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Tiger Goes Down
Woods loses in the second-round of the Match Play Championship to Tim Clark, ending his glorious comeback tour. I don't know what to believe anymore. [ESPN]...

Some Spring Training News That Really Isn't News
In a development absolutely no one could have predicted, the Indians' Kerry Wood may miss some time with a sore back. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]...

Connecticut Governor Lashes Out At Calhoun
Are Jim Calhoun and Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell officially feuding? Rell had a few choice things to say about the coach today, and it is ON, sister!...

Tiger Woods Is Playing Golf RIGHT NOW
The whole state of Arizona is having a Tigergasm right now and the lives of golf fans once again have meaning. This was the glorious moment of his fabled return....

Obama's Brother-In-Law Says 'Yes We Can'
The popular choice for Pac-10 men's basketball Coach of the Year? Oregon State's Craig Robinson, who took the worst program in America and completely turned it around. Change we can believe in....

Washington State QB Suspended Due To Suspicious "Bag Of Vomit"
Marshall Lobbestael was arrested after being found in a car parked in front of the Pullman police station, "allegedly passed out with a grocery bag of vomit between his legs." But it's all a frame up, see!...

Should God Be Allowed In The High School Locker Room? (Not Until I Find My Pants)
East Brunswick High football coach Marcus Borden has a big problem, and it has nothing to do with his team's uniforms (although it should). Welcome to the nation's least-controversial subject: Prayer in school....

We'll Be Back With The Padres' 2009 Season After This Brief Message From Trevor Hoffman
It doesn't have the craftsmanship of the CC Sabathia ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer — what glorious fonts! — but Trevor Hoffman's farewell manifesto in the San Diego Union Tribune is pretty cool nonetheless....

Barkley Draws 5-10 (Days) In The Big House (With Update)
So as we learned yesterday, Charles Barkley has pleaded guilty to DUI charges in Scottsdale. He was sentenced to 10 days in the cooler, and should be eligible for parole around March 26....

Barkley Will Do Time In The Slammer
The question is, will he be incarcerated in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's prison, which means pink underwear, bedtime stories and baloney sandwiches? [TMZ]...

Tiger Is Back And Thinks That's One Tasty Burger
This is the commercial the Golf Channel is running to promote Eldrick's return to the links this Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Accenture Matchplay Championship....

Jim Bunning, Still Several Kinds Of Nuts
Jim Bunning, part of one of the most dramatic collapses in baseball history, seems to be watching his political career crumble around him as well. Let's get right to the highlights....

Bob Probert Heritage Night? Um, OK
Blackhawks honor their former enforcer who is best known as a Red Wing, and for his legal problems following retirement. Makes sense to me. [Between The Pipes]...

The Academy Awards Finally Recognizes 'Boom Goes The Dynamite'
And the Oscar for best unintentionally hilarious sports catch phrase goes to ... the "Boom Goes the Dynamite" guy! (Applause). Here's Will Smith to present the award....

This Man Is An Elite Athlete
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

20 Minutes In Heaven: Our Ladies Plot Their A-Rod Couch Bunny Strategy
It's Waxing Off, the only Deadspin feature with a toy surprise inside. This week's topic: What would you do if you had 20 minutes in a private club booth with Alex Rodriguez?...

Getting Blasted In The Bleachers With Harry Carey
It's the 11th Annual Toast to Harry Caray, this year featuring Ernie Banks in comical giant glasses. [Mouthpiece Sports]...

Tiger's Back
This story actually broke last night, but I was unable to write about it then because I immediately got the vapors, then fell and hit my head, and only just now regained motor function....

Bango Goes Down!
Earlier we showed you the incredible true story of a basketball shot banked in off the crotch of Bango, the Milwaukee Buck. What you didn't see was the tragic aftermath of that horrible day....

Nationals' Prize Prospect Is At That Awkward Age
Remember when the Washington Nationals' biggest problem was the Pope commandeering Ronnie Belliard's cubicle? Now they discover that their top young prospect has been lying about his name and his age....