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Curt Schilling Went On The Radio To Defend His Right To Think Young Girls Are Attractive
Curt Schilling, who yesterday went on TV to defend Donald Trump’s ogling of a preteen girl and to let everyone know that he himself has noticed and remarked upon the beauty of his daughter’s friends, refuses to log off....

Diego Maradona Starts Fight During Cool Pope's Match For Peace
Cool Pope Francis probably regrets calling upon Diego Maradona to suit up for a charity match of the stars in Rome yesterday, after the soccer legend started a fight with compatriot Juan Sebastián Verón in the middle of a match meant to spread a message of peace and togetherness:...

Dick Enberg Was Always The Right Man For The Moment
Dick Enberg hummed his way through his most famous call....

Tom Brady Doesn't Want To Talk About Donald Trump
With all manner of Republican lawmakers revoking their endorsements of Donald Trump, it was only a matter of time before somebody asked Tom Brady where he stands after his “good friend” was caught on tape bragging about sexually assaulting women. That time came today at Brady’s weekly press conferen...

Blue Jays Play-By-Play Guy Won't Call Cleveland's Team "Indians"
It is news to me that Jerry Howarth, the radio play-by-play voice of the Blue Jays since 1981, does not use the name “Indians” when calling baseball games out of respect to Native people. But it’s not new news—Howarth has observed this practice for more than 20 years....

Ireland Player Stretchered Off Pitch After Losing Consciousness In Clash Of Heads
Ireland’s Robbie Brady and Georgia’s Saba Kvirkvelia had a nasty head collision in a World Cup Qualifier today, with the game being delayed a solid five minutes while doctors treated the two players. Brady came out worse, as he lost consciousness for a few seconds and had to be taken off of the pitc...

Strained Earth Gives Off Mighty Groan As Yet Another <i>Game Of Thrones</i>/Sports Mashup Is Unleashed Upon It
We all love sports, and we all love Game of Thrones, but what if I told you that sports ... was a lot like Game of Thrones?...
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Report: Machete-Wielding Man Killed After Breaking Into Colorado Football Offices [Update]
A man armed with a machete entered Colorado’s Champion Center—the Buffaloes’ state of the art sports medicine and football complex—early Wednesday morning. The suspect was shot and killed by police in a stairwell, per a report from The Daily Camera. The police received the first distress call around...

Somehow, The Vikings Might Be The Best Team In The NFC
When Teddy Bridgewater’s leg exploded into powder, it looked like the Vikings were in trouble. When Adrian Peterson hurt his knee then did a walk of shame through a restaurant, it looked the Vikings were in even more trouble. Instead of collapsing into a dumb pile of rubble led by Shaun Hill, they’r...

Bob Bradley Named Swansea City's New Manager
Bob Bradley has been appointed Swansea City’s manager, becoming the first American to helm a Premier League club. He replaces Francesco Guidolin....

Trusting Anyone In Cycling Is A Loser's Game
It’s been 11 years since Lance Armstrong won his last Tour de France. In the intervening years, cycling has undergone a series of reforms aimed at making the sport, above all else, trustworthy. Lance Armstrong became one of the most hated athletes of all time not because he cheated, but because his ...

Brandon Belt On His Friend D.J. LeMahieu: "He's A Nice Guy. I Still Want To Punch Him In The Face."
Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had three hits in his team’s 12-3 demolition of the Colorado Rockies last night, and he would have had four hits if not for the presence of Rockies second baseman D.J. LeMahieu:...

Tom Brady's Apparently Been Spending His Suspension Tanning His Butt
The New York Post just published a cool update on how Tom Brady’s been spending his Ballghazi suspension: tanning his large white ass in Italy....

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Brad Pitt Is A Loser
Brad Pitt is a loser after his alma mater Missouri gave up a late touchdown Saturday night, squandering the lead and eventually falling to Georgia by a 28-27 final score....

That Was Everything The Vikings Wanted From Sam Bradford
Even if there’s every chance he eventually gets injured, as is his wont, or lapses into mediocrity, as is his hallmark, it’s still OK to say it now: Sam Bradford was awesome last night....

This Is Maybe But Probably Not Tom Brady Secretly Calling In To A Radio Show
Boston radio show Toucher and Rich received an interesting call from a listener on Wednesday’s program. “Matt” from “San Diego” had a bone to pick with the radio hosts....

Sam Hinkie Isn't Actually Teaching At Stanford
Sam Hinkie emerged from his self-imposed hibernation this afternoon to update his many fans on Twitter about his whereabouts and future plans. Tweeting from a Palo Alto Starbucks, he wrote that he was taking a “gap year” in Silicon Valley, where he would learn “even more about how what’s happening h...


Kevin Harlan's Play-By-Play Radio Call Of The <i>MNF</i> Idiot On The Field Is An All-Timer
The Idiot On The Field during tonight’s Monday Night Football game didn’t get much TV airtime, but Westwood One radio announcer Kevin Harlan gave the incident a treatment you absolutely MUST hear....