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"Diehard" Soccer Fans Pretend To Know Players Who Don't Exist
Well, well, maybe Americans aren't the only ones who don't know anything about soccer. ...

Bags Of Organic Lettuce Now Come With Lizards
This picture comes to us from a reader who recently took a trip to Sam's Club with his friend to buy a bag of organic lettuce. That's what you get for trying to be healthy, I guess....

The Single Dumbest Foul So Far This NBA Season
Of course, no sooner do we find out who committed the two dumbest fouls of the season than JJ Hickson, at the end of the half last night against the Blazers, commits this travesty on Wes Matthews, behind halfcourt. Here now, the worst foul of the NBA season so far. ...

A Better Way Of Ranking The Most Dominant Tennis Players
"Who has the most rings" has always been a brainless exercise in absolutism, but at least within team sports, we're forced to consider some context when applying it to individual players. Why, then, do we still universally use this methodology when ranking tennis players?...

Kevin Harlan Got Really Excited About Saying "Ass" On TV
In the waning moments of last night's Nuggets-Blazers game, play-by-play man Kevin Harlan had to read a promo for a new cooking show called Cook Your Ass Off. Sounds like a neat show! Like a true professional, Harlan made the most of his opportunity to say "ass."...

Survey: 1 In 3 Football Fans Have Asked God To Help Their Team Win
The Public Religion Research Institute has released the results of its latest survey, one that examines the intersection between sports fandom and supernatural belief. It indicates that a significant minority of Americans think God will decide whether the Seahawks or Broncos win next Sunday....

The NFL Is Still Hilarious When Subjected To Bad Lip Reading
Remember that dumb, great video of NFL players being given very bad lip-reading voiceovers? Adrian Peterson and his orange peanut? Here's another—it's pretty good! ...


Before Pierre The Pelican, There Was Terrifying King Cake Baby
Earlier this week, the Pelicans announced that they'd be redesigning the head of Pierre to make him "less scary". This is disappointing, not only because pelicans should look scary, but also because it spits in the face of New Orleans's proud tradition of nightmarish mascots....

All Kobe Can Do Is Shake His Damn Head At The Lakers
It's hard to blame Kobe for letting his frustration get the better of him. A man can only handle so much Swaggy P before he reaches his breaking point....

Why USA Bobsled Needs Lolo Jones
Earlier this week, to the surprise of many, Lolo Jones was named to the Olympic bobsled team, despite having only been in the sport for a few years. The teammates she beat out and many independent observers believe it's a conspiracy on the part of USA Bobsled and NBC. Jones is there not because she'...

Cops Allege Former Wisconsin WR Marcus Randle-El Is Gun-Toting Abductor
An Amber Alert issued in Illinois at 11:45 p.m. Eastern time Thursday night named a Marcus Randle-El as the suspect in the kidnapping of his own three-year-old daughter. Local media reports that's the same Marcus Randle-El who played wide receiver at Wisconsin and is the brother of former Steelers p...

Dallas Stars Trolling Maple Leafs Fans; Maple Leafs Fans Troll Selves
The Dallas Stars really brought out the big names on the American Airlines Center scoreboard during tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Both Bieber and Rob Ford made appearances, though at least one Toronto fan showed her very special love for the crack-smoking mayor....

Coach Fired For Playing In High School Girls' Soccer Matches
High school coaches: Even if you get that itch to relive your athletic career and make one more comeback, don't do it, because you'll probably be canned....

Seven Scenes From The Life Of A Quiet Champ
Dig Pete Dexter's 1980 Inside Sports profile of Larry Holmes:...

Erik Karlsson And Mike Green Hug Amid The On-Ice Chaos
This was from Tuesday, but it's still as cute as it was two days ago. While Mikhail Grabovski and Zack Smith tried to rip each other's faces off during the Senators-Capitals game, Ottawa's Erik Karlsson and Washington's Mike Green shared a lovely moment. (Wait for the last replay.)...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Will Remember You
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. This is cheating, but whatever. RIP. ...

Here Are The NBA All-Star Starting Lineups (Yep, Kobe Made It)
The NBA just announced the starters for the All Star Game. Looks like Kobe's in, and, uh, LeBron's playing center? ...


Poor Bastard Goalie Gives Up OT Winner While Chatting With Fans
Via Puck Daddy, the video is terrible, but it represents the only proof that this actually happened. A college club goalie gave up a game-winning, 200-foot goal because he was off in the corner, just shooting the shit with some fans....