Category: Sport
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Do you believe in Finnish dudes being able to carry a puck on their stick and put it past a Russian goalkeeper to advance to the finals of an international hockey tournament? Well, Mikael Granlund is your Eruzione, if Eruzione traded in pure talent and not just moxie. More » [Deadspin]
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Your morning roundup for May 14, the day after a homeless Bulgarian man beheaded an elderly British woman in a Spanish supermarket, walked away “clutching the head by its hair, leaving a trail of blood dripping to the ground,” but got caught after an Italian motorcyclist threw a helmet at his face. Oh, Europe. More »…
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Were you nose-deep in a good book and miss out on your favorite Gawker Media sites this week? In need of some visual stimulation on an otherwise uneventful Saturday? Whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the mid-May week that was. More » [Deadspin]
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A blistering strike by Yaya Toure (aka Toure Yaya) which got past Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen in the 74th minute of today’s FA Cup final won Manchester City its first trophy in 35 years. They were happy. More » [Deadspin]
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Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com (@whitlockjason) started it with a Tweet stating, “NFL media, which I am one, scared lockout is damaging their profile. They’re panicking and trying to create hysteria (clicks). Too invested.” Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio (@profootballtalk) wasn’t about to let that pass unaddressed. So, he used about 100 characters to state, “……
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Yo, this is what a baseball bench-clearing brawl should look like. People getting totally decked. And full-out diving to inflict some fist pain. And attempted Jersey curb sandwiches (sans curb). As explained by SoxAndDawgs: More » [Deadspin]
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What’s being dubbed “The Great Fan Escape” went down in the bottom of the ninth inning as Houston Astro Carlos Lee was trying to tie the game against the Mets. Both Lee and on-field security charged with keeping the Minute Maid Park field invader-free failed to do so. More » [Deadspin]
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After his side clinched a record 19th English Premier League title with 1-1 draw vs. the Blackburn Rovers, cheeky Manchester United star Wayne Rooney simply posted, “Champions http://yfrog.com/h2cjceij.” More » [Deadspin]
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Alex Howell was the only freshman in the tunnel that Saturday, his chinstrap so tight it fused his jaw shut, 89,000 people packed into to the last row at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. Earlier in the week the graduate assistant… [Kotaku] More » [Deadspin]
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According to a story posted on ESPN.com just after 2:30 p.m. eastern today, ESPN the network declined comment on “ESPN analyst and former NHL veteran” Matthew Barnaby spending the night in jail, as mentioned in a morning post here. More » [Deadspin]
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Depending upon when you read this, game one of the Eastern Conference Finals is just about to start, has already done so or did so long ago. Which means you either have no idea, are finding out or long ago learned whether the Tampa Bay Lightning or Boston Bruins are leading the series. Tense action,…
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