http://www.thespoof.com/ Spoof News and Political Satire Sport Headlines en Copyright 2013, TheSpoof.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:30:07 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 http://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif http://www.thespoof.com/ 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing Sport Headlines http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114525/lebron-james-said-acting-like-kobe-bryant-fired-up-his-miami-heat-teammates MIAMI - The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime in game six to tie things up at three victories each pushing the NBA finals to a game seven. After the game James was asked by Sports Balls Illustrated Daily's Rufus Reno wh... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:43 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114514/chad-ochocinco-leaves-prison-a-changed-man BROWARD COUNTY, Florida - Former NFL football player Chad Johnson AKA Chad Ochocinco walked out of the Broward Country Jail after only serving 7 days of a 30 day sentence. According to an inside source (no pun intended) Ochocinco was let out early... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:38 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114526/manu-ginobili-blames-the-san-antonio-spurs-loss-on-lebron-james-damn-headband MIAMI - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili sat in the Spurs locker room after losing game six in the NBA Finals, feeling dejected and looking like Wynonna Judd who had just seen someone take that last biscuit from the biscuit basket. Manu's tea... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:41:49 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114467/boston-celtics-coach-doc-rivers-and-kevin-garnett-want-to-head-west-to-the-l-a-clippers BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have been burning up the phone lines trying to deal Kevin Garnett and Coach Doc Rivers to The Los Angeles Clippers. Both Rivers and Garnett would love to head out West and play in Tinsel Town where the possibility for d... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:53:28 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114505/international-tennis-association-warns-about-secret-courts Flushing Meadows, NY - The sport's governing body has responded to reports that Britain is planning to introduce 'secret courts' to prevent 'the misery' of long, drawn-out tie breaks at this year's Wimbledon championship meeting. "Relax, guys, the... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:10 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114506/doc-rivers-as-hamlet-heading-to-broadway After a half dozen seasons as understudy to Rajon Rondo, the veteran coach Doc Rivers is ready to take his own version of Hamlet: Prince of the NBA on the road. Fans are expected to pay big bucks to hear Rivers recite the famous soliloquy: "To Cl... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:05 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114320/a-lot-of-major-league-baseball-players-may-find-themselves-playing-down-in-guatemala WASHINGTON, D.C. - Strike two! And a lot of players in the Major Leagues could find themselves being suspended for 100 games. A spokesperson for MLB, Hoyt Huckaback told the sports media that this is a very serious situation and a lot of teams are... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:19:23 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114403/cinderella-lebron-james-a-parable Cinderella LeBron has found the clock is about to strike midnight and she hasn't had a good Finals game yet. The fairy godmother may have changed the little mice into Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade, but they still show some of their worst rodent quali... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:08:15 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114412/daniel-nava-plays-the-invisible-man-in-baseball Injustice seekers are already queuing up to complain about the grave error in judgment that shall befall Daniel Nava before long. Playing for the Red Sox like an all-star may not have its just rewards. He is not even on the All-Star ballot circula... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:33:14 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114291/charles-barkley-wins-2-3-million-on-the-heat-pacers-championship-game MIAMI - Charles Barkley AKA The Fat Bro was grinning from ear-to-ear as he bet on the Miami Heat to defeat the Indiana Pacers in the decisive game 7 of the best of 7 Eastern Conference Championship. The Heat had no trouble disposing of the Pacers... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:59:26 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114245/danica-patrick-hints-that-she-and-fellow-nascar-boyfriend-ricky-stenhouse-jr-may-be-kaput ATLANTA - Danica Patrick who wrecked into boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. at the Coca Cola 600 in Concord, New Hampshire is still quite upset at the incident. Patrick speaking to Ambrose Appomattox with The Turnstile Review said that she did not ap... