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Please Refrain From Shooting Lasers Onto The Field
Rice University produces some of the Department of Defense’s top weapons scientists, so it shouldn’t really be a surprise that a spectator in Houston was admonished by the referee tonight for “shooting lasers” at players on the field....

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Edinson Cavani Scores 4 Goals In First Half, Somehow Still Looks Kinda Bad
Finally, the Soccer Gods have seen fit to smile upon poor old Edinson Cavani. For the Uruguayan striker’s brave and unrelenting tilt at the enormous metaphorical windmill that has been tormenting him—gusting his first touches four yards further than required, blowing wide shots that should be gimme ...


Can You Find Our Heartfelt Tribute To The Minnesota Vikings Outside Their New Stadium?
On Sunday night, the Minnesota Vikings will play their first regular season home game at their billion-dollar stadium in downtown Minneapolis. To celebrate, the team plans a full afternoon of festivities outside the venue and a Super Bowl-style extended halftime show at the game itself, with perform...

We Are The Deadspin Staff: Let's Chat!
It is Friday afternoon and we have to convince our bosses we are still working, so come on down and hang out with us in the comments. ...

Poorly Disguised Theo Epstein Takes In Cubs Game From The Bleachers
The Chicago Cubs are currently playing the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, and some fans noticed that they happened to be sitting in the same section as a guy who looks a lot like Cubs GM Theo Epstein....

Jordan Henderson Scores Dipping Rocket From Distance
Surprisingly, that is Jordan Henderson—not Philippe Coutinho—scoring a beautiful curling, dipping effort from almost 30 yards to put Liverpool up 2-0 away at Chelsea. ...

Blind Brazilian Soccer Man Scores A Couple Bangers In The Paralympics
Meet Jefinho, the blind soccer five-a-side player who’s been called the “Paralympic Pelé.” In the semifinals of a Paralympics against China, Jefinho demonstrated how he earned such a lofty moniker by dusting the entire Chinese defense before cracking in a shot from distance—twice....

Who's Going To Win The World Cup Of Hockey?
I don’t know. If I knew, I’d bet on it and be rich and not have to work this job....

Rex Ryan Doesn't Have Much Time Left In Buffalo
So much of the Bills’ 37-31 loss to the Jets last night had that familiar Rex Ryan stench to it: the untimely penalties, the wasted timeouts, the skittish offense spit-shined by a couple of big plays. But what really made this one stick to your clothes was the skunk spray that’s become of Ryan’s def...

We Don't Remember The Sweatpants Kid, But Let's Remember Some Pants
An apologia of “Sweatpants Kid” over at New York magazine left some of our staff wondering: who was the Sweatpants Kid? Did he exist, and is it accurate to generalize his existence across era and geography? Some of us remembered, or even were Sweatpants Kid in grade school, and a few saw him persist...

What The Heck Is Going On With Chris Ivory?
Jaguars running back Chris Ivory missed last week’s game against the Packers after being hospitalized early Sunday morning with what the team described as a “general medical issue.” Ivory was released from the hospital on Tuesday, and he will now miss this weekend’s game against the Chargers due to ...

I Can't Tell If I Like Or Hate This DeAngelo Williams Quote
The Steelers-Bengals rematch from that brawl of a wild card game is this Sunday—and as Drew wrote, the NFL is dumb as hell for scheduling it for before Vontaze Burfict returns from suspension—and Pittsburgh running back DeAngelo Williams sounds ready as hell. Check this quote:...

Donald Trump's Birther PR Stunt Beset By Chaos, Stage Collapse
Earlier today, Donald Trump promised the world a “major announcement” at his brand new, beautiful, luxurious Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. That announcement? A lie about Hillary starting the birther movement and a confirmation that the American president was, in fact, born in America...

Bills Fans Duel With Pepperoni Sticks
Two Buffalo Bills fans at Thursday’s game opted to use sticks of pepperoni as weapons instead of sustenance. Look at those graceful lunges and parries....

If You Want Donald Trump's Tax Returns, Start Asking Now And Don't Stop<em></em>
We are less than eight weeks away from Election Day, and Donald Trump, one of the two major-party presidential candidates, is refusing to release his tax returns. This is very frustrating and embarrassing for the press, which believes that a candidate’s financial situation is information that the pu...

The Cardinals Lost Their 70th Game
Johnny Cueto struck out seven in a complete game Thursday as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2....

Disgraced San Diego Padres GM A.J. Preller Certainly Seems Like An Idiot
MLB announced that Padres general manager A.J. Preller has been suspended without pay for 30 days following the league’s investigation into his team’s shady handling of player medical data. What’s remarkable about this isn’t that a GM has been suspended for concealing medical information about his p...