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Mike D'Antoni Throws Some Major Shade At Pau Gasol
The Lakers are hanging in there, but Pau Gasol, who was supposed to be a dependable and veteran presence in the general absence of either, has put up career-lows (or nearly so) in almost every category. Gasol says he's being used wrong. Mike D'Antoni says Pau's just dogging it....


No One Anywhere Is Haunted By Richie Sexson
Having purchased a Hall of Fame ballot, which we'll be filling out in accordance with the wishes of our readers, we're examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series ca...

The PGA Tour's Non-Profit Status Is A Big Joke
Paula Lavigne of Outside The Lines has conducted a thorough investigation into the PGA Tour's status as a non-profit organization, and has found that the tour's commitment to charity is not nearly as strong as the suits at the PGA would like everyone to believe....

Finding Gillooly: What Happened To Figure Skating's Infamous Villain?
"Twenty years," said Jeff Stone, standing at the door of his home in Clackamas, Ore. "Is that what it is?"...

Watch David Stern Choking In Slow Motion, Because It Is Fun
David Stern had a drinking problem last night while in attendance at last night's Clippers-Nets game in Brooklyn. He just so happened to choke while on TNT's camera, meaning we can exploit it for our own artistic/deviant purposes....

Florida State Is Historically Dominant: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....

What It's Like To Shoot Football In The Snow
A photographer explains the challenges and victories of working the Lions-Eagles game in a blizzard. [News Journal]...

Canada Has Turned Air Hockey Into A Drinking Game
From the minds of some unidentified genius, and via Reddit, comes Alco-Hockey, a game where the goal has been replaced with six depressions for cups. What you put in those cups is up to you, but it's not called "Soda Hockey."...

This Hardcore Gamer Is NOT FUCKING AROUND
What would have happened if Kevin Garnett had decided to take up competitive gaming instead of basketball? This. This would have happened....

An Eyewitness Account Of The Baseball Agent Slapfight
We've been trying to piece together the fight in the parking lot at baseball's winter meetings in Orlando. Threats of arson? Yes. Gary Sheffield and Dave Stewart? No. Grown men twirling and clapping and slapping? My goodness yes!...

Report: Knicks Might Try Drafting In The First Round For Once
When the reports started coming down yesterday that the Knicks were seeking Kyle Lowry from the Raptors in exchange for a package including a 2018 first-rounder, it sounded eminently logical. Not in the "that's a smart move" sense, but in the "of course the Knicks are going to give up on a draft tha...

Let Zach Randolph Put You In The Christmas Spirit
Here's a nice moment from Wednesday's Thunder-Grizzlies game, in which Z-Bo does a really great thing for a young fan who wanted a souvenir to take home with him....

Broadway Danny Rose: It's A Beautiful Thing
We're getting into a definite type of situation here......

No, That Wasn't Gary Sheffield And Dave Stewart Fighting Over A Client
The best story to come out of baseball's winter meetings in Orlando was a fight in the parking lot on Wednesday, reportedly between two agents. It was reported by Yahoo's Jeff Passan, but without the detail we all wanted: Who were the agents?...

Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders Star In Awful <em>Sharknado</em> Spoof
Hey, the Atlanta Hawks: What the hell?...

Funny As Fuck: Buddy Hackett
Because...well, you need a because for Buddy?...

Kentucky Fan Says UK Needs To Emphasize More Sports, Less Education
The UK student section's been having a bit of trouble filling up this season. And Chester, one of Kentucky Sports Radio's favorite callers, has himself a theory....

California Golf Coach Charged With 65 Counts Of Child Molestation
Andrew Nisbet, a junior golf coach from Livermore, Cal., was arrested Saturday while working and charged with 65 felony counts related to alleged molestation of his students....