Twenty-one-year-old Paige VanZant is a rising MMA star in the strawweight division. We met her in Sacramento as she trains for her next fight, where she will be the main event for the first time in her career.
Welcome to the latest in VICE's digital family of channels, where you'll find the best athlete and fan stories on the web. The new channel is home to a host of different series telling the best stories about athletes, fans and everything interesting that happens outside the stadium. Welcome to VICE Sports.
VICE World of Sports gets on the field and into the ring through a series of compelling stories at the fringe of culture and politics, across a range of places and people through the one lens that ...
A few days before CC Sabathia was set to begin another playoff run with the New York Yankees, he checked himself into alcohol rehab. Now, he's out. In this exclusive Ride Along, CC dishes on life i...
Who are the Gonzo Twins? That depends on who you ask. UNLV basketball players, Instagram celebrities, singers, businesswomen, objects of creepy dudes with twin fantasies. Perhaps they are all of th...
PGA Tour golf is one thing. Social golf is another, and generally features much more beer. Kevin Kisner is an expert at both, coming virtually out of nowhere to win his first PGA Tour Event in 2015...
Marshall Henderson had one of the most infamous runs in NCAA Basketball history, dominating the SEC with his three point shot at Ole Miss (while also running into trouble with coaches/opposing fans...
Jamie Sadlowski is one of the most prolific long drivers in the world, able to hit a ball nearly 450 yards. How? He got his start playing hockey, of course, and can hit a slap shot 95mph. We spent ...
Toby Price recently became the first Australian to win the Dakar Rally, and the first person ever to win it after only two attempts. Helping the Red Bull rider from New South Wales take out the gru...
Crazy Sexy Mike ist Herz, Seele und Motor der deutschen Wrestlings. Er gründete mit seinem Bruder die German Wrestling Federation (GWF) und versucht seither unermüdlich, den Sport in Deutschland po...
Iman Shumpert is a defensive stopper whose play will be key to Cleveland's title hopes this season, but he's also perhaps the finest rapper in the NBA. So it's only fitting that our Ride Along begi...
NYC's infamous street football league is just like the NFL, if you replaced coaches, doctors and the Vince Lombardi trophy with ex-convicts, cognac and a fistful of cash. Then got rid of the pads a...
Jamie Sadlowski is one of the most prolific long drivers in the world, able to hit a ball nearly 450 yards. How? He got his start playing hockey, of course, and can hit a slap shot 95mph. We spent ...
Phil Brooks was once known as CM Punk – the longest-reigning WWE champion of the modern era. Now retired as a wrestler, he's onto his second career as a fighter – you know, the "real" kind – in the...
The Moment (n): The instant before the action begins, when you're completely focused on what you're about to do. In this series, we go inside athletes' heads to see what it takes to prepare for this moment--and watch what happens afterwards.
Twenty-one-year-old Paige VanZant is a rising MMA star in the strawweight division. We met her in Sacramento as she trains for her next fight, where she will be the main event for the first time in...
David Wilson was a first round pick and emerging star at running back for the New York Giants. One fall afternoon in 2013, everything changed: David took a hit to the neck and was diagnosed with sp...
We traveled to Arizona to meet 21-year-old Sierra Blair-Coyle who told us about her love for climbing and how she returned to the sport after a back injury that almost ended her career. Then we joi...
Issac White can jump almost 5 feet in the air—and he’s only 5’10”. That might be why people address him as"Sir." We went down to Houston to meet Sir Issac, see what it's like to make a living off y...
We visit Ronnie Shalvis to learn how he became one of the most accomplished Parkour athletes in the world, and watch him perform in the incredible, Mars-like terrain of Goblin Valley State Park.
Tired of the run-of-the-mill and cliche riddled interviews that dominate sports media? VICE Sports Meets is the antidote, digging into the lives of your favorite stars and seeing what really makes them tick.
Stevie Williams isn't just one of the greatest skateboarders of all time, he's the successful entrepreneur behind Dirty Ghetto Kids and a host of other ventures - but it wasn't always that way. Ste...
