ti Page 1817 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Chris Bosh, Shaq on Brink Of Twitter Armageddon
Shaq lights up the Raptors for 45 points and 11 boards last night and is thoroughly convinced that he could be that productive every night if gets "touches like that." Chris Bosh has another theory....
Kurt Warner And Tim Tebow Finally Hook Up
What's more shocking — that Rick Reilly has never met Dave Barry or that Kurt Warner had never spoken to Tim Tebow? Well, at least, one of these duos have finally made a connection....
Boston Is Now Officially Marbury Country
"The Celtics became intrigued with Marbury in the preseason when he averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists and went to the free throw line regularly in seven games." [Boston Globe]...
Oh, This Seems Completely Fair
Boras' latest proposal for Manny to the Dodgers: 2 years, $45 million. [SI.com]...
Who's Up For Condom Shopping With Anna Kournikova?
No, no — it's not what you think. She's training to be a Haitian drug mule....
Big, Bold ESPN Book Will Showcase Bristol's Not Ready For Primetime Players
Yesterday it was revealed that Tom Shales and James A. Miller, co-authors of the fascinating Live From New York! uncensored history of SNL are currently working on one about ESPN. Brace yourselves....
Maurice Clarett Seeks Salvation, Bandwidth
Maurice Clarett: Prison blogger? Yep, the former running back who is serving time for robbery and other charges has been blogging from prison since Oct. of 2008, according to his archives....
Wait, Tim Lincecum Is Making How Much?
Tim Lincecum, last season's Cy Young Award winner, just signed a contract with the Giants for one year at $650,000. Barry Zito chortles, wipes dog poop off shoe with $100 bill....
The Glory That Was Operation Scheyerface
Yes, Duke beat Maryland in a key ACC men's basketball matchup on Wednesday, but sometimes the most important victories are not won on the court, but in the stands. Behold: Operation Scheyerface, v2.0....
Unfortunate Ad Placement, New York Mets Edition
Well, this can't be good for ticket sales. Couldn't the Mets advertise for tickets on a page with stories about puppies? (Thanks to Matt Leibman) [CNN Money]...
Come Mock The Annoying Guy In The Bird Suit On Monday
The Nationals will unveil a "new look" for their mascot, Screech, at the ESPN Zone in Washington DC on Monday. Any Deadspin reader who attends with a camera will attain hero status. [MASN]...
Tiger Goes Down
Woods loses in the second-round of the Match Play Championship to Tim Clark, ending his glorious comeback tour. I don't know what to believe anymore. [ESPN]...
Does No One Want The Oakland A's?
Nothing against the fine folks of Fremont, but if you're a Major League Baseball team and they don't want you, it may be time to reconsider hanging around the San Francisco Bay Area....
The Cristiano Ronaldo Float Is Not Shy About Its Manhood
Portuguese soccer fans at Carnival celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo's ... um ... yep, I think that's an enormous ball hanging out of his shorts. NSFW, I guess? [Die Presse]...
Tiger's Return Causes ESPN Writer To Bring Out The Blue Blogging
Admittedly, I didn't read Jason Sobel's live blog of The Blasian One's' long-awaited return to the PGA, but I'm a little sorry I didn't, since it seems he threw in a haphazard boner joke....
Sharks' Practice Rink Is Cursed, Or Something
Two recreational league players collapse and die within hours of each other while playing hockey at Sharks Ice in San Jose. [San Jose Mercury]...
Connecticut Governor Lashes Out At Calhoun
Are Jim Calhoun and Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell officially feuding? Rell had a few choice things to say about the coach today, and it is ON, sister!...
Skip Bayless Poised To Aggravate Troy Aikman All Over Again
Before he was a professional devil's advocate on ESPN's morning yap programs, Skip Bayless was a semi-successful writer. And his ink-stained career is probably best remembered for pissing the shit out of Troy Aikman....
Kentucky Fans Forced To Relive "The Shot" For All Eternity
Christian Laettner, Rick Pitino and Vitamin Water have teamed up to annoy the crap out of you this March, with 50,000 repetitions of a commercial about the moment when they both peaked. Spoiler Alert! [KSR]...