Author archives: Jeff Gurner

Matt Kemp Gives Fan an Autograph...and the Shirt Off his Back (Dare Ya not to Tear Up)

In our never-ending quest to bring you stories that prove the goodness of humankind, made manifest through sports, ViralRead has found our favorite tear-jerking moment of the year (well if not our favorite it’s at least neck and neck with little Jack Hoffman scoring a touchdown for the Huskers). Seriously - bust out the kleenex and wait for your lower lip to start trembling uncontrollably. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Kemp is about to remind us that sports can mean so much more than the game itself:

Calling the Taste Police: Toronto Fan Mocks 'Boston Strong'

Hey Toronto Maple Leafs fan with that questionable sign: remember that brief moment of clarity when you turned to your buddies and said, “Gee I don’t know guys - is it too soon?” Oh you don’t remember that? Well here - let ViralRead help out, in case you find yourself at game four with the same lack of discretion: It is, indeed, too soon.

J.R. Smith's Pre-Game is...Unconventional

Hey remember when the Knicks thought it’d be an awesome idea to wear all black to game 5 against Boston, symbolically declaring the Celtics‘ funeral had arrived? Hey remember how premature that turned out to be and how foolish the Knicks looked in light of it? Yeah, we remember it too. But somebody forgot to get J.R. Smith cc’d on the memo to stop treating the NBA Playoffs like a […]

VIDEO: Water Polo Cheap Shot Makes Dudes in Speedos Wanna Brawl

Full-disclosure: I played water polo in high school; I have mad respect for the game. The matches are grueling, training and workouts are long and arduous, and there is no question that, even at the high school level, the strength and athleticism of water-polo players cannot be called into question. But to the young men of the Belen Jesuit and St. Thomas Aquinas high school varsity water polo teams: I […]