The NHL offseason is approximately three months—a crucial time for some players to hit the golf course, travel the world and take a long-needed break away from the ice. For Montreal Canadiens super...
The NHL offseason is approximately three months—a crucial time for some players to hit the golf course, travel the world and take a long-needed break away from the ice. For Montreal Canadiens super...
You probably remember him as the lunatic that made a head first tackle without a helmet, but there is more to Bryan Braman than that. VICE Sports travelled to Philly to meet with the pro-bowl speci...
Melissa St. Vil is best known not as a boxer but as a victim. She was assaulted by Roger Mayweather in 2009 and made headlines over the next two years as the trial moved through the legal system. N...
Some call Kentucky vs. Louisville the greatest rivalry in college sports. And though they only play once or twice in a season, their fan bases battle all year long. VICE Sports went down to the Blu...
With a former major leaguer as a father, and a slew of cousins and uncles who played the game, Dee Gordon was pretty much destined to become a baseball player. Except he kept resisting, and was alm...
Slava Fetisov served as one of the cornerstones of the USSR's powerhouse hockey teams of the 1980's. In this VICE Sports exclusive he shares his experiences, from coming of age as a phenom in The S...
Nigel Sylvester might be BMX's most recognizable figure, but his life and career are anything but typical of the sport. With several major endorsements, a clothing line and riding videos featuring ...
Nigel Sylvester might be BMX's most recognizable figure, but his life and career are anything but typical of the sport. With several major endorsements, a clothing line and riding videos featuring ...
A trip home to Sacramento for Matt Barnes means confronting ghosts of his troublesome past: a drug dealing father, being threatened by the KKK for protecting his sister, and living near dangerous g...
Running from the police, moving cocaine, and inspiring the community are all on Caron Butler's mind as he takes VICE Sports on a tour of his childhood neighborhood in Racine, Wisconsin. The first o...
Mitch McGary tested positive for marijuana after helping Michigan to a Sweet 16 win over Tennessee and was facing a one-year suspension from college ball. In a VICE Sports exclusive, McGary reflect...
The NFL receiver has over 8,000 yards in his career, but he's probably best known for shooting himself in the leg accidentally while at a New York club in 2008. In this exclusive VICE Sports Sitdow...
At this point, Kelly Slater is pretty much synonymous with surfing. The 11-time world champ stopped by the VICE Sports offices to sit at the bar and talk shop. He touched on the animosity between d...
Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic may not be the Aaron Gordon of VICE Sports, but he's still a pretty chill guy. In this quick chat with VICE Sports, Gordon discusses leaving Arizona for Orlando, T...
Former USC running back LenDale White isn’t afraid to voice his opinions, whether it’s about the disappointments in his career, some of his regretful choices, or the terrible job he believes the US...
More than 1,000 former NFL players are addicted to painkillers. Many are without health insurance, or any semblance of a support system. In this VICE Sports Sitdown, former NFL tight end and writer...
Watch Part 2 now: http://bit.ly/17eziLD A rising star in the pro boxing world, Danny Jacobs cemented himself as a fighter with vicious knockout power and tremendous speed. In May 2011, he was diagn...
More than 1,000 former NFL players are addicted to painkillers. Many are without health insurance, or any semblance of a support system. In this VICE Sports Sitdown, Kyle Turley reflects on the lon...
Making history is something professional ice climber Will Gadd is all too familiar with, but that doesn't slow him down. VICE Sports sat down with the real life action hero to talk about his experi...
In this VICE Sports Sitdown, the USWNT striker talks the decision to live in the U.S. illegally until she could secure a passport, the hate she heard from Canadian fans and the dangers women face b...
Don’t be fooled: Mixed martial arts is a world of rebels, moralists, spiritualists, historians, eccentrics, and nerds—men and women dedicated to mastering the fine art of fighting. Fightland is VICE’s take on this ever-evolving culture—exploring the international influences that make up the world of MMA.