ric Page 487 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Don't Forget: Ray Rice's Attorney Is A Piece Of Shit
Until the elevator video was released on Monday, Ray Rice's attorney, Michael Diamondstein, was part of the small but not exclusive fraternity of people—Rice, Janay Palmer, cops, prosecutors, casino security, TMZ reporters, Deadspin tipsters, and allegedly not a soul from the NFL—who knew what preci...
Yesterday's Hero
Let's take time out from the distressing state of modern football for this melancholy portrait of Bob Suffridge by the great Paul Hemphill:...
Bob Kraft: Enemy Of Domestic Violence, Friend To Floyd Mayweather
Bob Kraft went on CBS This Morning to talk some Ray Rice, because that's an easy way to score points right now, and talked a very hard line on domestic abuse in the NFL. Here's the last time he was seen with Floyd Mayweather, known serial woman beater. ...
Pizza Apologizes To Victims Of Domestic Violence
DiGiorno Pizza stirred up some shit late last night, when Pizza stumbled upon the Twitter hashtag #WhyIStayed, in which domestic-violence victims spoke on why they stayed in abusive relationships. It's well documented that Pizza is trolly and corny and stale, but yesterday Pizza went too far:...
Could You Date A 9/11 Truther?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering ghosts, Ray Rice, community message boards, and more....
ESPNers Are Pissed At The NFL Over Its Ray Rice Video Claims
There is every reason to believe that the NFL is lying, that league executives had seen the video of Ray Rice punching out his fiancée—not least of which is the fact that at least one NFL reporter described the contents of the tape, accurately and in detail, months before it was released by TMZ....
Once Upon A Time In American Film
I had a subscription to American Film magazine from say 1982-86 and was happy to see this over at the great Cinephilia and Beyond. ...
New Jersey State Police Say NFL Statement Is Inaccurate
This morning, the NFL released a statement that doubled down on its assertion that it had never seen footage of Ray Rice knocking out Janay Palmer in an elevator until yesterday. That statement isn't quite right, according to New Jersey state police....
Here's Why The NFL Is Full Of Shit
There was no reason not to look at the tape. That's really all you need to come to the conclusion that the NFL is completely full of shit when it comes to the entire Ray Rice affair. ...
Janay Rice Releases Statement: "This Is Our Life"
This morning, Janay Rice posted the statement to her (now-private) Instagram account. Rice told the Baltimore Sun that it was intended to be released publicly....
NFL Statement Says League Never Asked Casino For Ray Rice Video
Almost immediately after the release of security footage of Ray Rice punching out his then-fiancée in a casino elevator, Rice's fate became secondary to the question of whether the NFL had seen the tape before handing down a two-game suspension. The league said it hadn't, despite earlier reports t...
TMZer: NFL Employees Saw The Ray Rice Video Before Monday
The NFL has vigorously claimed that the league office did not see the surveillance footage of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée Janay Palmer before settling on a two-week suspension as just punishment for what was, then as now, an undisputed act of appalling viol...
ESPN's Dilfer, Berman Praise NFL In Ridiculous Recap Of Ray Rice Case
Tonight's the worst night of the NFL season, the one evening ESPN capitulates to Chris Berman's demand and puts him on a Monday Night Football telecast. Berman tried to discuss the Ray Rice fiasco with analyst Trent Dilfer, and the entire thing was a disaster....
Mike Ditka Laments Ray Rice Suspension: "His Earning Power Is Destroyed"
Mike Ditka is a nasty, miserable, old man, who is paid by ESPN to talk about football in part because he is nasty and miserable and old. So there's really no surprise that when asked to weigh in on Ray Rice being released by the Baltimore Ravens four months after he knocked his then-fiancée unconsci...
Ray Lewis: "There's No Comparison Between Me And Ray Rice"
ESPN rolled out Ray Lewis to talk Ray Rice tonight, because Lewis had mentored Rice during his time in Baltimore, and presumably also because Lewis was involved in one of the NFL's highest-profile criminal investigations in the past decade. But when Suzy Kolber brought that up, Lewis shut it right d...
Keith Olbermann On Roger Goodell: "An Enabler Of Men Who Beat Women"
Keith Olbermann annihilated Roger Goodell on his program today, claiming the NFL commissioner conspired with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlantic County prosecutors to cover up Ray Rice's assault of his then-fiancée Janay Palmer. Olbermann said that Goodell "must resign."...
The Ravens <em>Just</em> Deleted That Terrible Janay Rice Tweet
You know the one? The one that somehow stayed up for more than three months, a decision exceeded in inexplicability only by the fact that someone thought it was a good idea to tweet it in the first place? Yeah, it's gone....
Ravens Release Ray Rice; NFL Suspends Him Indefinitely
The Baltimore Ravens, who are still pretending they hadn't seen video of Ray Rice slugging his fiancée until this morning, despite evidence to the contrary, just announced in a one-sentence press release that they have cut Rice....
<em>Fox & Friends</em> Idiots Discuss Ray Rice, Crack Some Jokes
The permafaced dipshits who comprise the cast of Fox & Friends decided to carve out a minute of this morning's show to talk about Ray Rice knocking out Janay Palmer in an elevator. They decided to end the segment with some jokes....
Ravens Player: Ray Rice Lied To Teammates, Has Lost Our Support
Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman has a column up that explores the possibility of the Ravens cutting or deactivating Ray Rice for the rest of the season. Within it is a quote from an anonymous Ravens player indicating that Rice may no longer have the support of his teammates....