st Page 954 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

“The only players in Basketball-Reference.com’s database with a usage rate that high and a true shooting percentage this low are Michael Jordan in his first season with the Wizards and Kobe Bryant in his farewell tour with the Lakers.” Dan Devine of The Ringer takes a look at Russell Westbrook’s put...

Deadspin Up All Night: Half And Half, Make Believe

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Have a tall drink of water....

This Near-Goal From Liverpool May Make You Want To Throw A Remote

After one half, Manchester City leads Liverpool, 1-0, in a game that may all but decide the Premier League title The Reds are surely kicking themselves in the locker room after missing this chance to take the early lead....

Racist Politics Flack From Seattle: I'm Not Racist, I'm British

So, yesterday, hilariously inept* conservative politics flack and weird cable news creature Liz Mair did, and later deleted, a very bad tweet:...

Roof Stunt With "Epic Sax Gorilla" Costs Minor League Baseball Team Thousands Of Dollars In Fines

This past June, the Tacoma Rainiers brought reindeer mascot Rhubarb and local icon “Epic Sax Gorilla” up onto the roof of Cheney Stadium, where the Triple-A club plays, for a routine crowd-pleasing stunt. Also up on the roof was Tacoma News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll, who recently explained how...

Prosecutors Drop Domestic Violence Case Against Reuben Foster [Update]

The Hillsborough County (Fla.) State Attorney’s Office has dropped the domestic violence case against inside linebacker Reuben Foster, according to online court records. The news was first reported by TMZ. You can see the notice of termination below, dated Jan. 2. ...

Russell Westbrook Borrows Lance Stephenson's Air Guitar

Having a signature celebration opens Lance Stephenson up to humiliation. (Being Lance Stephenson, generally, also opens him up to humiliation.) Just before halftime in the Thunder’s win over the Lakers Wednesday night, Paul George stripped his former Pacers teammate, fought him off as he clamored to...

It's Time For Some Bryce Harper Game Theory

When last we left the Bryce Harper Derby ... absolutely nothing was happening, or so we were led to believe. The 26-year-old superstar outfield has been taking his time, sitting on (as far as we know) a single formal offer, $300 million over 10 years, from the Washington Nationals. The offer was mad...

The Spiraling Memphis Grizzlies Are Now Punching Each Other

The Grizzlies lost to the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night, 101–94. It was an ugly, frustrating performance for a Memphis team that has now lost 10 of their last 13 games after a promising 15–9 start to the season. The angst and frustration appears to have boiled over in a team meeting held after the...

Deadspin Up All Night: Just In The Nick Of Time

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Later....

Disgusting Sneakerhead And Lovely Human Being Sam Woolley Is Leaving Us

Today is Sam Woolley’s last day at GMG; after six years of brilliantly illustrating across the network’s various sites as well as hosting the occasional Funbag and sharing the odd harrowing view into his personal care routine, he is now heading off into the hereafter. RIP Sam. Here’s how we’ll remem...

James Harden Is On An Unholy Tear Right Now

The Houston Rockets—who this season have been dead, not dead, and dead again—are decidedly no longer dead. Since getting spit-roasted by Luka Dončić, Houston has gone 10-1, with the lone loss a two-point squeaker in Miami. Chris Paul tweaked his hamstring, again, in that game, yet it hasn’t mattered...

How Is Christian Pulisic Going To Fit In At Chelsea?

On Wednesday, Premier League giants Chelsea purchased Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund for an astronomical €64 million (nearly $73 million). After finishing out this season in Germany, the winger will officially become a member of one of the biggest clubs in the world, in the best league in ...

“Mean” Gene Okerlund Dead At 76

Longtime pro wrestling interviewer “Mean” Gene Okerlund died today, WWE announced. He was 76....

Maybe A Troy Tulowitzki Signing Will Tide You Over While You Wait On Manny Machado

We’ve been preheating the damn oven for two months, but now that it’s 2019 perhaps we are finally entering the hot stove season we’ve been so rudely denied? The Yankees have signed a multi-time all-star, multi–gold glove winning shortstop!...just not that one....

Hot Damn, Chelsea Just Bought Christian Pulisic For A Shit-Ton Of Money

The rumor mill has been in overdrive these past few weeks about Christian Pulisic’s future, and today we got official confirmation of a move that still feels a little shocking: Premier League giants Chelsea have purchased the artist formally known as America’s Wonderteen from Borussia Dortmund for a...

Christmas Candy Vs. Halloween Candy: Who Ya Got?!

Today we’re talking about groomzillas, NFL bye weeks, Olive Garden, shitty teams, and more....

Reports: Antonio Brown Missed Sunday's Game Because He Was Pissed Off, Not Hurt

Steelers all-pro wideout Antonio Brown missed his team’s crucial Week 17 game against the Bengals on Sunday, which was a must-win to keep Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes alive. On the preceding Thursday, the team’s injury report listed Brown as having a knee injury, but according to reports from around t...

Deadspin Up! All Night: Waiting For A New Year

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We’re genuinely grateful for all of you; see you in 2019....

Everything That Should Die In 2019

It was another miserable year full of miserable things. Here is some stuff from 2018 that we hope stays in 2018....