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The Fabulous Moolah
This is fun. Pat Jordan's 1974 SI piece on the Fabulous Moolah: "Lady with a Lock on Life":...

Badminton Player Beats The Crap Out Of His Former Playing Partner
A world-class badminton player beating the shit out of his opponent in the middle of a match isn't something you ever expect to see, but here we are....

Here's George Brett Eating Baby Food In Slow Motion
In a video probably made only for SEO purposes, three members of the Royals—James Shields, Eric Hosmer, and hitting coach George Brett—chowed down on baby food. ...

Phil Mickelson Had One Of The All-Time Great Comebacks
"I'm playing the best I've ever played," Phil Mickelson said after winning his first Claret Jug, and maybe that's true, maybe it was a back nine, or a weekend, or a season of especially inspired golf. But Mickelson's run—four birdies on the final six holes, as the rest of the leaderboard stumbled t...

Opening Day At Fenway Park
Our man George Kimball on Opening Day at Fenway Park circa 1971:...

I Wanted To Make Boring Things Seem Dramatic
The Talking Heads vs. Television....

Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend We Saw Breasts At A Baseball Game
Topless Brewers Fan Jiggles Breasts Behind Home Plate...

How Muhammad Ali Conquered Fear And Changed the World
More Ali. This one's from Mikal Gilmore, Men's Journal, 2011:...

Deadspin Up All Night: Walk On
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Yankees-Red Sox is on tonight, or you can watch something else if you don't care about The Greatest Rivalry In Sports....


UNC Keeps Digging Deeper Hole For Itself In Academic Scandal
The UNC academic scandal—that's much less scandal and much more conversation with the last person left in the world to have seen the ending of The Sixth Sense—continues. To recap, athletes at UNC were enrolled in bogus classes and received assistance from faculty and administrators to help maintain ...

Ref Won't Let Landon Donovan Wear Sunglasses
You tried to wear those glasses some angry El Salvador supporter threw on the field, Landon. You tried. And we respect you for that. ...

Eddie Johnson Puts Shocking Blond Hair To Good Use With Header
Seconds after entering the United States' Gold Cup match with El Salvador, newly blond forward Eddie Johnson saved himself from being the butt of jokes with a tremendous header for a goal. [FOX]...

Ex-Oakland Basketball Players Claim Coach Gave Them Eating Disorders
Beckie Francis, the former Oakland University women's basketball coach, was fired last month without much explanation. Now, three former players—and others off the record—have come forth to the Detroit Free Press and accused Francis of intimidating them, criticizing their bodies and pushing them to ...

Jose Reyes Takes A Pick-Off Attempt Right In The Dick
The most painful part of Jose Reyes being hit in family jewels here is the replay. The second-most painful part is the entire stadium reacting to the replay being aired in the stadium before the broadcast has shown it....

Young Boston Red Sox Fan Is A Dirty Liar
Boston is home to a generally amoral and disgusting fanbase on the whole but this...this goes beyond the pale....

