new Page 289 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Goaltending Is Not The Canadiens' Problem
The difference between an elite goaltender and an outright bad one really isn't that huge. The best goalie in the league is probably going to give you .925, maybe .930 over the course of a season. The worst regular starter is probably going to sit around .900 or .905. That's two or three extra saves...
Carey Price Is Out For The Series
The Canadiens' chances of reaching their first Cup final since 1993 has suffered a major blow, after coach Michel Therrien announced that goalie Carey Price will miss at least the rest of the series with an injury suffered in a Game 1 collision with the Rangers' Chris Kreider. As you might expect, s...
Tom Brady Stays Goofy As Hell In Group Photo At Preakness
Off the field, Tom Brady might be one of the goofiest athletes ever. Cameras seem to catch him at the funniest moments....
Jets Defensive Coordinator Accused Of Slapping Woman At Bar
Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman has been accused of slapping a woman at a bar Wednesday. The victim filed a police report, though Thurman hasn't been arrested or charged....
Jungle Bird Jumps Nationals Wall, Runs Bases, Gets Sacked By Security
Jungle Bird showed up at tonight's New York-Washington game from Nationals Park, where the activist ran onto the field and successfully ran the bases in the ninth inning before being sacked by security. ...
We Made Some Improvements To The Knicks' New D-League Team's Logo
Remember when the Knicks announced that they would be taking fan suggestions for the name of their new D-League team? Yesterday, they finally revealed the name and logo of the new team. Drum roll please......
Steve Kerr Turns Down The Knicks Because They're The Knicks
After choosing the Warriors over the Knicks, Steve Kerr went out of his way to insist that his decision had everything to do with family:...
Moron Takes Selfie With Carlsbad Wildfire
It's been a bad week for idiots and selfies, so here's a guy in San Diego grabbing a selfie with a wildfire—one that's forced tens of thousands of evacuations....
Here's What The Braves' New Ballpark Could Look Like
Forget for a second how much money taxpayers will pay for the Braves' new Cobb County stadium, and how those taxpayers had no say in funding the ballpark, and how the Braves are abandoning a perfectly good 20-year-old stadium to the wrecking ball, and how parking will be a nightmare, and how the tea...
Citi Field Shake Shack Food Poisoning Hits Mets Player, Phillies Manager
Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg and Mets first baseman Lucas Duda both came down with cases of food poisoning during a weekend series in Queens, and the culprit seems to be undercooked burgers from the Citi Field Shake Shack. But the Mets, naturally, are disputing that account....
Former New York Giant Flees On Scooter From Police, Gets Tazed
Tyler Sash, a safety who played two seasons for the New York Giants, wasn't able to evade police via scooter at around 1 a.m. last Saturday....
Jenrry Mejia Is Not Hating Baseball So Much Anymore
When we last checked in with Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia, he was just so damn sick and tired of all the bullshit. He's since been removed from the starting rotation, which seems to have done a lot of good for his mental well being....
House Just Explodes On Live Television
This just happened in Brentwood, New Hampshire, and, um, holy shit. There were reports of shots being fired at this house earlier in the day, and it was burning for 15 minutes before it exploded....
Grieving Marty St. Louis Thanks Teammates After Scoring On Mother's Day
Martin St. Louis's mother died unexpectedly on Thursday. After flying home and speaking with his family, he decided his mom would have wanted him to play in Game 5. But Game 6 promised the full emotional wringer, and with his father and sister in the stands, on Mother's Day, St. Louis scored the gam...
Sidney Crosby Reaches The Boiling Point
If these playoffs will be remembered for anything, it'll be for players squirting each other with water bottles and spearing each other in the nuts. Last night's Game 6 between the Rangers and Penguins had one of each, both focusing on a frustrated, frustrating Sidney Crosby....
Omaha TV Station Features Some Very Odd Storm Coverage
Violent storms hit Nebraska Sunday, leaving 20,000 without power in Omaha alone. NBC affiliate WOWT invited viewers to submit storm photos to its Facebook page, and the station aired several of them during live coverage last night. One of them was, uh, really weird....
Henrik Lundqvist Subtly Sprays Water On Sidney Crosby While Skating By
Water bottles are the latest method of harassing opponents in the NHL, apparently....
Jets Beat Writer Says He'll Hitchhike Home If Team Uses All Draft Picks
Heading into the final day of the NFL Draft, Manish Mehta—shit-stirrer extraordinaire for the New York Daily News—had a strong feeling that the Jets would trade at least one of their league-high nine remaining draft picks. On Twitter, he said he would hitchhike home if the Jets did not trade at leas...
Martin St. Louis Plays After Mother's Death
Soon after landing in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Martin St. Louis learned that his mother had unexpectedly died from a heart attack. St. Louis flew back to New York to meet up with his family, and then flew to Montreal to be with his father. He then flew back to Pittsburgh on Friday and played in New Y...
"MyFace, YourFace, InstantFace": Belichick Talks Manziel Scouting Report
Bill Belichick has gone full Drunk Uncle. In a press conference after the second night of the NFL Draft, Bill Belichick talked a lot about the Jimmy Garoppolo selection, but he also addressed the leaked scouting report on Johnny Manziel and his response was equal parts dismissive and nonsensical. "W...