Lizzy Lineberger

In the NBA, it seriously pays to be a major talent. Contract extensions are something that most players dream about—it means their specific franchise has faith in their abilities. There are some moments when a lump sum of cash brought zero results, though. Here are five NBA ballers with some of the biggest contracts ever—but did they manage to make...

Anything can happen in the UFC. One moment, you're watching a good 20-minute battle, and the next match winds up being a 15-second onslaught! We've decided to go through the five shortest UFC victories by submission ever seen. Maximo Blanco vs. Chas Skelly UFC UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson made its debut in Hidalgo, Texas on September 17, 2016, and featherweights...

Fotor Great Gold VS. Great White Michael Phelps has broken a new swimming record while simultaneously losing a race. Nearly 5 million viewers tuned in to Discovery Channel on July 23, crushing all previous ratings for the event. While he is arguably the most decorated Olympian of our time, Phelps sought to challenge himself with the world's most infamous apex predator:...

The life of a professional athlete is something that many of us aspire to. After all, the rewards are rich (pun intended). Sportspeople get paid large sums of money, they travel the world and enjoy the best things in life. Who wouldn't want that? What most people don't seem to understand is that there's a price to pay to become...

From rags to riches, poverty to wealthy, living on the street to living in mansions - there's perhaps no story more motivational. Seeing regular, everyday people will themselves from a life of hardship to a life of luxury is inspiring as well as a slap in the face that it's possible for all of us. Sometimes the origin stories of...

In school, many girls become cheerleaders because they want to help their team out by giving them momentum. But the possibility of becoming a cheerleader in the NFL is something that very few girls think about during classes. The ones that do take that next step find themselves in another world filled with TV time and public appearances. While it...

It's safe to say that if you're looking for some inspiration for your next workout program, there are worse places to look than the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt. While his elite genetics ensure that you'd never be able to catch up with him on the track no matter how hard you train, you can still steal his training...

How long exactly does it take to knock a man unconscious, assuming that the man in question is a highly-trained professional fighter and that you will only use your body to knock him out? Well, if these UFC fights are anything to go by, the answer to that question is, "Not very long at all." These are the fastest 5 knockouts...

With player contracts worth millions and lucrative endorsement deals on top of that, most of us wonder why it seems that so many NFL players end their careers without a dime to show for their time in the spotlight. As recently as 2015, research has shown that close to 80% of NFL players go bankrupt. When a former player loses it...

Professional athletes tend to be physically exceptional specimens—that just comes with the territory. What we might not expect out of them, though, are gifts of the intellectual variety. For a few lucky athletes, elite physical fitness is matched (and sometimes even surpassed) by their mental fitness. Let's round up just five of the smartest athletes alive! 1. He Mastered The SATs Ryan Fitzpatrick,...