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:51:11 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114214/congress-tells-the-washington-redskins-owner-to-change-the-team-name-or-risk-being-arrested WASHINGTON, D.C. - The owner of the Washington Redskins, Daniel "Danny Boy" Snyder, has been told hundreds of times that he needs to change his NFL's team name. Many organizations have told him that they consider the name Redskins to be highly off... Thu, 30 May 2013 04:40:21 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114408/kobe-bryant-the-san-antonio-spurs-have-turned-lebron-king-james-into-joker-james LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his lovely wife Vanessa were spotted having breakfast at a local Tacos, Tacos, and Mucho More Tacos in Redondo Beach. He was asked by The Sports Bet Gazette's Zorro La Bamba what he thought about the NBA Finals. Kobe... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:30:31 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114226/tebow-and-gronk-on-the-road-to-perdition Two stars in the making seem to have fizzled out simultaneously. We have seen the supernova eaten by the black hole. They were extremes of philosophy in their sport just three years ago. Today they are examples of the washed up and out at a tender... Thu, 30 May 2013 10:52:01 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114284/indiana-pacers-center-roy-hibbert-hit-with-a-75-000-fine-for-his-clay-aiken-gay-slur INDIANA - Roy Hibbert stated that he does not care about the $75,000 fine since he makes $13.6 million a year. The 7-foot-2-inch tall center for the Indiana Pacers made his out-of-line comment during a post-game interview with the sports media. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:07:02 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114309/it-hits-mlb-fans-between-eyes MLB is about to pull the trigger on enough star players to field an all-star team. Twenty long-term suspensions are about to hit the fans. If you think Biogenesis was the stuff that saved Mr. Spock's life in the third Star Trek movie back in the... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:08:08 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114205/tiger-woods-shocked-to-hear-that-his-new-blonde-girlfriend-lindsey-vonn-may-be-dumping-him-soon INDIANAPOLIS - Tiger Woods had just finished playing 18 holes at the Indianapolis Invitational when he was asked about the Lindsey Vonn rumor. Woods still had the putter in his hand as he was taken aback by the question. Sports Territory Magazi... Wed, 29 May 2013 03:45:58 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114427/teams-most-likely-to-win-world-series As baseball season progresses, so does our understanding of what teams are playoff contenders and what teams are local pie-eating contenders in their respective regions. In this post, I will notify you of what teams to keep a close eye on as the play... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:58:15 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114405/chris-bosh-of-the-miami-heat-says-if-he-doesnt-play-any-better-than-hes-playing-then-he-needs-to-be-traded SAN ANTONIO - Chris Bosh sat in his hotel room after getting stomped all over the place by the San Antonio Spurs 113-77 in game three of their best of seven NBA Finals. The dejected Heat player was eating an order of Chimichangas and watching reru... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:13:16 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114414/nascars-danica-patrick-allegedly-looking-for-a-new-boyfriend HOUSTON - NASCAR race driver Danica Patrick was recently spotted dining alone at The Gunfight At The OK Corral Steakhouse located in downtown Houston. Afterwards she met with Zorro La Bamba of The Sports Bet Gazette. He asked her if she was still... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:48:12 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114191/red-sox-player-injured-while-sleeping Red Sox star pitcher Clay Buchholz is having the year of his life, winning every game so far, up to seven. Alas, he will not make a stab at number seven, owing to his mattress. This is disconcerting for Pedro Martinez and the furniture company th... Mon, 27 May 2013 10:34:22 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114186/humorist-eats-his-words-over-red-sox If we cut our teeth by chewing broken glass, you can understand how hard it is to eat our own words. And distasteful too. The Red Sox have catapulted back into first place as June is ready to bust out after a washout Memorial Day weekend. Wi... Sun, 26 May 2013 22:47:17 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114394/the-gospel-according-to-the-new-england-patriots-tim-tebow Christmas has come early for the Patriots, Josh McDaniels, Tom Brady, and Gronk. The Patriots have made another leap of faith. Not since they brought on Chad Ochocinco have we seen such blind faith, hope, and courage, signed on the dotted line. