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Once Again, Ron Artest Is The Voice Of Reason
When your organization needs a well-known and well-respected community member to speak up on behalf of your cause, you definitely want to go with the guy who is famous for his dangerous instability....

Meet A-Rod's Cousin's Trainer
Everyone is dying to know more about this mysterious "cousin" that Alex Rodriguez refused to identify, and it turns out the cousin is not imaginary! He's been identified...and now begins the hunt....

Michael Phelps' Pot-Smoking Buddies Face The Music
The Smoking Gun has mugshots of the kids arrested in the Michael Phelps pot crackdown. They sure look like they're on something. [Smoking Gun]...

If Only Scott Norwood Had This Information Available To Him At The Time
"How To Avoid Choking Under Pressure." [Scientific American]...

Partygoers Not Rolling Over On Michael Phelps
Lawyers for two young men in South Carolina say their clients were arrested by Richland County police and charged with marijuana possession—but that the cops only seemed interested in asking them about Michael Phelps....

Well, This Would Have Been Kind Of Fun
An email came into Deaspin HQ in the wee hours of the evening last night, promising the elusive up-close-and-personal access with some of the SI Swimsuit hussies in celebration of the new issue....

Schedule Div. II Power Academy Of Art At Your Own Peril
So this was a pretty amusing basketball box score sent to me by a friend: Final, University of San Francisco 74, Academy of Art 28. I wish I could have attended that matchup of titans....

Michael Phelps: Narc?
The lamest party in South Carolina history continues to claim victims, months after the last ping pong ball has stopped bouncing. Eight people not named Michael Phelps have now been arrested because of it....

Dwyane Wade Had Wild Marijuana Sex Parties, And You Weren't Invited
The fun just never seems to end for Dwyane Wade. If it's not divorce proceedings or failed business ventures, it's an ex-business associate telling tales of drug-fueled sex parties at the NBA star's condo....

Announcing The Third Annual Deadspin Midwest Pants Party
On Saturday, May 23, join Deadspin in Chicago for the 3rd-annual Deadspin Midwest Pants Party. It's good to get out of the house a couple times a year; make this one of those times....

We're Beginning To Suspect That Mixed Martial Arts Has Jumped The Shark
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]....

What About The Other Famous People At That Michael Phelps Party?
In case you still think the Michael Phelps bong photo is an elaborate French conspiracy to bring down America's greatest hero, there is independent confirmation, via a band with a blog...so...deal with it....

CBS Desperate To Make PGA Tournaments More Interesting Until Tiger Comes Back
John Clayton was at the Super Bowl on Sunday, right? Then maybe it was a noisy leather chair. But it appears somebody on the CBS Golf crew ripped one during the FBR Open on Sunday....

Ottawa Senators Fire Coach WhatsHisface
It says here that "Craig Hartsburg" has been coaching Ottawa for the last 48 games, but they're just not into him anymore. If only they known that before giving him a three-year contract. [TSN]...

Matt Cassel Got A Little Wet At The ESPN Party
For the most part, this Super Bowl XLIII party weekend seemed relatively tame compared to previous years. That is until somebody at the ESPN party peed on Patriots' quarterback Matt Cassel....

Things Were Still Festive In Tampa; Michael Smith Attracts The Mexicans
• Chris Mottram Sums Up The Madden Party: Jaws drinks Bud Light, lots of people stood around, and Trey Wingo needs new material. [The Sporting Blog]...

Who's Sorry Now? (Martellus Bennett Rap Fail Edition)
The Cowboys' Martellus Bennett is sorry for that earlier rap, when he rhymed "Romo" with "homo." Precisely $22,000 worth of sorry. So he'd like to make it up to you with ... another rap....

Spartan Hockey Players Will Only Be Slashing Tires From Now On
If you were wondering whether Michigan State coach Rick Comley would actually punish his two players who went berserk on Michigan's Steve Kampfer—both have been kicked off the team and one has already left school....

About Those $9,000 Super Bowl Tickets ...
Yeah, in reality, turns out they're not going for anywhere near that high. And in addition here's some great Super Bowl parties you can crash....

Matt Leinart Is Open To Pain And Has Been Crossed By The Rain
Matt Leinart's week in Tampa will mostly be spent answering how it feels to piss away an opportunity or being pestered by entertainment reporter Maria Menounos about party-hopping. But remember — he's a changed man....