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Genius Impressionist Reimagines Mike Francesa As A 1776 Radio Pundit
This, the work of @BizzaroZaun, is one of the best Mike Francesa impersonations you will ever see. And it's not just Francesa's voice that Zaun nails; everything about this impression—the smugness, the dismissive attitude towards callers, the fact that Francesa would have been a loyalist stooge in...

Terrell Suggs Says Roger Goodell Caused The Super Bowl Blackout
Terrell Suggs recently sat down for an interview that will air on tonight's episode of E:60, and he talked some shit about Roger Goodell. Specifically, he blamed Goodell for the blackout that delayed the 49ers-Ravens Super Bowl for 34 minutes....

Nothing Says I Love New York Like Tattoos of Lou Gehrig and Patrick Ewing
I saw this dude on my subway ride to work today and asked if I could photograph the artwork on his arms. Every piece was about New York....

As The Government Slowly Dies, TX Congressman Makes Dumb Joke
It actually is true, because this is Washington's bye week....

Raiders Game Moved To Sunday Night Because Of A's Playoff Game
The Raiders announced that this Sunday's home game against the Chargers, originally scheduled for 4:25 pm ET, has been moved to 11:35 pm ET because O.co Coliseum will host Game 2 of the A's-Tigers ALDS series Saturday night. The switch was made to allow workers enough time to convert the Coliseum fr...

Jaguars Mascot Loses Bet, Takes 40 Paintballs To The Chest
For some reason, Jaxson DeVille keeps making bets with the mascots of opposing teams. Last week, he and the Indianapolis Colts' mascot decided that whoever's team lost Sunday's game would have to withstand a barrage of paintballs equal to the total number of points scored in the game. The Jags lost...

This Is Peter King In An Allagash Hoodie And Blue Jays Hat
Good outfit. LOFTY outfit....

Eagles Respond To Peyton Manning Audible By Yelling "Papa John's!"
Peyton Manning and hard-drinkin' Papa John Schnatter have long been engaged in a lucrative business relationship. This fact was not lost on the Eagles' defense, which attempted to disrupt Manning's audibles during yesterday's game by screaming, "Papa John's!" at him. ...

Entire Buckeye Team Lines Up To Hug Anchor After His Daughter's Death
Dom Tiberi, sports director at the CBS affiliate in Columbus, lost his 21-year-old daughter in a car crash on Sept. 17. That Saturday, Ohio State honored the local legend with a moment of silence before its game. Tiberi returned to Ohio Stadium for this weekend's win over Wisconsin, and as the playe...

Drake And Rob Ford, Together At Last
There was a press conference in Toronto today to announce that the city will be hosting the 2016 NBA all-star game. Crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford was there. Toronto native Drake was also there, because Drake is now some kind of "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors, whatever that means. We're j...

Jaguars-Broncos Could Have The Largest Point Spread In NFL History
Four games are plenty of evidence to make these sweeping statements: the Broncos are very, very good, and the Jaguars are very, very bad. In Week 6, Jacksonville travels to Denver, and oddsmakers are expecting the matchup to challenge the all-time record for largest point spread....

R.I.P., Lane Kiffin's Career As USC Head Coach (2010-2013)
We won't have Lane Kiffin to kick around anymore, and that makes us a bit sad. We're gonna send Kiffykins out with a bang in the only way we know (and the only way you expect)....

NFL Considers Fines For Two Jets For Jake Locker Injury
The Titans are feisty as all hell, only an overtime loss away from being undefeated. Jake Locker has started to look like an honest-to-goodness NFL quarterback, tossing six TDs to zero interceptions in his last three games. So, naturally Locker's going to be out a while, and Adam Schefter says the t...

Death Of A Legend
I've learned more from reading Marcella Hazan's cookbooks over the years than I have from any chef other than Jacques Pepin. She was tough, unsparing, beautiful....

Nat Moore's Helicopter Catch
Leave it to Dave Tompkins to give us something surprising like this Grantland piece on Nat Moore, NFL wide receiver and Miami Bass pioneer:...

Bid On This Awesome Velvet Painting Of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
I'll be honest: I had reservations about posting this phenomenal eBay listing of a black velvet painting of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth in the style of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, because I'd like to score it cheap for myself. But the creator of this masterpiece deserves to be compensa...

Report: Vince Wilfork Is Out For The Season
The Patriots have weathered a complete overhaul of their offense, but the surprising fact is that it's New England's defense that has them 4-0. So the loss of all-everything nose tackle Vince Wilfork, most likely for the rest of the year, could come as the biggest blow yet....

Chip Kelly Emotional Overload: Your Week 4 Late Games Roundup
Broncos 52, Eagles 20: Who can stop the Broncos this season? Denver didn't care how quickly Chip Kelly and the Eagles ran plays; the Broncos scored 38 straight points over three quarters. Peyton Manning threw for four touchdowns and 327 yards. This game was decided early, and the Broncos look near-i...

