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Walkoff Walk Walks Off
After three years and just as many laughs, Walkoff Walk rides into the sunset. We'll always have the shrimp....

Why There Are More .300 Hitters Than .299 Hitters, And Why It Matters
Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim, authors of the Freakonomically inclined Scorecasting, explore the peculiar power of round-number milestones and how they affect a ballplayer at the plate....

Did Kevin Garnett Turn Down A Ball Boy With A Bin Laden Reference?
After yesterday's Lakers/Celtics game, both Yahoo's Marc Spears and ESPN's J.A. Adande Tweeted that when asked for his autograph, KG told a Lakers ball boy "you've got a better chance of catching Bin Laden." The Tweets were promptly deleted. Conspiracy?...

The Missing Stanley Cup Game 6 Puck Is Now Worth $50,000 And The FBI's Time
The puck from Patrick Kane's Stanley Cup-winning goal disappeared in June. Since then, a Chicago restaurant has offered $50,000 for it, the FBI has disproved one impostor, and a multiple-angle Zapruder film emerged. It's significant piece of rubber, you see....

Swimmer From Poland Strips For Playboy (Borderline NSFW)
Luiza Hryniewicz, 21-year-old Junior European swimming champion, will appear in next month's Playboy. Luiza seems to have enjoyed stripping....

O.J. Mayo Blames Gas Station Energy Drink For Positive Drug Test
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

And Here's Some Nut-Punching Video From Last Night's Celtics/Suns Game
Looks like Kevin Garnett not only hit Channing Frye in the "groin" last night (about 0:57 in), but the play itself led to a subsequent nut-punching debate in the booth. It also brought an ejection. But no, wasn't a foul....

Watch Giant Female Wrestler "Isis the Amazon" Toy With A Horny Cleveland Anchorman
Fox8's Wayne Dawson says Isis the Amazon is "the biggest and most beautiful woman I've seen in my life." Then, he flirtatiously compliments the hell out of the buxom 6'9" rassler until she slams him gently into the couch. Click to view...

Crossdressing MMA Fighter Tells Estranged Wife She Can "Keep His Dresses"
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Eli Manning Wants Plaxico Back
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: one way the Giants could avoid shooting themselves in the foot....

See? Not All Footballers Are Cheating, Diving BLAH, BLAH, BLAHs
This bloody lovely bit of sportsmanship happened last Saturday when Havant & Waterlooville were playing Boreham Wood in the Blue Square South....

Matt Hasselbeck Apologizes After Antonio Cromartie Threatens To Smash His Face
Responding to New York Jet Antonio Cromartie's rant about how the players' union needs "to get their sh— together and just get it done," Seattle Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck took to the tubes and "joked" about Cromartie's intelligence....

The Confessions Of A Former Adolescent Puck Tease
In 1999, Katie Baker was a thoroughly self-possessed, hockey-loving 18-year-old headed for Harvard. Or so the older men she met online — and offline — believed....

Gilbert Brown's Ladies Will Smother Green Bay With Sexy
The Lingerie Football League announced tonight that Green Bay landed an expansion franchise for the 2011 season. Fans are being asked to suggest team names. Something involving cheese or teet is bound to win....

Just Who Is Hosting The Super Bowl Anyway?
Dallas is, to the casual and logical observer. But don't let the mayor of Arlington hear you. He might get mad....

All The Nut Shots Fit To Print
This is Regressing, a new, numbers-minded column by our clever friends at the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. Today: What injuries got the most press in 2010?...

Yep, Rashard Mendenhall Really Used Ben Roethlisberger Like An Inflatable Sex Toy
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

The Record For Worst Televised Bowling Ever Was Set Yesterday
In the semifinals of the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions in Vegas on Saturday, Tom Daugherty needed every ball at his disposal to reach 100 in his televised-bowling debut. His foe, Mika Koivuniemi, needed them to reach 299....

Kansas State Basketball Doesn't Bother Spelling Freshman's Name Rigth
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Playboy Alum From Poland Purchases Soccer Team
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....