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And Here Comes The Jose Bautista Steroid Speculation
Now that Bautista's reached the 40-homer mark in August, bettering his previous season high by 24, it's inevitable that the PED rumblings would begin. But it's from unexpected sources: the two Toronto papers, doing a curious sort of "journalism."...

Last Night's Winner: Tiger Woods, Entering His Media Redemption Phase, Again
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Tiger Woods, who, now that he's single again, should finally be able to focus on what truly matters—golf— and win every tournament ever....

MLB Confidential, Part 3: Texas Rangers
Our final document — at least for now — belongs to the Texas Rangers. Out of all the financial statements we've seen, it offers maybe the fullest picture of owning a team....

Rob Dibble Is Trying To Destroy Stephen Strasburg
The Nats broadcaster thinks the phenom should suck it up and play through the pain. To examine, lets play point/counterpoint. On one side, Dibble himself. On the other side, a little thing called the facts....

The 2010 Hater’s Guide To The Top 25
It’s that time of year again. College football is less than two weeks away, and that means we’re due for a whole new round of PURE COUNTRY HATIN’....

This Kid Was Promptly Beaten Up By Players From Eight Different Countries
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....

Stay Tuned For Tomorrow's Texas Rangers MLB Finance Party
No, it won't require nearly as much whipped cream as Josh Hamilton's festive night, but it will be fascinating to those of you who enjoy armchair accounting and watching us be nuisances....

Oregon State Lineman Gets Naked, Tased
The college football arrest of the year award was handed out early, as a Beaver freshmen snuck into a house, stripped nude, and attempted to tackle officers....

Waiver Wire Drama Sends AL East Into A Tizzy
The Red Sox's nefarious plan to lose a bunch of games finally comes to fruition, as they put in a claim on Johnny Damon — to block the Rays from landing him. [Boston Herald]...

Randy Johnson's Lollapalooza Pictures Are Online, Not Terrible
Randy Johnson—photographer of the stars—took pictures of Soundgarden's set at Lollapalooza for Spin, and while it is—unfortunately—hoopster free, it is a solid collection of shots from what was probably a very loud concert. [Spin]...

Tony Romo Is Banging A Former Cowboys Intern Who Can't Subtract
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: Tony Romo's new main squeeze, Candice Crawford....

When Arm Wrestling Becomes Attempted Murder
A Florida man went nutso after losing an arm wrestling match, driving his pickup truck into a crowd and holding a rifle to the head of the guy who beat him. Seems reasonable. [TCPalm, via Weed/Speed]...

Intern Horrors: Being Inducted Into The Klan At A Single-A Game
Welcome back to Intern Horrors, and we're back with more stories of boneheadedness and bosses degrading their most under of underlings. Today: unintentional racial insensitivity strikes minor league baseball, naked Don Zimmer, and so much more. Do it to it....

Tiger Woods And Elin Have Finally Divorced
The Tiger Woods typing robot finally reappeared on his personal site and formally issued a statement about the death of the marriage that gave the world two bouncing baby Swedecaublasians. Dogs Chasing Cars has the details....

Jay Mariotti "Ripped Something Out Of Her Ear And Shoved Her Around"
The woman, seen in this photo taken last May at a bar in Santa Monica, is Jay Mariotti's girlfriend, the one involved in the alleged domestic disturbance early Saturday morning. The eyewitness who called the cops on Mariotti gives us his report....

This Is What The NCAA Asks Baseball Recruits When They Are Drafted
The MLB Amateur Draft is unique in that sometimes, the players ignore that they've been drafted and head off to college for three years. That doesn't mean the NCAA doesn't suspect these kids of breaking the rules....

Bloodgate Widens: Doctor Admits Slicing Player's Lip To Fake Injury
In a sport with limited substitutions, what's a rugby union side to do when they need to make a late change? Why, use a fake blood capsule, and get the team doctor to cut him. Of course....

Parsing MLB's Finances, So You Don't Have To
For detailed analysis of what the exposed MLB finances mean, keep it tuned to Maury Brown at Biz of Baseball. Spoiler alert: the rich get richer. [Biz of Baseball]...

Israeli Soccer Player Celebrates Goal By Putting On Yarmulke, Receives Yellow Card (CONTEXT UPDATE)
During a game against Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg, Hapoel Tel Aviv's Itay Shechter scored after a very nice run, proceeded to pull a yarmulke out of his sock, (apparently) said a prayer—and was immediately given a yellow card....

Gareth Bale Vs. Joey Barton: Who Wins Your Strike Of The Weekend? (UPDATE: NO MORE MUSTACHE)
It's got to be Bale, hasn't it? Pure wizardry from Dr. Cornelius....