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The Hugh Johnson Project, electricity willing, is alive and kicking today. The AOL Instant Messenger name for your brilliant and witty college football observations is "DeadspinFootball." And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc)....

End of the Line for Curtis Martin?
Nice - if, you know, it turns out to be true - scoop from the Newark Star-Ledger:...

Great Moments in Sports Journalism: Hell, We'll Give it a Shot
Over at Gawker we run a regular feature called Great Moments in Journalism where readers send in particularly egregious examples of overwriting, poor writing, excessive use of clich , or any other example of journalism gone wrong. We very rarely nominate sports pieces, since most of our readers don'...

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1:00, CBS: Jacksonville @ Philadelphia Baltimore @ New Orleans Houston @ Tennessee...

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Peter King, 13 Years Ago
A fascinating look back by the folks at 10 Cent Freeze Pops as part of their "Looking at old issues of Sports Illustrated" series: A 1993 cover story by everybody's favorite international online superstar Peter King about why the NFL is boring....

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1:00, CBS: Pittsburgh @ Atlanta New England @ Buffalo San Diego @ Kansas City Jacksonville @ Houston...

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The Hugh Johnson Project is back up in your grillpiece for another Saturday. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc., even if you've done it before, because my memory isn't so great...

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Your NFL Scoreboard, and your TV distribution maps:...

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The Hugh Johnson Project rolls hard again this weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc., even if you've done it before, because my memory isn't what it once was). And I hope...

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The Hugh Johnson Project is back for another glorious weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And don't take it personally if you get the 'away message.' It hurts me as m...

That Is Exactly What It Looks Like
What you're looking at is a picture of a kangaroo boxing a human being. A terrible human being. I'm afraid it's very real, and it's a part of the 2006 Animal Olympics. They're brought to you from China, a country that apparently believes in animal rights every bit as much as they believe in human ri...

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First, your NFL Scoreboard....

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is back for another glorious weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And don't take it personally if you get the 'away message.' It hurts me as much...

Hazing, Or An Endorsement Of Intimate Apparel?
When it comes to accusations of boys being forced to wear lingerie and drink hard liquor, I could really go either way. If it's Michael Jackson doing it, then sure, there could be some cause for concern. When it's being done voluntarily by high school baseball players... I'm probably OK with it....

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Here's your NFL Scoreboard......

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The Hugh Johnson Project remains alive, kicking, and looking forward to your contributions. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." Or e-mail [email protected]. As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And I apologize if I...

At Last, Some Attention For Water Polo
I don't feel like we have enough stories here on Deadspin that feature high school boys having their clothes confiscated by school administrators. Today, I seek to right this wrong....