at Page 2278 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The Affable Peter King Joins Us For A Very Special Live Chat Tomorrow
Yeah. Really. At 1 p.m. tomorrow, Mr. King will dive into the commenting abyss to answer your MMQ book-related questions, respond to your taunts and share some Starbucks-infused football wisdom. Come for the chaos and watch Drew possibly get banned....
The NCAA Won't Be Lied To (Or, Why To Avoid Deion Sanders)
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Byrant has been suspended for an entire year, not for breaking rules, but for lying about not breaking rules. Because misleading an NCAA investigator is the worst crime a human can commit....
Statistical Proof Of Baseball's Strangest Season Ever
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Penn State Gear A Little Jesus-y For Some
If you squint really hard, the design on this PSU t-shirt may resemble a cross. And just like that — controversy!...
That's A Stick-On Tattoo, Right?
Josh Haden, so committed to Boston College as to tattoo their logo on his chest, is transferring. He hasn't said where yet, but Bethune-Cookman is probably a good bet. [Herald]...
Malcolm Gladwell Demands Bill Simmons Be An NBA GM
Bill Simmons' new doorstop of a book arrives in stores tomorrow. In a canny move, he had Malcolm Gladwell pen the foreword. And what does Fry Guy do in that foreword?...
Cedric Benson Wins The Weekend
In sports, everybody is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Cedric Benson, who won the weekend by making the Chicago Bears look foolish. Granted, he's not the first....
New Country, Same Garbage Football
The Patriots are good and the Bucs are terrible, in any language. Wait, they speak American over there?...
Coach Tries Knife Threats To Get Through To Players
Revolutionary motivational techniques from a prep school football assistant coach: practice harder or I'll cut you....
Ball State Coach Nets First Win Since 1986
Here's a great read on Stan Parrish's first head coaching victory in 23 years. To put that in perspective, my wait is only 25 years, and I haven't devoted my life to coaching. [FanHouse]...
Is This Hubris, Or Did They Play Game 6 And Not Tell Anyone?
You'd think this would be a bigger story. Apparently they decided to play baseball last night after all, and the Yankees won. Huh....
Are There Any Photos Of Michael Beasley That Aren't Potential Crime Scenes?
Even after rehab, Beasley can't stay away from the personal demon that has caused him the most trouble: cameras....
Lord Brady Mingles With The Commoners
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Bad Beats: The House Always Wins
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....
Um, Gotta Support The Team?
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
ESPN's Lacey Confirms Despicably Mongered Rumor
New York Post reports: "Senior marketing Vice President Kate Lacey is in a hot-and-heavy romance with David Berson, the vice president for programming. 'I'm in an ongoing and known relationship with a peer,' Lacey told The Post." [NY Post]...
Share Your Gambling Misery With The World
A reminder to send in your sad gambling stories, for inclusion tomorrow in our weekly chronicle of degeneracy, Bad Beats. E-mail us at [email protected]. It's like therapy, but with more anonymous mockery and schadenfreude....
Coming Soon: Jonathan Papelbon's Dubious Taste In Cinema
"Dark Side of the Locker Room" is a compendium of journalists' bizarre, amusing and previously undocumented encounters with athletes (and often athletes' genitalia). Got a story? Send it to [email protected]....
Ole Miss Has A(nother) Sensitivity Problem
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Begun, The Hockey Playing Ice Bear War Has
A Russian circus manager was mauled to death by a bear wearing hockey skates. First, Anchorage, then Fairbanks, now Kyrgyzstan? The angry sports bears are officially out to get us. This won't end well for humanity. [BBC]...