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Cardinals Pitcher Josh Hancock Killed In Auto Accident
Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was killed in an automobile accident last night in St. Louis. There aren't a ton of details available at the moment, but police will make a statement later this afternoon....

About Last Night...
• NBA Playoffs: Spurs 96, Nuggets 91. Manu Ginobili appears to be physically incapable of staying on his feet for longer than ten seconds at a time. • MLB: Yankees 3, Red Sox 1. Joe Torre might get to keep his job a little while longer. • NBA Playoffs: Jazz 98, Rockets 85. If you tried to identify t...

Justin Harrell Is Not A Toy That Favre Can Play With
With the 16th pick of the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....

If He's Half As Crazy As Joey Porter, The Steelers Drafted Well
With the 15th pick in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select Lawrence Timmons, LB, Florida State. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....

Adam Carriker Is A Ram
With the 13th pick of the NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams take Adam Carriker, DL, Nebraska. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it.Must ... resist ... urge to make ... bad puns. The Rams latest draft pick is quite a Carriker. The team was smart to select a first round pick with no Ca...

The Disrespect Of Brady Quinn Continues
With the 10th pick of the NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....

You Believe? Well, Yeah, Why Wouldn't You?
It's a credit to the Golden State Warriors that those "We Believe" t-shirts have become a little bit redundant. It's not like it takes some incredible leap of faith to believe when your team is right in front of you, thoroughly embarrassing the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Cuban should call Golden State's...

About Last Night...
• Golden State 109, Dallas 91. The more Stephen Jackson appears on all of our televisions, the better off we'll all be. • Chicago 104, Miami 96. Can anyone guess where Shaquille O'Neal says his back is? That's right, it's against the wall. • MLB: Dodgers 6, Padres 5. On "Trevor Hoffman" night, there...

What Will be the Next Sportswriter Confession?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

Misguided Sports Sartorial Decisions
Just Call Me Juice is doing a clever series in which they ask readers to tell the stories of their most embarrassing, rueful jersey purchases. Unsilent Majority keeps the series going with his gruesome tale of buying a Steve Spurrier Redskins jersey (with the number he wore as a player), though we d...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy league injuries: Do Griffey's recent problems count? Ow, my anus! • 11 a.m. Olympian J. Joyner-Kersee: Which make better weapons while riding the St. Louis Metrolink; gold or silver medals? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Ne...

The NBA Is So Damned Cool Sometimes
You know what the NBA Finals needs more of? Douchebags!...

Lakers Make It Just Interesting Enough To Ultimately Disappoint
In a way, we kind of agree with what Free Darko wrote in their playoff preview for us: This could end up being the one playoff series in which, if the Lakers lose, Kobe Bryant might get a pass. But he's not gonna be able to pull it off if the Lakers, you know, actually make it close. A four-game swe...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while fishing with Tony Soprano ... • NBA: Well, he was 30 short of 75 points, but Kobe, Lakers make it a series vs. Suns • MLB: Phil of the Future rocked in Yankees' debut, Blue Jays prevail 6-0. • NHL: The Great White Hope ... Sharks clamp down on Red Wings, 2-0....

"No, I Said HOLD The Mayo!"
According to CNN, the five most dangerous jobs in America are:...

He Doesn't Give A Damn, Sing Whatever You Want
This somewhat old — from October — video, via Every Day Should Be Saturday, features two, um, casual Oklahoma State fans just kind of chilling, not giving a damn....

Bonds Is Gonna Break The Record, And It's Driving Some People Mad
Kids, we hate to be there bearer of bad tidings here, but it's pretty clear right now that Barry Bonds is going to break Hank Aaron's home run record, and quite soon. After another homer last night, Bonds is now only 14 behind Aaron. It's happening, everyone. We're just going to have to be ready for...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL draft with Todd McShay: Will Al Davis choose a wide receiver with his top pick? Does the Pope wear white after Labor Day? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Jemele Hill: How does Hruby land that choice cricket beat? • 3 p.m. Golf with Jason S...

Curt Schilling Accused Of Being Self-Aggrandizing. Really.
We're not sure it matters, ultimately, whether or not Curt Schilling, as Gary Thorne famously (and obliviously) claimed last evening, actually painted blood on his sock in the 2004 World Series. We don't think he did, and his performance was rather amazing either way, but Schilling has always seemed...

Warriors Were Closer Than You Probably Think They Were
The final score might not have been indicative, but anyone who watched that Dallas-Golden State game last night knows that the Warriors had every opportunity to make this a 2-0 series last night. Something — whether it's pace, or just Avery Johnson being a bad playoff coach — about the Warriors fall...