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An Atlanta Braves-Themed "Blurred Lines" Parody, Featuring Javy Lopez
This is the work of comedian Aaron Chewning and rapper Jonny Quest, two dudes from Atlanta who are big Braves fans and also apparently friends with Javy Lopez....

The Heat And Nets Will Wear Nickname Jerseys
The AP reports that the NBA is eyeing "nickname jerseys" for at least one Nets-Heat matchup this season, when instead of last names on the back of the uniform, players will sport their nicknames. All we can say is it's a good thing Kris Humphries isn't with Brooklyn anymore....

Cobra '79 T-Shirt
Via It's a Long Season check out this boss T-shirt by Chris Brennan. ...

Paul Pfeiffer's Spiritual Basketball Artwork
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, By Paul Pfeiffer (2000-2006)...

Peyton "FIGJAM" Manning: Your <i>Monday Night Football</i> GIF Roundup
Denver 37, Oakland 21: Fuck I'm good, just ask me. Yeah, you are Peyton. You're pretty effing good. This little smirking moment came after Manning successfully changed a play at the line, converting a third-and-six pass to Demaryius Thomas for a first down early in the third quarter. It wasn't a bi...

Demaryius Thomas Recovers Raiders Onside Kick, Issues Muntzian "Ha-Ha"
The Broncos throttled the Raiders in a game that wasn't anywhere near as close as the score might suggest, and Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas got in a final blast late when he foiled Oakland's onside attempt....

Rashad Johnson's Severed Finger Is Absolutely Disgusting
Just a few moments ago, Cardinals safety Rashad Johnson tweeted images of the finger he didn't know he lost—sweet Christ, did he ever lose it—and it is a raw scene. Your not-safe-for-lunch pictures are down below....

Islanders Player Too Modest To Let Bird Flap In The Wind
This poor guy. A teammate in the back of this John Tavares interview poked his head around the wall of the showers and saw nothing but cameras rolling. Apparently in the nude and unwilling to strut his stuff for all the viewers tuning in for Islanders pre-season post-game coverage, he popped back ...

Man United Fan Marries Into City Family, Trolls Them With Great Toast
This groom is giving what appears to be (and actually might be, in the end) a very heartfelt toast about an important person in his life that is "no longer with us." When he asks his new family—who are apparently all Manchester City supporters—to stand and toast this influential person, he pulls th...

Deadspin Up All Night: Move The Crowd
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Raiders-Broncos tonight, plus baseball. Sean in a few....

Pacman Jones Got Arrested Again
Which means it must be, what, Monday?...

Lacrosse Player Steals Truck, Says He Wanted To Play Real-Life GTA
Say hi to Zachary Burgess, a freshman lacrosse player at Auburn. Zach was in Baton Rouge for the big Auburn-LSU game this weekend, when he decided to have a little fun....

Manny Machado Injured His Knee And Everything Is Awful
Orioles do-it-all third baseman Manny Machado was running out an infield hit in the seventh inning of today's game against the Rays, when he stepped awkwardly on the corner of the bag and collapsed in a heap. He was removed from the field on a stretcher....

Former NFL Player Whose House Was Trashed By Teens Is A Bit Crazy
The saga of Brian Holloway, a former NFL lineman who had his house broken into and trashed by partying teenagers last week, refuses to end. After setting up a website to shame the teens who destroyed his house, Holloway found himself threatened with legal action by parents of the partying teenagers...

A Scene From A Bill Belichick Press Conference
Getting injury information out of Bill Belichick is like pulling teeth. Today was especially excruciating....

The Astros Drew A 0.00 Nielsen Rating
Last week we cringed to the news that the Astros drew an average local viewership of 1,000 people for a game—less than for an out-of-market WNBA game on at the same time. How bad could it get for yesterday's 9-2 loss at Cleveland, which went up against the Texans' game? Pretty damn bad....

Coming Soon: The Best American Sports Writing 2013
Coming October 8 is The Best American Sports Writing 2013. Edited by J.R. Moehringer. Check out the table of contents over at series editor Glenn Stout's site. Looks to be another sure shot to this great long-running series. ...

Shadowboxing Steelers Fan Is The Weirdest Steelers Fan
I...I don't get this. ...

Say Hi To Sweet Pea, The Hostess At The Center Of The Ravens Bus Brawl
Earlier today TMZ broke the story of Bryant McKinnie's birthday party, which started with a club party and ended with a fight in a party bus, reportedly sparked by a stripper breaking a bottle of Armand de Brignac over Jacoby Jones's head. OK, everyone said, sounds like a typical night out with McKi...

Mary McCarthy on Salinger's Closed Circut
Who you callin' a phony? From her 1962 Harper's review of J.D Salinger's Frany and Zooey, here's Mary McCarthy:...