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The Penguins Have A Random Dude In Goal And The Rangers Might Be Doomed Anyway
Even if he never plays again, there may not be a better feel-good story in these playoffs than Jeff Zatkoff, a third-string goalie thrust into action by injury, who responded with a confident, capable start that, backed by a Patric Hornqvist hat trick, gave the Penguins about as strong a 1-0 series ...
Well Shit, That Was A Fun Night Of Basketball
There are, obviously, rules that explicitly govern sporting events. But there are also implicit rules, too, ones that say things like You always play to win and No player is bigger than the game. Last night, Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant took turns shooting holes in those implicit rules, and it made f...
The Desire To Be The Best Ever Is What Let The Warriors Achieve It
Seventy-three wins is unfathomable. Seventy-two wins is barely fathomable, and that’s only because the record books say the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls actually achieved it....
Von Miller Won't Even Let Cam Newton Play Water Polo In Peace
A fun picture of Cam Newton playing water polo with the U.S. Olympic team was making the rounds yesterday. Von Miller saw the picture, as well as this ingenious Photoshop job by @LLtweets, and couldn’t resist the opportunity to rib the man he spent the entire Super Bowl torturing:...
Aston Villa Decide They're Too Terrible To Hand Out Awards
Aston Villa are bad. Really bad. Really, really bad....
Police: Gun Found Inside Will Smith's Car
New Orleans police announced last night that they found a loaded (though unfired) handgun in the vehicle belonging to former Saints DE Will Smith, who was shot to death following a car crash....
May Noah Syndergaard Never Stop Striking Everybody Out
The Mets lost tonight despite a historically good start from Noah Syndergaard because they’re the Mets and ambitious losses are part of their DNA. They knocked around Jose Fernandez in the first inning, then loaded up the bases in the second only to leave empty-handed. After that, Fernandez straight...
Mike Trout Can Dunk And Shoot
A few Angels players went to the Golden State Warriors’ practice today, and the world learned that Mike Trout can do more than just mash taters (he’s still really, really good at that, by the way). Trout can also ball a little bit....
Don't Panic, But Zika Might Be "Scarier Than We Initially Thought"
That’s what Dr. Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a White House briefing on Monday. The pronouncement accompanied a request made by Dr. Schuchat and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
Saints Head Coach Sean Payton On Guns: "That's Some Silly Stuff We're Hanging Onto"
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, who coached defensive end Will Smith for six years, has spoken publicly for the first time since Smith was shot to death in New Orleans on Saturday night. In a phone interview with USA Today, Payton said, “I hate guns,” and American gun culture in general....
Report: Montee Ball Arrested For Violating Bond Conditions
NFL free agent running back Montee Ball was arrested Saturday night in Whitewater, Wis. “on a felony bail jumping violation,” according to the Madison ABC affiliate. WKOW reports that police suspected Ball was drinking alcohol in a bar, which his bond conditions don’t allow:...
Leonardo DiCaprio Didn't Want To Be Seen At An Islanders Game
Who’s that mysterious rogue in a Cal hat sitting next to Kevin Connolly at Saturday’s Islanders game? Could it be Leonardo DiCaprio? Since he so skillfully concealed his face from the cameras, we can’t say for sure. Whoever it is, he really didn’t want to be recognized....
Police Yet To Establish Motive For Will Smith Shooting; Suspect's Attorney Claims His Client "Not The Aggressor"
At a press conference yesterday, New Orleans police superintendent Michael Harrison released a few more details about his department’s investigation into the killing of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, who was shot to death over the weekend, allegedly by former high school footbal...
Warriors Tie The NBA Mark For Wins, Screw Spurs Out Of The League's Home Wins Record
The Golden State Warriors pulled off a fantastic triple tonight with their 92-86 win over the Spurs. They won straight-up as the greatest 3.5-point underdogs the league may ever see. They handed their fiercest rival the only home loss of the season, denying San Antonio a chance to top the ’85-’86 Ce...
Puke Eating & Butt-Hat Licking: Yesterday In Disgusting Baseball Fan Behavior
This MLB season is not even a week old, yet fans are already resorting to the kind of boredom-reducing insane behavior we usually see in late September. Two separate incidents in Detroit and Milwaukee will, if you continue reading any further, probably ruin your appetite for the day. You’ve been war...
![Will Smith's Alleged Murderer Is A Former High School Football Star [UPDATES]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/aozowcjwpjxmq2pvlhgd.jpg)
Will Smith's Alleged Murderer Is A Former High School Football Star [UPDATES]
Update (12:54 p.m.): The New Orleans Advocate reports Will Smith ate dinner with former New Orleans police captain Billy Ceravolo shortly before being murdered. Ceravolo was a defendant in a high-profile lawsuit filed by Cardell Hayes over the shooting death of Hayes’s father in 2005. The Advocate r...
![Former Saints Defensive End Will Smith Shot To Death In New Orleans [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/rwvwsasvti5lxwzupg4w.jpg)
Former Saints Defensive End Will Smith Shot To Death In New Orleans [UPDATE]
Will Smith, who played defensive end in New Orleans for ten years, is dead after a shooting in that city’s Lower Garden district according to the Times-Picayune....