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Baltimore Beat The Patriots And Bill Belichick Is So, So Salty About It, In Four GIFs
Baltimore 31, New England 30: A see-saw affair between everyone's favorite AFC powerhouses also had some feel-good moments. Torrey Smith had two touchdowns, the second of which brought Ravens back within two with four minutes left in the game. The Ravens held the Patriots on their final possession,...

Rob Gronkowski Now Has A Cereal With An Imaginative Name
Our favorite human beer keg now has his own cereal, and look at what it's called. Grönk Flakes might seem like ordinary frosted corn flakes, but they come in a box with Gronk's likeness on it, so ... there. Sales pitch, you ask? (I know you didn't, but play along.) Don't worry, Gronk's got you cover...

How Did Logan Mankins Play An Entire Season With A Torn ACL?
Last week, we learned via Adam Schefter that Patriots offensive guard Logan Mankins played the entire 2011 season on a torn ACL. Mankins, who sustained the injury in New England's season opener, finally had surgery to repair the ligament last February. Until then, however, the injury hadn't been dia...

Rob Gronkowski's Ex-Porn Star Friend Posts Another Photo Of The Happy Pair (And Explains Why He Dropped So Many Passes On Sunday)
Until tonight, we hadn't really heard much from Britney Maclin, neé Bibi Jones, since she emotionally announced her retirement from pornography back in July. Of course, aside from her scantily clad on-screen exploits, she's also best known as an Official Friend of Gronk....

Jay Mariotti Is Maxin' And Relaxin' And Writing Shitty-Ass Columns Again
Look at that picture! Just look at it! That's a picture of Jay Mariotti, taken right after he polished off his second craft beer of the afternoon, no doubt, and right before he started talking about how he's always "really appreciated" Tom Waits, and that most people don't know that about him....

Arizona 20, New England 18: The Game In One GIF
The only thing wrong with this game was the lack of John Skelton, who was out while he regrows his ankle from scratch. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski made four field goals but missed a game winner from 42 yards out in the final seconds of the game. ...

Pythagoras, Meet Hippocrates: Kevin Gregg's Season Was The Opposite Of Lucky
This afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles released reliever Kevin Gregg. On Tuesday, the team had designated him for assignment. That night, they went out and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2, moving into a tie for first place in the American League East. They beat Tampa Bay again the next night, and again ...

How Gary Bettman Spent The Vancouver Riots
Excerpted from The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever, out in Canada now and in the U.S. Oct. 1....

Manny Machado Faked Out The Orioles Announcers, Camera Crew, 26,076 Fans, And One Tampa Bay Ray
This incredibly perceptive play by 20-year-old Manny Machado, which ended the top of the ninth and preceded his leadoff hit and eventual game-winning score a few minutes later, is impressive in that it's so simple and fluid. It's born of pure, instinctual intellect, the kind that scouts salivate ove...

"Drunk 9/11 Hippie Girl" Pays Tribute With Body Paint, Foam Finger (UPDATE)
Every American offered remembrance to 9/11 in their own way. For many people, that was done in ways personal and private. Some folks, however, were a bit more vocal, such as this exuberant Phillies fan from tonight's 9-7 win over the Marlins. Tipster TJ alerted us to the above photo taken by his fri...

Nate Washington Scores Touchdown, Does Willie Beamen Dance From <i>Any Given Sunday</i>
Nothing quite like an homage to a 13-year-old film. But there's Nate Washington of the Tennessee Titans doing the Willie...Willie Beamen dance after cutting New England's lead to 21-10 (after PAT; now 28-10). Lot of embarrassing celebrations out of this one. [CBS]...

Here's Rob Gronkowski Making An Ass Of Himself While Actually On The Field
We're used to seeing Gronk make a fool of himself on the dance floor or at bars, usually without a shirt on. Gronk flipped the script on us this week, though, after scoring a touchdown against the Titans. Gronkowski goes for his patented Gronk Spike and in all his excitement, it squirts out of his...

Aubrey Huff Almost Injured Himself Last Night Smacking Ryan Theriot's Ass
San Francisco cruised to a 5-2 home win over the Dodgers last night on the strength of a two-run Marco Scutaro hit, and it sparked the kind of celebration only Bill Gramatica could appreciate. Here's Giants slugger Aubrey Huff showing his appreciation to Ryan Theriot, and regretting it after the fa...

The USTA Told This Stellar Junior Player She Was Too Fat For The U.S. Open
Taylor Townsend is a 16-year-old tennis phenom. She's the No. 1 ranked girls junior and won the Australian Open juniors tournament earlier this year....

Rob Gronkowski Dreams To One Day Own His Own Party Bus, And More
Rob Gronkowski is back to work. The Summer of Gronk is over. Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard chronicled the final moments of our generation's most momentous offseason—you should read it, if you like sentences like, "What was I supposed to do, turn down the shots?"—and today on Twitter Ballard pro...

The Dome Broke In Toronto Last Night
It was one of those nights. Never mind the 12-0 drubbing at the hands of the Orioles, or the season-low attendance of 13,556, or even the gradual realization that the Jays aren't going to sniff .500, a figure they always tend to be within a couple games of on either side. It was poor judgment and a ...

Your Yankees Schadenfreude Update
Ha! Alex Rodriguez came back from a broken hand today after missing every game since July 24—didn't matter, Yankees still lost to the Rays after Dave Robertson gave up a run on a grounder that just barely—ah! so close!—made it to the outfield. The Yankees have lost six of their last ten....

Why Your Team Sucks 2012: New England Patriots
Some people are fans of the New England Patriots. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New England Patriots. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....

For The Person Who Always Thought <i>The Wizard Of Oz</i> Was Crap Without Boston Sports Teams
I have two pieces of excellent news for you. First, this work of art, "There's No Place Like Home," can be yours for only $1,000. A thousand bucks! What a bargain for this "beautiful hand painted mural by and up and coming local artist." You can't just walk into the Musee d'Orsay and take home a Gau...