The 25 Most Badass Sports Moments of 2012 (So Far)

LeBron, Bryce Harper, a one-armed basketball player, and a dash of Linsanity.

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You like dunks? We got dunks: alley-oops from the most dynamic duo in the NBA, leap-frogging-over-defender flushes from the greatest player in the L today, a cartwheel-through-the-legs slam that's better than anything the NBA dunk contest has seen in years. Like game-saving catches? We got a couple of them too. No look goals, one-arm basketball players, cultural phenoms and more. They're all here, in the 25 Most Badass Sports Moments of 2012 (So Far).

25. One-arm High School Basketball Player

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24. Super Mario's Super Bowl Catch

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23. Josh Hamilton's Goes Reggie Jax

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22. The Cartwheel Between-the-Legs Dunk

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21. A Sudsy Souvenir

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20. The Backheel Goal

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19. Outfield Fences Are Nothing

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18. Gregor Blanco Lays Out for Matt Cain

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17. This Is How a Dunk Should Sound

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16. Mike Trout Hits the Bleachers

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15. The Best Football Catch in the Southern Hemisphere

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14. Strong Teammates FTW

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13. Fake Argument Free Kick

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12. LeBron's Cramp Shot

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11. Jalen Rose Puts Skip Bayless on Blast

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10. D II Running Back Flips Over Defender

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9. Mark Cuban Ethers Skip Bayless on His Own Show

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8. The Birth of Linsanity

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7. Mike Baxter Puts His Career on the Line for Johan Santana

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6. Blake Griffin's Throwdown

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5. Dos Santos Pummels Frank Mir

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4. Bryce Harper Welcomes Cole Hamels to the Bigs

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3. The Durant-Westbrook Alley Oop

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2. Mario Balotelli's No-Look Goal

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1. LeBron Leapfrogs John Lucas

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