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Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Carolina Panthers
Some people are fans of the Carolina Panthers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Carolina Panthers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

Buck Showalter Says The Yankees Win If A-Rod Is Suspended
The Yankees want Alex Rodriguez to be suspended for life. They can say all the right things, but it's obvious and understandable they want him to go away and never come back. (Four years and $86 million remaining will have that effect.) So—is it fair if they get their wish?...

Why The Hell Didn't The Phillies Make A Trade?
I can think of only two reasons why Michael Young and Carlos Ruiz are still Phillies today: Either Ruben Amaro didn't realize yesterday was the trade deadline, or his afternoon nap was poorly timed....

The Jets Will Crowdsource Fireman Ed's Old Chant
The New York Jets super(spelling)fan, Fireman Ed, stepped down last year after other fans in the building turned on him as some kind of management stooge. So what is to become of the notorious J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets! cheer he was responsible for leading? The responsibility now falls on the entire ...

Rex Ryan Still Thinks The Wildcat Is A Thing
Five years ago, NFL teams used the Wildcat offense to confuse and wreak havoc. Then opposing defenses figured it out. Last year, the Wildcat was forgotten a little bit as teams like the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks ran the read option. Now, though, New York Jets hea...

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

I Can't Stop Watching This Incredibly Bad MLS All-Star Rap Video
Oh man, this is so bad....
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“Fan” Jumps Into WWE Ring, Hits Randy Orton In The Balls [Update]
I'm having a hard time deciding whether this is real or fake, which means WWE has done its job well....

The Eli Experiment
If you've never read it, Michael Lewis' 2004 New York Times magazine story, "The Eli Experiment" is a good one:...

A History Of Violence
Dig Carlo Rotella’s 2008 Washtington Post Magazine profile of the novelist and screenwriter George Pelicanos:...

Tino Martinez Defends Himself In The Most Annoying Way Possible
Tino Martinez recently resigned from his position as Marlins' hitting coach after it was reported that had abused some of his players. Despite willingly leaving the team, Martinez has decided that he's not going to take these allegations laying down. No, he's going to set the record straight—by remi...

The Phillies Might Have To Trade Michael Young For A Bag Of Balls
The Phillies are going to trade Michael Young by tomorrow's deadline; they have to. They're going nowhere, they just called up their third baseman of the future and Young, a free agent to be, could bring a midlevel prospect in return. There's only one problem: according to a report, Young just slit ...

The Man Who Scored The First Basket In NBA History Has Died
Ossie Schectman, who scored the very first basket in the very first game of the Basketball Association of America (the predecessor of the NBA), passed away today at the age of 94....

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Indianapolis Colts
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

Bud Selig Poses With A Kid Wearing An “A*Roid” T-Shirt
Reader Adam sends along this photo, which was snapped at a Fanfest event before the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. It's a fitting picture, despite the fact that old man Bud probably didn't notice what was on Adam's shirt before agreeing to pose. ...

The Yankees Aren't Homering, And That Makes John Sterling Sad
The feeble Yankees offense has been rough on everyone, but no one more so than radio play-by-play man and walking catchphrase John Sterling. When you make your bones with a series of silly home run calls, a lack of home runs can have you questioning your purpose on this earth....

Why Your Supermarket Only Sells 5 Kinds Of Apples
Over at Mother Jones, here's Rowan Jacobsen's story about one man's quest to bring hundreds more back: ...

MLB May Suspend A-Rod And Force Him To Serve Penalty Immediately
The Associated Press is reporting that MLB may seek to suspend Alex Rodriguez under the collective bargaining agreement, as opposed to the drug agreement, therefore eliminating the automatic stay triggered when an appeal is filed. ...

So, When's That Alex Rodriguez Suspension Coming?
It's been one week since Ryan Braun became the first domino to fall in the Biogenesis scandal, but it seems like we're all just waiting for the main event: a lengthy suspension for Alex Rodriguez. But when will it come down? If reports out of New York are any indication, I'd hold off on that bathroo...