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Jim McElwain Elaborates On How He's Not The Nude Man Humping A Shark
The University of Florida told Deadspin Monday that head football coach Jim McElwain was not the nude man humping a shark in a photo that made its way around the internet over the weekend. The coach was asked again about it Tuesday at a speaking engagement....

Connor McDavid Enjoys Interaction With Fans
Young Oilers superstar Connor McDavid can’t get enough of hanging out with eager fans! He loves it!...

The Case For Being A Selfish Bastard Runner
“One selfless London Marathon runner sacrificed his own race to help a physically exhausted fellow runner across the finishing line,” wrote The Telegraph. ...

Dak Prescott And Zeke Elliott Struggling With Teamwork
At a charity event on Monday, six Dallas Cowboys starters paired up to test their teamwork, strategy, and quick thinking in a three-legged race. Quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott (in blue) opted to use one leg apiece. It did not work out too well:...

Jim McElwain Says That's Not Him Nude And Humping A Shark<em></em>
Over the weekend, a photo of a grinning, completely naked man hugging a shark on a boat made the rounds. U.K.-based wildlife TV presenter Anneka Svenska was one of the more notable people who shared the photo:...

We Found The One Thing P.K. Subban Doesn't Do Well
After a 3-1 Game 6 elimination of the Blues, the Nashville Predators are on their way to the first conference finals in franchise history. One enormous reason why has been the defense, with lights-out goaltending from Pekka Rinne and outstanding work by the blueline pairings of Mattias Ekholm/P.K. S...

Nashville TV Station Thinks The Predators Are In The Stanley Cup Finals
“PREDS HEAD TO STANLEY CUP FINALS!”...

John Daly Wins First Tournament Since 2004
Hard-livin’, chain-smokin’ John Daly claimed his first tournament title in 13 years after winning this weekend’s Champions event at The Woodlands, Tex. by one stroke....

Cardale Jones Graduates Today From Ohio State
Bills quarterback Cardale Jones, who as a Buckeyes freshman tweeted—and then deleted—that “we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS” will graduate today from Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in African-American Studies....

Tonight's <i>SNL</i> Featured 30 Nearly Perfect Seconds
This entire sketch was less than two minutes long, and we credit the Saturday Night Live writing staff for recognizing the bit really only needed that much time. Get in, make the joke, get out. ...

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Let's Fry Some Sweet Plantains, And Then Never Eat Green Bananas Ever Again
When the fabric of my family is someday finally rent, and generations of heirs and descendants wage decades of bitter war upon one another, and oaths become ancient curses until the family tree is left utterly in ruin, the issue won’t be money, or land, or politics, or even whether it is called “tun...

UMass Wins Conference Semifinal On Wild 35-Yard Buzzer-Beater
UMass upset No. 14 Hofstra in dramatic fashion in today’s conference tournament semifinals. With the clock ticking down to the final second, midfielder Dan Muller hurled a buzzer-beater from, uh, remarkably close to midfield:...

Curt Schilling Isn't Sold On The Claim That Someone Was Racist At Fenway Park
A few days after Orioles outfielder Adam Jones said he was berated with racist insults by opposing fans at Fenway Park, former Red Sox pitcher and ultimate meme lord Curt Schilling wants to take a step back, assess the situation, and fart all over it....

Here's The Marlins' President Playing Lorne Michaels In A Local Theater Production
Marlins president David Samson is one of those rich guys who likes to do not-rich-guy things in order to show how cool and down to earth he is. He went on Survivor, and in 2014 he starred in a play put on by a local Miami theater called Not Ready For Primetime. The play was about the early days of S...

What Is Wrong With The English
The nightmare you see above is the birthday dinner of choice not for a random insane person, but for 42-year-old multimillionaire global celebrity sports icon David Beckham, who could have virtually anything in the world to eat. He chose this. Beans, some kind of sad approximation of fries, ham, not...

Red Sox Ban Fan Who Used Racial Slur At Game For Life
One day after Orioles outfielder Adam Jones was subject to a racist insult from a fan at Fenway Park, the Red Sox permanently banned a fan for using a racial slur during a separate incident at Tuesday night’s game....

Marcell Ozuna Sent This Pitch To Goddamn Neptune
Marcell Ozuna is NOT a fan of the Rays’ 2011 AL Wild Card banner and he will do anything he can to see it die....
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Florida Judge Goes Off On Charlie Strong, Questions Whether He Should Be Coaching USF [Update]
South Florida football player LaDarrius Jackson, who was arrested Monday night and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment, had his first court hearing this afternoon. Hillsborough County Judge Margaret Taylor is an alumnus of USF, and she expressed her acute displeasure with the program’...