ty Page 477 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Neither Of Those Are How You Spell "Columbus"
Chalk this one up as another example of Los Angeles local news having hockey problems if you must, but I figure the chyron operator was probably just thinking about quantifying the electrical charge of certain old-world monkeys, as we all do from time to time....
Only Kevin Durant Can Make Dropping 40 Look This Easy
Before we get to the highlights of the hyper-efficient 19-shot, 40-point eruption Kevin Durant put on the Nuggets last night in Denver, let's make a deal. I'll grant that, yeah, it came against a terrible team whose own coach has accused it of tanking, if the sorts of readers who'd be inclined to d...
Jeremy Lamb's Pregame Handshake Is The Most Fun
Here we have Oklahoma City Thunder benchwarmer Jeremy Lamb demonstrating that being an end-of-the-rotation NBA player is one of the best gigs in America....
How Harry Kane Owned The Best Weekend Of The Premier League Season
You want to know why the Premier League is the best league in the world? It's for weekends like this past one, which feature a handful of headliner games, a couple more you didn't think would be that competitive but end up going down to the wire, and even when the title race is all but decided alrea...
Spend A Whole Mess Of Time With This Great Map Of NYC Basketball
In advance of All-Star Weekend, NBA.com has put together this interactive map of the history of New York basketball. ...
Atlético Destroyed Real Madrid, Proving Their Continued Greatness
November 29, 2010 remains infamous for all who remember what took place in the soccer world that day. The date itself probably doesn't ring a bell, but if I showed you a picture of an elated, triumphant Gerard Piqué stabbing the air with his raised hand, each of his digits spread wide, it'd probab...
Kevin Durant To Chris Paul After Jumper: "You're Down 20 Now, Homie"
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the hell out of a shorthanded Clippers team today. The game was never really close, making it the kind of contest that's perfectly suited for some inspired trash talk....
Blake Griffin To Have Surgery To Remove Staph Infection
The Clippers announced today that power forward Blake Griffin will be having surgery to remove a staph infection in his right elbow. Griffin is flying back to Los Angeles today, and should have the surgery on Monday....
Dean Smith Dead At Age 83
University of North Carolina coaching legend Dean Smith died at his home on Saturday night at the age of 83. According to a statement released by his family, Smith died peacefully while surrounded by his wife and five children....
Reports: Kings Already Tired Of New Coach, Want To Hire George Karl
According to numerous reports (Sacramento Bee, Yahoo!, USA Today) the Kings are prepared to fire head coach Ty Corbin over the All-Star break, and want to hire former Nuggets coach George Karl in his place to be their third coach this season. Sitting at 11-13 in the brutal West two months ago, the...
Man City Saves Draw With 92nd-Minute Free Kick Goal
James Milner helped Manchester City avoid an embarrassing home loss to lowly Hull City with this gorgeous stoppage-time free kick goal. To be fair, even a draw is shocking; Etihad Stadium spent most of the match silent as supporters watched their team fart around and be dominated by the bottom-three...
Anthony Davis Buzzer-Beater Downs Thunder In Bonkers Ending
The New Orleans Pelicans avoided an embarrassing meltdown when Anthony Davis's double-clutch buzzer-beating three delivered his team a 116-113 win over the Thunder in Oklahoma City....
How Atlético Will Rely On Their New-Look Attack To Beat Real Madrid
Here we stand, on the eve of what will be the sixth Madrid derby of the season, and it's still a little weird acknowledging that perennial little brother Atlético Madrid should be considered favorites. After their devastating late defeat in last year's Champions League final, Atléti have beaten Real...
Aaron Hernandez's Lawyer Made A Ballghazi Joke In Court
Is a murder trial an appropriate place to make a dopey Ballghazi joke? Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says, "Sure, why the fuck not?"...
WMU Booster's Wife Sues Message Board Posters Over Fuck Rumors
There once was a time when anonymously spreading rumors about which booster's wife your local college football coach was banging was the birthright of every college football message board user, but times are changing. Now, that stuff can get you sued for defamation....
Clippers Meltdown Like Toddlers In Loss To Cavaliers
The Clippers were mauled in Cleveland tonight. They only lost by 105-94, but that is a deceptive result as they were down 31 after three quarters. The game was only misleadingly close because the Cavaliers sat their starters for the entire fourth quarter. It was the kind of game where the NBA puts...
Report: Dustin Byfuglien Threw Evander Kane's Tracksuit In The Shower
There's more to Evander Kane's healthy scratch last night than an inappropriately worn tracksuit. The kerfuffle involves a wet tracksuit....
West Brom Want To Sell Their Best Player, But Not Before They Smear Him
West Brom are on the higher end of the Premier League's lower class, where good seasons involve winning relegation battles with a few weeks to spare and bad ones involve fingernails gnawed down to the nub. As such, they have little to offer players with loftier ambitions and the talent to get them t...
Orlando Magic Decide Jacque Vaughn To Blame For Their Season, Fire Him
The rumors have been bouncing around for awhile, but it finally came to pass. The Orlando Magic officially announced—Woj had it first, natch—that they fired head coach Jacque Vaughn. ...
Phil Jackson Is Full Of Crap Ideas About Basketball
Guys, Phil Jackson might be kind of dumb....