the forgotten sport

writing about sports rising from obscurity to fame made me realize how much i miss slamball. if you've never seen a game you're missing a ridiculous combination of hockey checks, arena football wall hits, and basketball dunks with four trampolines thrown in.



the games used to air on spike tv back when it was tnn in 2002-03. from what i thought, when the shows ended the league ended, just like the ill-fated, good-riddanced xfl. but when i looked it up on wikipedia, it turns out that slamball is actually still around, surviving through europe with a new season supposedly coming out in 2007. with all these new shows popping up, it would make sense for spike tv to give it another shot. you can even apply to be a player, but you need college or professional athletic experience, so don't get excited.


darius miles wishes he could do that shit

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