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Imus: "If You Hate On Tebow, You're Hating On Jesus"
Bigoted crank Don Imus took media adulation of Tim Tebow to a new level Monday morning on his Fox Business Network program when he alleged those critical of the Denver quarterback were "hating on Jesus."...

"Tebowing" Is Now An Official English Word, Except It's Probably Not
When a person gets very famous, lots of companies want to put themselves in the news alongside that person. Which is why you're seeing a lot of Tim Tebow in unlikely sources these days. Today's entry: something called the Global Language Monitor says that "Tebowing" is now an accepted English word. ...

Brian Urlacher's Grudging Praise For Tebow: "He's A Good Running Back"
After the Bears blew a 10-0 lead in the final two-and-a-half minutes to fall to the almighty Tebow, Chicago LB Brian Urlacher was asked what he thought about the Denver QB: "He's a good running back, man," Urlacher told Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. "He runs the ball well." High praise. [@BradB...

Now There's Yet Another Story About What Mike McQueary Said He Saw Jerry Sandusky Doing In The Penn State Showers
The story from Mike McQueary, the Penn State football assistant who allegedly witnessed Jerry Sandusky anally raping a young boy in 2002, came under scrutiny once again over the weekend when a man present for his first account disputed his testimony. The Harrisburg Patriot-News points out that there...

The Chiefs Just Fired Todd Haley
Kansas City announced it on their website. They haven't announced an interim replacement, but Haley had Romeo Crennel AND Jim Zorn on his staff. So many possibilities! (UPDATE: It's Crennel.)...

Someone Wrote The Craziest Thing You'll Ever Read About Tom Verducci
Over at Baseball Prospectus, Jason Parks leers literarily at SI's man: "He didn't intend to harass Verducci, although in hindsight the behavior he exhibited did appear suspect to most casual eyes. ... On the walks, he said he would track his (the World) movements, studying his gait and his smile, ho...

Memphis Basketball Announcer Accidentally Introduces "Head Coach Of The Memphis Tigers, John Calipari!"
The Memphis Tigers, coached by Josh Pastner, lost 76-72 to unranked (and undefeated) Murray State yesterday. John Calipari did not get credited with the loss, because John Calipari stopped coaching Memphis two and a half years ago, when Kentucky offered him $31.65 million and free membership to a ...

Reality Is Now Indistinguishable From Tim Tebow Fan Fiction
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Mikhail Prokhorov Wants To Be The Next Russian Strongman
Mikhail Prokhorov promised to be a hands-on owner of the Nets, but that was before he committed to running a country of 142 million people. Prokhorov today announced he intends to run for President in next year's elections, challenging former President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. No w...

ShortCenter: Herm Edwards Rides The Crazy Train
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....

Last Night's Giants-Cowboys Game, Reduced To Its Al Michaels-Stupefying Lead Changes
Last night's prime time football game gave us some of the most exciting action of the day—a rarity this season.The Giants-Cowboys game was full of lead changes, and Al Michaels was on top of it, constantly providing an updated tally for the viewer....

The Cowboys' Season, In One Jason Garrett Facepalm
Your morning roundup for Dec. 12, the day we learned the benefits of prison sojourns. Photo via Ryan W. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...

Mike Wilbon's Twitter Account Appears To Have Been Hacked
Well, Mike Wilbon's twitter just got interesting. The hacker seems like a generally good-natured sort, but come on, ginger humor? Let's move on from all the ginger stuff. ...

Brandon Jacobs Likes To Dance Dirty
It was bad enough that Brandon Jacobs elected to dance on the star in the Cowboys end zone, but the manner in which the Giants running back got jiggy appeared to be his attempt at eroticism. It gave New York a short-lived lead, and at the half Dallas leads 17-15....

Your Cowboys-Giants Sunday Night Football Open Thread
Here is your nightcap. Knock a few back and talk some shop down below....

Tim Tebow Makes Me Feel Like A Doped Up Child: Your Sunday NFL Roundup
What is there to even say at this point? It's like these inexplicable things keep happening and I need a simple way to explain them all. Tim Tebow just wins. There. Perfect....

Tim Tebow Tebows 59-Yard Tebow To Force Tebowtime (UPDATE)
After a late touchdown pass but failed onside kick left the Broncos looking as done as the supper in your oven, Denver quarterback Tim Tebow drove the bare minimum of yards in the final minute to set up this 59-yard Matt Prater field goal and force overtime. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Look At The World
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And Lo Did Tebow Come Bearing Gifts, An Interception For The Bears' Charles Tillman
Okay, so this was less a gift than a brilliant play by the Bears' Charles Tillman in both making the catch and keeping both feet inbounds. But it was Tim Tebow's first interception in six games, and that makes it at least a bit of a holiday miracle. [FOX]...

Here's Tom Brady's Bitchfest With An Assistant Coach
Up a touchdown late in the Patriots' battle in Washington, Tom Brady threw an interception in the Redskins' end zone then threw a tantrum on his own sideline with New England assistant coach Bill O'Brien. The two eventually had to be separated, though CBS analyst Dan Dierdorf would have you think...