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St. Louis Alderwoman Alleges Corruption In Rams Stadium Financing Vote
Even though St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke wants nothing to do with the city and is trying his damnedest to move his team to Los Angeles, St. Louis is going all out to build the team a beautiful new taxpayer funded stadium. And those that would benefit from the Rams remaining in St. Louis are goi...

Taj Gibson Was Totally Chill About Blake Griffin Almost Taking His Head Off
In the third quarter of last night’s 83-80 loss to the Bulls, Blake Griffin completely misjudged Taj Gibson’s pump fake and inner arm-chopped him across the face. It’s the type of foul that oftentimes causes a fight, or maybe just a “hold me back bro!” confrontation, but not this time. Griffin was i...

NFL Executive: It's Unfair To Ask Billionaire Owners To Finance Their Own Stadiums
NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman was a recent guest on on the Bernie Miklasz Show, and he was there to talk about Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s ongoing efforts to move the team to Los Angeles. Grubman talked about the situation for about 40 minutes, and oh man did he say some infuriating stuff....

Kevin Garnett Dunked The Hell Over Blake Griffin
Holy shit! KG just stole Blake Griffin’s soul! LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN:...

Gimme The Trophy And Get Out Of My Way, Old Man
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Here's What To Do When You Barf In The Car
My guest this week on the official Ask a Clean Person podcast is Freddy Hernandez, a/k/a Tavarish, of Jalopnik fame, who joined me in the studio to lend his expertise to more of the messes you all are making of your cars. And boy, are you ever making some messes!...

Blake Griffin And Nuggets Coach Mike Malone Got Into It Over "Hack-A-DJ" Strategy
It’s not often we see a coach being held back by his team from going after an opposing player, but things got chippy in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 111-94 win in Denver. The scuffle—limited to a verbal one—was sparked by Griffin’s displeasure with the Nuggets’ “Hack-A-DJ” strategy, and damne...

Blake Griffin Nails Alley-Oop Three
Midway through the third quarter, Blake Griffin was set up outside the three-point line, but couldn’t repress his alley-oop instincts enough to shoot this here shot while earthbound....

Colin Kaepernick Might Be Done As A 49er
Even before the 49ers put Colin Kaepernick on the IR this morning, it was clear that he was ancillary to the team’s plans going forward. Coach Jim Tomsula benched him in favor of Blaine Gabbert (Blaine Gabbert!) for their Week 9 win over the Falcons before the extent of his shoulder injury was revea...

Man Convicted Of Killing Adrian Peterson's Son Sentenced To Life In Prison
A South Dakota judge sentenced Joseph Patterson to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday, the mandatory minimum sentence. Patterson was convicted of second-degree murder in September for the death of Adrian Peterson two-year-old son, Tyrese Ruffin. Peterson learned that Ruffin wa...

A Completely Attainable Guide To Getting Rich And Following Your Dreams
I was drawn to this ridiculous New York Times styles section profile by its accompanying tweet: “From finance guy to ceramicist.” It gets better when you read the first paragraph:...

Panthers' Josh Norman Fined For Patriotic Cleats During "Salute To Service" Game
The NFL rolled out its Salute to Service campaign this past weekend, recognizing the military and hawking apparel with a special green and camo theme. Panthers cornerback Josh Norman’s gesture was wearing special cleats in Sunday’s game against the Packers. The league fined him $5,000....

A Blown Goaltending Call Might Have Cost The Clippers Their Revenge Against The Rockets
With just about a shot clock’s worth of time left in the fourth quarter in last night’s Clippers-Rockets game, Blake Griffin rose and missed a layup that would have tied the game at 107. His follow-up also missed, thanks in part to Dwight Howard tipping it away when it was above the cylinder....

Kiffin's Krimson Korner: Your Tuscaloosa <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
Another week, another SEC College GameDay location. This turnout was a bit depressed due to rain, so your choices are... suspect....

<i>The Final Girls </i>Is The Nadir Of Meta-Horror, Which Is The Nadir Of Real Horror
If you’re a horror fan, you’ve noticed that every few months, there’s a new entry in the genre that’s explicitly marketed to non-fans, with blogs and critics hyping “your new favorite horror film” and granting best-since-whatever status to a certain kind of movie. Think titles like Tucker & Dale vs....

Nobody Wants RGIII
The NFL trade deadline is in another hour or so, but despite the dearth of quarterbacks around the league, and the Skins’ obvious plan to never let Robert Griffin play again, RGIII isn’t going anywhere. Not that some teams wouldn’t like to kick his tires; it’s that Washington foolishly picked up Gri...

The Deadspin Staff's Worst Fears Are Incredibly Weird
It’s the scariest time of the year, and so we asked the Deadspin staff to get in the spirit and share their worst fears. Most of us are afraid of normal stuff like death and Bad Internet, but it turns out that we’re all babies who are also scared of very weird, very specific things, too. Please feel...

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Cheered By Fans He Wants To Abandon Or Steal From
The NFL held its third and final town hall meeting on relocation last night. After giving fans in San Diego and St. Louis a chance to vent and make a case for why their football teams shouldn’t be relocated to Los Angeles, a group of NFL execs trudged into the Paramount Theater in Oakland to hear it...

ESPN's <i>College Football Final</i> Gets Live Sex Soundtrack
Beagle-eared and possibly insomniac reader Steve caught this moment on ESPN’s College Football Final around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, in which sex sounds mysteriously pop up into the broadcast. In ESPN’s defense, Stanford’s offense makes me horny too. ...

Adrian Peterson's "Injury" Was Swallowing His Chewing Tobacco
Players get shuffled around NFL injury reports all the time. Whether or not someone will play is of major interest to fans and fantasy football players, so injury reports are scrutinized. Last night, Adrian Peterson got downgraded to questionable in the Vikings injury report due to a mysterious illn...