Archive for April 05, 2015

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Velocity Alert: This is what 500 corgis on a beach look like

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This is what 500 corgis on a beach look like

It's hard to resist an adorable corgi, but 500 of them? IRL? Good luck, amigo!

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Uh-oh, here come the San Antonio Spurs to crush your NBA playoff dreams again and 10 More

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Uh-oh, here come the San Antonio Spurs to crush your NBA playoff dreams again

Like allergies and longer days, the San Antonio Spurs are something you can count on rounding into form every spring, just in time for the NBA playoffs.

Did the NYPD just end an NBA player's season by breaking his leg?

After an early morning run-in with NYPD officers, Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha has a broken leg. Why?

Sauce Castillo speaks: How an NBA meme gave Kings fans a silver lining

Nik Stauskas -- aka Sauce Castillo -- on life as an NBA meme.

How the last American Civil War veterans lived, loved and died

91 years after the American Civil War ended, its last veteran died. How the oldest veterans were honored.

Anne Hathaway came in on a wrecking ball in 'Lip Sync Battle'

The performance, at one point, included Hathaway flipping Blunt off while swinging on a wrecking ball in her underwear.

A baby giraffe was just born live on the Internet

Katie the giraffe just spent about an hour giving birth as her labor was broadcast live online.

Cancer advocate Lauren Hill remembered as courageous athlete

On Friday morning, news broke that Lauren Hill lost her battle with cancer. But while the 19-year-old's life was short, her legacy will be long.

Construction crane falls on museum, everyone assumes it's a new sculpture

Modern art, folks. It comes in all shapes and sizes.

The Apple Watch isn't really a luxury watch, but it might make you want one

I was never a watch guy. The Apple Watch made me love watches -- even though it's entirely different from most luxury watches out there.

Inspiring college basketball player Lauren Hill dies after cancer battle

Lauren Hill spent her final year polishing a layup and inspiring others to live fully. She succeeded at both as she fought an inoperable brain tumor.

Rand Paul walks out of interview after challenging question

While political candidates like Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul embrace technology in the 2016 presidential election, sometimes they're just not ready for prime time. Case in poin...