The LNAH has been called the toughest league in the world. Whereas the NHL averages around 0.3 fights per game, LNAH audiences are treated to more than four per game, with no shortage of bench-clearing brawls, fan fights, and, of course, poutine.
The LNAH is being pressured to follow the NHL’s lead and finally crack down on fighting. VICE followed the Laval Prédateurs during the playoffs, a team struggling to deliver the fights their fans pay to see, while trying to step up their game.
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Joel Embiid was was supposed to be a star after entering the NBA from Kansas by way of Cameroon. But two years later he's yet to play due to various injuries. We drove through Embiid’s new home of ...
Rog and Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson look ahead to a game that will decide whether the U.S. will advance to the quarterfinals of Copa America Centenario.
From the Embassy Row Studios in the Crap Part of SoHo, Rog and Davo break down the favorites at Euro 2016 and preview the tournament’s first game: France vs. Romania.
Cain Velasquez may be the best heavyweight MMA fighter on the planet right now, but injuries have left his legacy uncertain. We take a drive with Cain as he takes us through his upbringing and expl...
The LNAH has been called the toughest league in the world. Whereas the NHL averages around 0.3 fights per game, LNAH audiences are treated to more than four per game, with no shortage of bench-clea...
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...
Steve Smith may be at the end of his NFL career, but he'll never stop talking. In this VICE Sports exclusive we talk to the Baltimore Ravens wideout about his prolonged success and the time that he...
Brent Grimes is a perennial Pro Bowler who started as an undrafted free agent. That might have something to do with the, ahem, support of his wife Miko. In this VICE Sports exclusive we talk to the...
D'Angelo Russell turned some heads when the Lakers selected him as franchise cornerstone at the 2015 NBA Draft. Now it's time for the young guard to hit the league and prove what he can do. In this...
Kristaps Porzingis is a smash hit as a high-flying rookie for the New York Knicks. But it wasn't too long ago that he was mercilessly booed by Knicks' fans on draft night. We sit passenger side wit...
Riley Hawk was raised in idyllic Southern California by the most famous and wealthiest skateboarder who ever lived. It would have been easy to avoid Tony's shadow and spend his days lounging in the...
Antonio Cromartie has been through many ups and downs as an NFL cornerback. But this past offseason he found himself dealing with someone else's controversy, as the Jets were rocked by IK Enempali'...
Darnell Dockett spent 11 years as one of the most productive lineman and interesting personalities in the NFL. Now he's retired and enjoying life off the field. We ride with Darnell as he looks bac...
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Greg Jennings has played with some of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. He's had a ton of success with them, but not without controversy. We ride along with Gre...
Danilo Gallinari was once the neophyte toast of New York City. Now he's a seasoned vet coming back from a major injury in Denver. Through it all, he's been the most famous Italian basketball player...
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...
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...
Throughout the NBA offseason VICE Sports and Carmelo Anthony are exploring street sport cultures around the world. In our premiere episode, Melo travels to Cuba to explore the rise of soccer in a n...
To most, Puerto Rico is currently an island in economic decline. But to Carmelo Anthony it's a place of family, opportunity and a growing sports culture. With both seasons around the corner, we spe...
The places represented in the Winter Olympics, and snowboarding in particular, tend to be pretty easy to predict - North America, Europe, Japan every once in a while. But never Africa. Brolin Mawej...
In the fourth episode of Stay Melo we visit New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex to tour the facility and meet with a group of young prisoners. A statement from Carmelo Anthony belo...
With Melo starting in his 9th All-Star game, we spent some time with him off the court in Toronto and watched his prep alma mater Oak Hill play Orangeville Prep, a team of young Canadian high schoo...