playing teams with black players. The all-white Mississippi team had the chance to play the all-black team Loyola at Michigan State. Both teams were excited for the opportunity, but the governor of Mississippi placed an order that the Mississippi State team could not travel and play the game. The players and coaches decided to ignore the order.
The team literally snuck out of town and made their way to Michigan to play the historic game. Take the eight minutes and watch the video. It's inspiring and uplifting and it reminds us how powerful sports can be.
Dude Jumps Over Lamborghini
We've all seen the marketing video of Kobe Bryant jumping a car, but this one's different: it's real.
This daredevil jumped over a speeding Lamborghini during the Top Gear Festival in Sydney, Australia; and even though you know he's going to pull it off, you can' help but cringe.
The guy manages to jump at exactly the right moment and then flips over the speeding car. It's honestly a bit mind-boggling to watch. Please, for the love of all that's good and holy, do not try this.
Terrible Buzzer Beater Clocks Mop Guy
Over the weekend the Toronto Raptors played host to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and with time running out in the third quarter Toronto's Landry Fields threw up a full-court shot at the buzzer just for kicks. Well, unfortunately for Toronto's mop guy, the shot for kicks turned out to be the worst part of his day.
As the mop guy was finishing up the ball cracked him in the side of the head. The guy took it in stride and shook it off and went back to work with a smile on his face. The least Fields could have done was apologize, but apparently he's just a mop guy so it doesn't matter.