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:50:16 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114407/charles-barkley-says-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-is-one-clueless-dude ATLANTA - TNT sports analyst Charles Barkley called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's recent comments "turrible, turrible, turrible". Goodell responded to a request from ten United States Senators asking the owner of the Washington Redskins to chan... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:53:55 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114209/manu-ginobili-of-the-san-antonio-spurs-addresses-the-presidential-rumors SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginobili is widely considered to be one of the most popular San Antonio Spurs players in the history of the storied NBA franchise. Ginobili, who was born and raised in Argentina, was recently interviewed by Buckaroo Kazoo with T... Thu, 30 May 2013 05:00:55 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114201/tony-parker-leads-the-san-antonio-spurs-to-the-nba-western-conference-championship-as-they-sweep-the-memphis-grizzlies-4-games-to-0 MEMPHIS - The Land of Elvis Presley was singing the blues as their hometown team the Memphis Grizzlies got beat by The NBA Championship Game bound San Antonio Spurs 93-86. Tony "The Frenchman" Parker dashed and slashed his way through the Grizzlie... Tue, 28 May 2013 06:46:38 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114193/the-10-sure-signs-youre-playing-for-the-mets Flushing, New York -- It's hard enough being a Mets fan, putting up with a Scrooge of an owner and a stooge of a general manager. Imagine playing for this talentless team. Put yourself in their bargain store spikes and consider the 10 top indicatio... Mon, 27 May 2013 14:06:40 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114361/charles-barkley-wonders-if-abc-sports-announcers-michael-breen-and-jeff-van-gundy-are-on-the-miami-heat-payroll MIAMI - When local sportscasters constantly praise one team over another it is called being a homer. But when they do it in the NBA Finals it is called a cheap shot. Those were the sentiments of TNT analyst Charles Barkley. The man known as The Fa... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:22:05 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114289/the-miami-heat-beat-the-indiana-pacers-lebron-james-says-the-curse-of-the-louisiana-voodoo-woman-worked MIAMI - The Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat ended up having to settle things in game seven of their NBA Eastern Conference Championship game. And when the final buzzer sounded the Heat had won the decisive game 99-76. Heat players Dwyane Wade... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:32:06 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114389/the-new-england-patriots-sign-tim-tebow FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - Coach Bill Belichick has said that he really feels that Tim Tebow can help the Pats. The New England coach spoke with Rufus Reno of Sports Balls Illustrated Daily and said that he still is not sure how he will use Tebow... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:37:56 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114342/lebron-james-tells-chris-bosh-he-needs-to-start-getting-with-the-program MIAMI - The Heat were beaten by the San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA Finals 92-88, and LeBron James is very upset with his teammates and Chris Bosh in particular. Hercules Confetti with Sporting Chance Magazine reports that he overheard Ja... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:48:58 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114404/lebron-james-says-the-reason-the-san-antonio-spurs-clobbered-the-miami-heat-113-77-was-because-his-nose-was-itching SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Spurs sharpshooters Danny Green and Gary Neal combined for 13, three-pointers to help the Spurs manhandle the world champion Miami Heat. The Spurs ended up with 16 three-pointers and set an NBA Finals record for shots fro... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:57:15 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114248/ellsbury-sets-record-never-injured-in-month-ending-in-r Red Sox speedster Jacoby Ellsbury stole five bases in a meaningless game in Philadelphia the night before an important series began with the Yankees. Having avoided the appearance of cracked glass over the season so far, Ellsbury now has develope... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:45:53 GMT http://www.thespoof.com/news/sport/114253/popes-horse-finishes-last-in-epsom-derby Sport - Spanish Inquisitor, the nein!-to-one mount of His Eminence the Witchfinder General, stormed to a thrilling anticlimax round Tattenham Corner on Saturday afternoon to finish last behind winning favorite Kiss My Butt and at least thirty other t... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:15:31 GMT