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Today In Euro 2008 Qualifiers...
The Premiership is taking the day off in favor of some hot qualifying action for Euro 2008. But don't worry, many of your favorite British football stars still found a way to embarrass themselves....

Hugh Johnson Project, Update 1
"This is probably the 100th IM you've received about this, but there's a sign behind Kirk Herbstreit that says "Corso", then a picture of a heart, then a picture of a hairy penis." - Kill Bill Wirtz...

NFL Awards Chris Henry More Free Time
From Buck O'Neil... to Chris Henry....

Buck O'Neil, Safe At Home
John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil, a star player in the Negro leagues, and recent proponent of Negro league history, died last night. No cause of death was given (though being 94 years old is probably a good enough), but O'Neil had been in and out of the hospital recently....

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is back for another glorious weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And don't take it personally if you get the 'away message.' It hurts me as m...

About Last Night...
• MLB: Yankees 0, Tigers 6. Kenny Rogers has a big unit of his own, evidently. • NHL: Boston 3, Florida 8. And Todd Bertuzzi racked up four points for Florida. Last night was a tremendous night for guys known for being douchebags. • NHL: Devils 4, Carolina 0. This is no way for a defending champion ...

Week In Deadspin: Gotta Support The Team!
• GOOOO WILDCATS!!! • Do not playl Madden with these people, ever. • Official Drink Like A Champion garb. • Aren't you glad we brought this video back into your lives? • We just missed Pac Man Jones' shindig. • Anything fun going on in Philadelphia this weekend? • Your gambling days are just about o...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as stunned doctors conclude that you do, actually, have baseball fever ... • Boxing: Super middleweights, Jean Paul Mendy vs. Henry Buchanan; Anthony Hanshaw vs. LaFarrell "Memphis Fairway" Bunting, at Santa Ynez, Calif. That's his real nickname. Honest. [Showtime] • College football: ...

Live Playoff Blog: Twins Vs. A's, Game Three
Say what you will about this little postseason tournament, but we've learned one thing: When you're in the ALDS that doesn't feature the Yankees, you play a heckuva lot of day games. This is Game 3 of the A's-Twins series, and we've now live-blogged all three of them. We know these teams a little ...

There's Always Room For Tasing!
We've had some rather thorough discussions of tasering and its effectivness and proper dispersal. But we never thought we'd see it come up at a youth football game....

Cultural Oddsmaker: It's Christmas In Philly!
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

Thank God For The Rain To Wash The Trash Off The Sidewalk
Now we see this clearly. Our whole life is pointed in one direction. There has never been a choice for us....

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Dallas Mavericks
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Southwest Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....

Blogdome: Real Fans Accessorize
• You can't be a real Yankee Stadium bleacher creature without the right cufflinks. [copyranter] • Your first female minor leagues general manager. [Foul Balls] • JJ Redick loves him some Jenn Sterger. [The Sports Pulse] • Do you really want that much football — particularly the fictional kind — on ...

Your Friday Cross Dressing/She-Male Roundup
If you know us, you're familiar with our usual gripe: It's getting so that you can't stage a simple dragon-boat racing competition these days without someone breaking the rules by cross dressing. From Reuters:...

The Brave Soldiers Of The Smoking Gun
This here is Joe Morgan. No, obviously, not that Joe Morgan; this is Joe Morgan, an 18-year-old kid who was arrested with aggravated sexual abuse in Peoria, Illinois. He's part of The Smoking Gun's all-star lineup of mugshots of people with famous baseball players' names. Our favorite is Bobby Bon...

Those Who Can't Coach, Blog
It is one thing when Tommy Lasorda has some poor minion pretending to write in his voice for his MLB "blog." That's, you know, not real. But something kind of crazy has happened over at independent Raptors blog RaptorBlog: They've "hired" former Raptors coach Butch Carter as a regular blogger for th...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Keith Law: Pitching to Pujols — crazy, or insane? • 2 p.m. Predators' J.P. Dumont: Oh no, not another Mark Foley discussion. Oh, hockey. OK then. • 3 p.m. FFB injuries w/Will Carroll: How can every member of my team get ...

Our Overnight Email Of The Week
We don't want to sound like Gregg Doyel here, but we really couldn't resist bringing you this email that we received at 1:21 this morning....

How Easy It Is To Switch Lyrics On Command
Our friends (and sisters in corporate bloggerhood) at Idolator, yesterday, took a brief stab at stupid theme songs for sports teams; we've covered this ground around these parts too, with the never-bested "Sweet Shaun Alexander."...