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How To Make Mashed Cauliflower, Because It Goddamn Tastes Great
The first thing to do is clear up any misconceptions that the reason to make mashed cauliflower, and not mashed potatoes, is that mashed cauliflower is the more calorically or nutritionally upstanding choice. If that is what you are thinking, stop thinking that, because that is stupid. You're stup...

Deadspin Up All Night: We're Past Elation
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Michael Beasley Punched Himself So Hard He Needed Medical Treatment
Total bargain you got yourselves there, Miami. Absolutely sane and won't make headlines for anything but his basketball skills....

Third Buccaneers Player Diagnosed With MRSA, And Everything Is A Mess
We've been calling the 2013 Buccaneers things like "garbage fire," "dysfunctional shitshow," and "sad mess" lately. Now we can add "roiling pit of disease" to the list....

Watch This Awesome First Person POV Of A Famous Horse Racing Jockey
These really never get old. Here's John Velazquez riding Greyfall, a two-year-old colt, at the Keeneland Race Course. He wore "camera glasses" (off-brand Google Glass?) and captured video of exactly what it looks and sounds like to be out on the track. ...

This Bear Cub Thinks It's People, And It Wants To Take Your Picture
So, who's going to tell this bear cub that it is definitely not people, and that it probably won't be able to figure out how to take your picture? Don't look at me, because I'm not doing that shit. I would rather this bear maintain his whimsical outlook on life, you big jerk....

Dead Letters: The Best Fans In Baseball Respond
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We’re devoting this edition to the response generated by Drew Magary’s “Why Your Cardinals Suck” post on Thursday. Behold, the best fans in baseball....

Oregon's Cheerleaders Would Like To Haunt Your Dreams Now
Having run out of new color schemes and design tweaks to throw at their football uniforms, the Oregon Ducks have turned their attention toward the team's cheerleaders. The cheerleaders will be wearing custom contacts at this weekend's game against Washington, and oh man are they unsettling. Do not s...

Zinsser Remembers The New York Herald Tribune
Dig this most excellent essay on the old New York Herald Tribune by William Zinsser (who wrote a helpful book about writing):...

Korean Baseball Player Wastes Yet Another Awesome Bat Flip On Foul Ball
We've seen Choi Jeon-suk do this before, and now we're starting to wonder if this is just his thing. Maybe he just believes that a crushed baseball, no matter how far foul it flies, is worthy of an amazing bat flip. If that's the case, more power to him....

Blind Alley
Friday, what better time for a good bowling story? This one, by the late Jeff Felshman, is a keeper, a funny and understated gem:...

So Many Manningfaces: Your Giants-Bears Roundup
Bears 27, Giants 21: A game on short rest was the least helpful thing to the Giants' 0-5 woes. New York actually held it together for the most part, though, and their defense gave the team a chance. Unfortunately, Eli Manning's turnovers severely hindered the offense. Matt Schaub knows how you're ...

How Those Painfully Awkward Local Commercials With Athletes Are Made
You've probably seen a local commercial with one of your area's athletes, and it was most likely awful and unnatural. For me, nothing will beat Dustin Pedroia's cringe-worthy Sullivan Tire ad. ("I don't believe it. It's Jim Rice.") This funny video featuring Scott Hartnell proves that there's a scie...

Deadspin Up All Night: What A Wonderful World This Could Be
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What Do I Cook For All These Gluten-Free Types?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wit...

Deez Nuts
This is fun. Thanks to Mark Drew for making 'em and Ego Trip for pointing 'em out....

Why Your Cardinals Suck
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't like it when another team like the Pirates or Nationals dares to threaten their self-appointed status as America's Baseball Sweethearts. They'll move on to face the GLORY BOY Dodgers in the NLCS, and somehow ...

Jeff Pearlman Interviews Tyler Kepner
Tyler Kepner, the talented lead baseball columnist at the New York Times is interviewed by Jeff Pearlman....

Death Of A Fighter
If you haven't read John Branch’s excellent profile of the late Derek Boogaard, do yourself a favor. “A Boy Learns to Brawl,” is top-notch:...

Book Claims Sheryl Crow Watched Lance Armstrong Dope, Told Feds
Now that Lance Armstrong has been humbled and faced a defamation lawsuit or three, it's pretty much open season on the disgraced cyclist. Every allegation with even the slightest credibility can be brought without fear of retribution, and they very well might be true—Armstrong's got more than a deca...