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Devils Fire Pete DeBoer
The Devils announced today that they have fired fourth-year head coach Pete DeBoer. GM Lou Lamoriello said no replacement will be named until after he speaks to the players tomorrow, upon their return from Christmas break....


Somehow, Chiefs WRs Still Haven't Caught Any Touchdowns
It is one of the most bizarre streaks I can recall, and 60 minutes away from a piece of pointless, fascinating history, and if your team is already out of it, you could do worse this Sunday than tuning into Chargers-Chiefs to see if Kansas City can complete its entire season without having one of ...

The Cardinals' Starting QB Will Be Ah Who Cares
This whole thing may be purely academic; the Cardinals are zeroing in on a road wild-card game, and Drew Stanton will probably be back by then. But, for the NFL completists out there: the third-stringer appears to have regained the inside track from the fourth-stringer for a likely-meaningless Week ...


How The NFL's Christmas Albums Crashed And Burned
In 1970, before the NFL was the marketing juggernaut it is today, a random ad man could swoop in and round up 26 teams to record 26 albums of Christmas carols. He thought it would make him rich. He ended up forced to unload a warehouse full of unsold records for scrap vinyl....


What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
It is time for a Deadspin holiday tradition like no other: our annual trawl of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's database of emergency room visits to discover the strangest, unlikeliest, and most awkwardly shaped objects America inappropriately shoved into its various holes. God bless us...


P.K. Subban Goes Undercover As Karl The Security Guard To Surprise Kids
Take five minutes to watch this video of a disguised P.K. Subban surprising some local kids with Habs gear, a day on the ice at the Canadiens' practice rink, and, eventually, himself. If you must, skip to 3:20 for the big reveal—and his refusal to go easy on the young skaters....

Did The Raptors Screw Up The Launch Of Their New Logo?
Everything was odd about the Raptors' unveiling of their new logo, which arrived without warning or hype, and was revealed on Friday afternoon, to be swiftly forgotten with the weekend. But the weirdest part is that it's nearly Christmas, and you can't buy this new Raptors gear anywhere....

Kevin Nash Arrested For Battery, Reportedly Fought With Teenage Son
Longtime WWE and WCW wrestler Kevin Nash has been arrested on suspicion of battery, after police responded to his Florida home on a domestic-violence call early this morning. ...

The Lakers Had Fun With Kobe Bryant Sitting Out
The Lakers ran the NBA-best Warriors out of the Staples Center, winning 115-105 even after taking their foot off the gas in the fourth, and they did it all without Kobe Bryant. And everyone not named Kobe Bryant seemed pretty darn happy about it....

Deadspin Up All Night: The Hawk Is Out
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Get off that bus....

Does Arnold Palmer Know Ernie Els Is Ripping Off His Drink?
Reader Charles sends along this beverage he discovered while on vacation, and while it is no doubt delicious and refreshing, "a South African original?" Someone's coming at the King....

Voicemail: Furious Fantasy Owner Threatens To Come Get His Money Back
If you've played fantasy football for long enough, you'll see nothing strange over a vetoed trade leading to one owner threatening to come over and beat up the league treasurer....

Are You A Bro, A Buddy, Or A Dude?
Using geocoded Twitter data, a linguist has put together heat maps of how and where we refer to the American man (and, not so infrequently, the American woman). I'm proud to live in a "pal" enclave....