Category: Sport
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After his arrest and not-guilty plea to charges stemming from a “domestic incident,” an agent for ESPN hockey analyst Matthew Barnaby issued a statement on behalf of his client. Here it is: More » [Deadspin]
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Former Knicks/Bulls/Wizards/Raptors/Rockets enforcer and current Charlotte Bobcats assistant coach Charles Oakley is suing the Aria hotel-casino at MGM’s CityCenter complex in Vegas because security delivered onto him a “gang-style beat down” when he tried to get into the VIP-pool area. This allegedly happened moments after he left the VIP-pool area. More » [Deadspin]
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Sure, Cam Newton was the No. 1 pick of a league that doesn’t tangibly exist at present, but that didn’t stop Sassy Girl Bakery from going all decadent with his birthday pastry. Wonder what it cost. Wonder who paid. More » [Deadspin]
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The only thing better than Game Seven of an NBA playoff series is Game Seven of an NHL playoff series, Game Seven of MLB playoff series or an overtime playoff game in the NFL playoffs beyond the wild-card round. So, brace yourselves for the 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder/Memphis Grizzlies winner-takes-all extravaganza! More » [Deadspin]
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First, it was a hideous statue outside English Premier League team Fulham’s stadium. Now, Michael Jackson continues exerting posthumous control over the living world of soccer; this time, Kevin Prince Boateng of AC Milan did a damn good impression as AC Milan celebrated winning the Scudetto (aka Serie A championship) yesterday. More » [Deadspin]
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In a NCAA Tournament game against UNC, the Maryland Terrapins successfully pulled off the “hidden ball” trick. They went on to win the game 13-6 in no small part because people don’t really ever recover from getting hidden-balled by guys named Drew Snider. More » [Deadspin]
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Here’s your daily link to Dave McKenna’s brilliant “Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder,” which we’ll be posting until [Daniel] Snyder’s dumbass libel suit gets wrapped in white linens and dropped to the bottom of the Potomac. More » [Deadspin]
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For some reason, tipster Heidi H. felt it necessary to send a follow-up last night’s DUAN! video of white dudes dancing. Heidi’s entry may be more, what’s the word, creepy in that it’s a lot of guys writhing in close proximity in a locker room. More » [Deadspin]
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This is just sad. Guy slides into a Batman costume and tries to shake down tourists in a cash-for-photo scheme that ends up killing off the myth of superheroism (or quasi-superheroism) once and for all. Let this be a lesson to false idols everywhere: Making lewd comments to critics is nowhere near as effective as…
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Neither the San Jose Sharks nor the Vancouver Canucks have won the Stanley Cup. Ever. Hell, the Sharks haven’t even been to the finals. But first team to beat the other four times will fight for it against either Boston or Tampa Bay, who have both won it before. (And just like that, you have…
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The Bulls beat the Heat by 21 points at home in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals this evening. Taj Gibson, who finished with nine points and seven boards off the bench for Chicago, had the two best dunks of the game. The first left Reggie Miller speechless, and presumably on top of Steve…
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GQ called dibs on the first exclusive excerpt of the gigantic Miller/Shales ESPN oral history, Those Guys Have All The Fun, but we’ve been given an excerpt of their excerpt just because nobody wants us running any more unapproved excerpts. We’ll play along — for now. So read this, then pop over to GQ for…
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