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The Lingerie Football League Announces That It Fired "A Couple Crews Which Apparently Are Now Officiating In The NFL" Because Of Incompetence
After the Hall of Fame game in August, Mike Pereira let it slip that Craig Ochoa, the referee who worked that game, had been fired from the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League—which recently uprooted itself from its US host cities to barnstorm in Canada, the United States, and Aus...
Yahoo! Sports' Mike Silver Had A Single, Five-Word Postgame Question To Aaron Rodgers: "What The Fuck Just Happened?"
If the mark of a good reporter is asking the question on the mind of each of his or her readers, Yahoo!'s Mike Silver nailed it. In the seconds after Seattle was gifted a Monday Night Football win by replacement officials, the prominent NFL writer approached Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and...
What In The World Just Happened At The End Of <em>Monday Night Football</em>?
This is the farce we've been waiting for. Packers-Seahawks ended with a worthless extra-point attempt after the scab referees initially just let both teams go back to their respective locker rooms, having awarded Seattle a game-winning touchdown as time expired. That's the play up there: a Seaha...
Well, That Was An Enormous Disaster: Seattle Beat Green Bay, In Three GIFs
Green Bay, Seattle : Aaron Rogers was sacked 9 times tonight and only a few times did he do it to himself. There was a bizarre fight in the end zone when Greg Jennings was just tackled out of nowhere. No throw, no blocking, guy just tackled him for some reason and Jennings did not appreciate it. Se...
Remember When A Shirtless Jose Canseco Really <i>Meant</i> Something?
The year was 1990 and the times were simple. Boston was still pink hat-less. Barry Bonds was a skinny Pirate. Billy Beane was one year removed from a 54 OPS+ season, his final one. And Jose Canseco appeared on various baseball cards in blue jeans—no shirt. The image was used for several cards, but n...
Joe Biden Loves Cheerleaders
On Friday, Joe Biden met with a bunch of high school and middle school kids in New Hampshire and welcomed them inside the big top. While speaking to the kids, Biden gushed about college cheerleaders and how they are the most impressive athletes around. I don't mention this to open a debate on wheth...
Idiots In The Ring Try To Wrestle On WWE Raw, End Up In Dark Match With Arena Security
Two weeks after Jerry Lawler's on-air heart attack led to a breakdown of kayfabe on WWE Raw, unscripted events again found their way to air as two idiots broke the barricades in Albany and headed onto the mat during a match between Ryback and the Miz....
Josh Hamilton's Off Limits List Keeps Getting Longer
Josh Hamilton has not played in a game since he took himself out against the Angels with what was then called a "sinus problem." He has missed the better part of a week since. For a while there, people weren't sure what was going on. Migraines, sinus headaches, depressed levels of intestinal fortit...
College ShameDay: Who Embarrassed Themselves On Saturday (Besides Georgia Tech)?
Our weekly college football shame index. ...
Arkansas Coach John L. Smith Apparently Thinks The Razorbacks Play In Alabama
Another day, another something to embarrass Arkansas football coach John L. Smith. The Razorbacks have lost three in a row, Smith is broke, and here he is giving a rah-rah speech to the Little Rock Touchdown Club earlier today, only to mistake what state he's even talking about. (Hint: Alabama's t...
Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 4
Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...
Canadian Junior-Hockey Players Break Into Teammate's House With Fake Guns And Ski Masks, Get Busted By The Mounties
Players from the Peterborough Petes, an Ontario Hockey League team, thought it would be a good idea to sneak into a teammate's house at night while wearing masks and holding fake guns. You know, just as a harmless prank. They didn't consider what their practical joke might look like to the rest of t...
The NFLPA Wants A Concussion Expert On The Sidelines. The League Says Nope.
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: A specialist in the press box is apparently good enough for the NFL....
What The Hell Is Technopop Slashfest, And Why Are They One Of Eli Manning's Favorite Bands?
Just when you though Eli Manning couldn't conform any more perfectly to his dweeby-younger-brother-who-probably-takes-stamp-collecting-very-seriously image, he goes and does something like share his workout playlist with ESPN.com. And then he throws you a massive curveball....
Yes, It's Almost Time For Hockey. No, There's No Hockey. Deadspin Tries To Explain.
Wait, did something happen to hockey?...
CFL Player Returns Missed FG 129 Yards For A Touchdown
Trent Guy has had an interesting career. The Louisville WR was shot in the back at a club in 2008, during a fight with a man who groped his fiancée. He went undrafted, and was signed by the Raiders, Panthers, and Panthers again, but was cut during training camp each time. Yesterday may have been h...
The Scab Refs And The NFL Slide Deeper Into Incompetence
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You Built That: How Mitt Romney Shook Down American Taxpayers For His Welfare Olympics
It's been called Mitt Romney's "golden moment"—the time he took over the troubled Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and led them to respectability on the world stage in 2002....
The Steelers' Larry Foote Told The Replacement Refs "You Should Go Kill Yourselves"
You know the replacement referees are a debacle when a player gets injured on a dirty play that wasn't flagged, and no one notices because it wasn't even the worst uncalled dirty play of the quarter....
Here's Bill Belichick Making Gross Noises
Bill Belichick has a reputation for giving boring soundbites, but during his press conference following Sunday night's game against the Ravens, the moments when he wasn't talking are what stood out. Had he just eaten something too quickly? Was he suffering from nasal congestion? We can't say for sur...