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Bruce Pearl Gets In Amusing Zinger On "Dumbass" Lane Kiffin
Pearl, on his suspendable offenses: "I've made mistakes, I clearly did, but what I was hoping for was that some other dumbass would get on the front page and take me off the hook. I miss Lane Kiffin." [Knoxville News Sentinel]...

SHOTY Quarterfinals: No. 1 Brett Favre vs. No. 8 Ines Sainz
It's kind of amazing that these two have never been captured in the same photo together. I totally looked. Nothing. Give it time....

Your 2010 Deadspin Sports Human Of The Year Nominees Are...
A cavalcade of athletes gone astray from their moral core, rambunctiously violent media personalities, accidental female empowerers, and a mysterious man in a mask. See them all below....

Bruce Pearl's Wife Rushes To His Defense With Ill-Advised Crucifixion Comparison
Bruce Pearl received an 8-game suspension for recruiting violations that he admitted to. To Brandy Pearl, that makes him just like Jesus....

Vince Young Just Can't Pull Himself Together
Remember in the summer of 2009 when VY was all ballsy and told Esquire that he'd be the next "next black quarterback to win a Super Bowl" And "be in the Hall of Fame"? Probably not with the Titans....

Ines Sainz And Her World Famous Gumper Rumpy Poop Carriage Caught In The Wild In Dallas
As you may know, the Mexican TV reporter with the POM-bottle backside is being heavily promoted by her PR company for the Pacquiao fight. The very patient Michael Rand interviewed and transcribed her thoughts on, oh, stuff....

BREAKING: No-Pants Guy In Vikings Organization Is Not Dennis Polian, Polian's Attorney Says
We have it on good authority that the individual above with the spooky glare and the compression shorts is NOT Dennis Polian. Here's why:...

Small-Business Owner Does Not Appreciate Young Turk Messing With His Bushes
When you have a row of bushes in front of your shop, you want them to look pristine. A well-tended exterior shows your business is also well-tended. It's understandable you'd be upset if skateboarders repeatedly fucked with your shit....

This Sorority Gal Did Not Take South Carolina's Loss Well
Bad to worse: first the Gamecocks lost to Kentucky last month. Then she gets a camera shoved in her crying face. Now she's (Internet) famous for it....

And Randy Moss Goes To...
The Tennessee Titans. The Raiders, Rams, Redskins and Dolphins did not put in claims. Now the question becomes: will he try?...

Jeff Fisher, Private Eye, Goes Clubbing
A day after Kenny Britt got involved in a scuffle at a Nashville nightspot, Fisher went to Karma Lounge — at midnight — and did his own investigation. His findings: Waka Flocka Flame is about to blow up. [Tennessean]...

Derek Dooley Compares His Tennessee Team To The Nazis Or Something (UPDATED WITH VIDEO)
During a press conference today, Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley took a spin towards crazytown, comparing his team's miscommunication woes to the Nazis' prior to the Allies' landing at Normandy. This won't be hilariously recontextualized by a rival at all....

Referees Get Punished For Promoting Breast-Cancer Awareness With Pink Whistles
Here's to you, Washington Officials Association, for standing up to 140 high-school-football referees who dared use pink whistles for breast-cancer awareness the other night without first getting your permission....

No, ESPN Did Not Tell The MNF Coaches To Take Timeouts (UPDATE)
Paranoia swept the blogosphere this morning, as word spread like wildfire that ESPN had told the Jaguars and Titans to use their timeouts at the end of a blowout to get more commercial breaks. Great story. Too bad it's not true....

Bill Self Dresses Up As One-Hit Wonder Vanilla Ice For Kansas's Late Night In The Phog
Kansas coach Bill Self told 16,500 fans that the 2008 title "was great," but it's time to "cut down some more nets." Then, the one-time champion came out dressed as Vanilla Ice, who some might call a one-hit wonder....

Here's The Last Picture Taken Of A Former President Before Nolan Ryan Turned On Him With Arms Named "Power" and "Glory"
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....

Last Night's Winner: Ines Sainz, Shrinking Violet
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Ines Sainz, who never wanted to be famous. That's why she held a big look-at-me press conference to announce some things sure to get her back in the news....

You Should All Be Reading The Business Insider's Sports Section
Stick this in your RSS: the Business Insider's new sports page, featuring the prose stylings of our old friend Dashiell Bennett....

Titans Defensive Coordinator Chuck Cecil Doesn't Much Like Referees
In 1993, Sports Illustrated asked "Is Chuck Cecil Too Vicious for the NFL?" Looks like he can add "expressing himself" to the long list of things he's been fined for....
