f Page 3372 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders (Update)
When we last heard from Ryan Leaf, he was taking a leave of absence from his West Texas A & M coaching job for some "personal" issues. I guess he sorted those out....
Concession Stand Bon Vivants: Bow Down To Your New Mexi-Meat Overlord
The minor league West Michigan Whitecaps bring "The Fifth Third Burger" to their concession menu this year. Taste America: 1.66 pounds of beef. Lettuce and tomato. Salsa. Sour cream. Chili. Fritos. [CNBC]...
Stop Trying To Figure Out The Detroit Lions
"Sources" and "reports" have been saying today that the Detroit Lions are in negotiations to think about deciding who they might choose to consider maybe picking as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft....
Sing Along With Peyton Manning
More like the devil's accountant: Scott Boras is not the devil. But I bet he could get old Beelzebub a six-year deal in the $40 million neighborhood. [Nationals Enquirer]...
Tim Tebow's Promise Will Outlast Us All
We lost this in the March Madness shuffle, but it must not go unmentioned that Tim Tebow's immortal pledge has finally been consecrated in stone. So it is written, so it has been done....
I'm Sure This Won't Annoy Curt Schilling One Bit
You're Curt Schilling. 23 years of your life was spent devoted to baseball, priding yourself on playing it the RIGHT way...only to have ESPN put a picture of Jose Canseco next to your farewell quote....
Even Nationals Beat Writer Realizes Writing About The Nationals Is An Awful Job
Over the weekend Nationals beat writer Chico Harlan must have accidentally ingested some sodium pentothal, since he oddly stated in an interview that he "doesn't like sports," which aggravated all five of the Nats' fans....
Adrian Peterson Will Not Save Your Community College Football Program
This just in: Adrian Peterson is not donating $150,000 to save the North Iowa Area Community College football program, as was reported on Friday. Also, there is no Batman. Sorry everyone....
The Comment Of The Week Will Never Feud With 50 Cent
Welcome to Deadspin's famed Comment of the Week feature, wherein we recognize some of Deadspin's wittiest and best-written comments from the week that was, and give away valuable mystery prizes....
Lions Retire Corey Smith's Number For ... One Year?
Lions announce they'll retire the late Corey Smith's number 93 for one year, but bring it back the following season. Full disclosure: No one was wearing it this coming season anyway. [Detroit Free Press]...
Requiem For The Crackback?
The crackback block, which caused Warren Sapp to demand that Mike Sherman "put on a jersey!" and other fun confrontations, may be on its way to extinction....
Who Knew Wrestling Could Be So Violent?
Iowa won the Division I wrestling championship yesterday, but not without a little drama, a little disappointment, and a little controversy. Oh, and a porn star....
The Rocket That Fell To Earth And Landed On Top Of Mike Piazza
Jeff Pearlman's "The Rocket That Fell To Earth" extinguishes the leftover burning embers of Roger Clemens' baseball dignity in one big 320-page stomp. But Mike Piazza won't be pleased with this book either....
A's, White Sox Honor Slain Oakland Policemen On Sunday
Ozzie Guillen: "It's a hard day for the Bay Area. If it's police or fireman or military and you take their life away because they're protecting our country, it's a sad thing." [San Francisco Chronicle]...
The Case Of Thad Matta's Imaginary Son
You may have heard the shocking story of Thad Matta's trash-talking son, accused of slandering most of the greater Albany area last week. There's just one problem with this tale—Thad Matta doesn't have a son....
NFL Player Tries To Straighten Out His Woman With A Mop Handle
Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Cornell Green seems to have been upset with the mother of his two children over something. Sometimes it takes a little more to get a lady to just listen. [TBO]...
Jets Want Some Of That Jay Cutler Goodness
The Jets are reportedly very interested in trading for Denver's laser-armed crybaby. What, no confidence in Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff? Preposterous! [NYDN]...
Hooray! It's Wonderlic Scores Time!
Gather around, everyone! Time to be awed and amused by the basic problem solving abilities of future NFL stars. Spoiler alert: the wide receiver class struggled....
Gonzaga Alumni Are Weeping With Joy
Demetri Goodson's thrilling end-to-end bank-in with 0.9 seconds left lifts the Bulldogs over Western Kentucky. If Gonzaga isn't careful, it's going to develop a reputation for these....