Basketball

Over the past week, New York Knicks' point guard Jeremy Lin has electrified New York City and the NBA. Lin is one of the only Harvard graduates to ever play in the league, and is the first American-born player of Chinese descent to suit up. But what's really fueling what is now being called "Linsanity" is the 6 foot 3 inch ballhandler's play on the court.

If you are of a certain age, you should be able recite the lyrics to MC Hammer's 1990 smash hit 'U Can't Touch This' backwards and maybe in your sleep. 34-year old Dallas Maverick's guard Jason Terry is also a fan, and he gives a Masterpiece Theater-style dramatic reading of Hammer's boast-filled hip hop classic while wearing his signature headband.

By dipping a basketball in paint and than strategically dribbling it on a canvas, YouTube user ohiseeRED is able to combine the skills she learned in art class and in gym class to paint a portrait of former NBA all-star Yao Ming.

Boomer, the Indiana Pacers' mascot known for his trampoline-aided dunks, was sent to entertain at a high school in New Palestine, Indiana on Friday, with the Pacers away on a road trip. Bad idea, as the gym backboard on which he performed his signature move proved too weak to handle his brand of thunder from above.

It started innocently enough. "Kid Reporters" Jaylah and Ryan were interviewing members of the New York Knicks at their practice facility, asking the very tall men kid-friendly questions, like can they spell "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." (Not surprisingly, they couldn't.) Then, the intrepid duo went in for the kill, asking the players if they would sing some Justin Bieb

The announcer for NAIA college Lindsey Wilson's basketball team put the 'goooal' guy and every other play-by-play man who gets caught up in the moment to shame with his amazingly exuberant call.

After he sunk what seemed to be a half court shot worth $10,000 as part of a halftime promotion during Kentucky's basketball game against South Carolina over the weekend, UK freshman student Vincent Swope was obviously beside himself with joy. His excitement was tempered when an official informed him that since his foot had been slightly over the half court line when he released the ball, Supermar

Four-year-old basketball sensation Cody "Cross Over" Jordan shows off some serious skill at ball handling, shooting and footwork in these videos. We may have found the next Michael Jordan.

While Deron Williams is perfectly capable of dunking on his own power, the New Jersey Nets' point guard got some extra air on his way to slam during a preseason game via an unlikely source. New York Knicks' forward Amare Soudemire grabbed Williams mid-air, as he leapt toward the hoop, and then helped propel the opposing player to the goal.

Many NBA fans got a kick out of LeBron James' failings last season. And if this year's preseason is any indication, LeBron haters may be in for another year of sweet, sweet schadenfreude. During the Miami Heat's final preseason game against the Orlando Magic, number six stepped up to the foul line after being hit hard and promptly fired up a dreaded airball.

In what may be one of the most spectacular saves in basketball this year, Nate Davis of Heidelberg University caught a high-flying rebound and pulled off an amazing dunk during a game against Trine University.

Petey, a border collie, is probably the closest a dog has been to becoming a real-life Air Bud. With help from his owner, he learned to bounce a basketball off his snout and into a hoop. What's even more impressive, however, is that Petey's actually better at volleyball. His 32 volley streak with his owner is a must-see.

While TPing usually occurs under the cloak of darkness, John Brown University basketball fans let the rolls fly under the bright lights of the campus basketball arena.

While this feline is clearly too small for the NBA, his all-out defensive intensity would match any player in the league.

Wagner college basketball player Josh Thompson wanted to do something memorable in the dunk contest held during his school's Midnight Madness event last Friday night. So the six-foot-five forward lined his mom up in front of the basket, with her back facing him, and then jumped over her on his way to completing a slam dunk.