The Best Sports Vines of 2014

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No. of loops (as of publication date): 3,479,760 

Are you happy, people? This is what you're supporting by eating Papa John's.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 11,948,060

Look closely and you'll see that this kid pulls the classic ball switch on these ladies. Dad on the left is like, “Oh boy, kid's getting too clever. Might be time to put some parental controls on the computer.”

No. of loops (as of publication date): 28,070,221

Whether this is real or just an excellent trick is up for debate. What isn't up for debate is this Vine's popularity. That's over 28,000,000 loops and counting for those keeping score.

No. of loops (as of publication): 53,382

Unlike the real Birdman, Coach Kelly actually rewards his players when they perform.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 107,647

50 is no dummy; he knows that publicity is everything. Throwing the worst opening pitch ever and ending up all over the morning shows and SportsCenter A WEEK before his album dropped was a veteran move from the Queens emcee. 

No. of loops (as of publication date): 4,137,532

The Redskins Senior VP of Communications Tony Wyllie wasn't playing any games when John Sutcliffe of ESPN Deportes swooped in trying to nab a last-second interview. Remember guys, no matter the circumstances: No means no. 

No. of loops (as of publication date): 3,959,939

This guy has probably had this in his pocket for months, carefully planning every detail with his teammates. There were plenty of fat guy touchdowns this season, but none of them ended in a cartwheel. The 40 or so flags thrown on this play only makes the Vine funnier.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 4,419,509

“Wait, wait, wait, you didn't do it right. Here, allow me to show you what it's actually like to unwillingly fall down.”

No. of loops (as of publication date): 3,386,384

It's comforting to know Boogie has somebody like Omri to take care of him during his battle with meningitis.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 1,683,772

It's okay, Zach, at least you are playing with Kevin Lo– …I mean, the weather is…well, at least Minnesota has a winning hist–…hmmm, yeah, sorry, dude.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 57,411,350

Sorry for just ruining your life with the most frightening clip/child in existence. Try just not going to sleep, it helps with the nightmares.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 4,146,950

This is the adult version of Cory and Shawn's best-friend handshake in “Boy Meets World.”

No. of loops (as of publication date): 3,611,020

Something tells us Kobe isn't the first person to ever say this about Dwight. Just check Twitter.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 11,081,560

Jeter had hundreds of thousands of people slobbering over his greatness, hat-tipping him left and right, giving him gift baskets of candied figs and baseball bats made out of subway tiles. And yet, this was by far the coolest moment honoring him. You can believe Nike wishes it had this kid for its already great commercial.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 790,330

Also in this clip: Kobe Bryant completely ignoring all of his teammates and coaches. Old Kobe tha GAWD.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 1,809,269

Even a Harvard education couldn't prepare the man for having to answer questions about this Lakers team.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 7,102,061

Katy Perry was thinking about (game)cock all day, so it's not surprising she was spotted diving bare-assed into a crowd of college doucheboys.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 69,639

“oingwproifo34infa;soifn;owibfn;asimv2fno43ialsdfih;owvfen.” —Lou Holtz

No. of loops (as of publication date): 5,678,705

That's not even the pro line, homeboy. If you're going to dress the part and talk about your jumper in songs, you might want to go back to your mansion and practice.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 1,465,065

Dude, not only are you supposed to be THE Chevrolet guy, you're supposed to be the guy Chevy chose to adequately portray the company and the brand new Colorado in a positive light. We know it's a little overwhelming talking to somebody who has zero emotion, but we're pretty sure Chevy didn't pay hundreds of thousands of dollars just to advertise “technology and stuff”.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 4,155,054

Proof that ESPN totally nailed it by choosing a quarterback with more career interceptions than touchdowns to give an audience the secrets to NFL success.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 5,525,715

At least teenage TerRio is realistic about his limits. 

No. of loops (as of publication date): 7,407,025

This was the first time Kobe was in team practice that month. Just imagine if Swaggy P would have been like, “KOBE, YOU WASN'T WITH US SHOOTIN' IN THE GYM.”

No. of loops (as of publication date): 7,083,489

Dude out here makin' this toddler look like Michelle Rich Homie Kwan on the rink.

No. of loops (as of publication date): 28,499

Here you have it: The No. 1 sports Vine of the year. The blow seen 'round the world. You just know Da Real Lambo uses this move when he's trying to get Gloria in the mood.