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While a pro-Trump political slant for the soon to be relaunched XFL is nowhere close to official yet, history tells us that Vince McMahon making a move in that direction would not exactly be very surprising. The WWE chief’s products have blatantly pushed right wing politics for years, and while everyone’s familiar…Read more...

The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2017, and explain what made them so special. Here they are.

A Sonos speaker, a UPS backup battery, the best-selling Dash egg cooker, and more are all part of today’s best deals.

We’ve all had to throw away leftovers or cuts of meat and cheese that spent a little too much time in the fridge or freezer, but vacuum sealing your foods can keep them safe from freezer burn pretty much indefinitely, and dramatically extend their shelf life everywhere else.

Tyson Chandler helped the Suns finish off the Grizzlies tonight with a sweet last-second dunk straight from the inbound pass.Read more...

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic has a fantastically detailed story about how Astros first base coach Rich Dauer came very close to death before being rushed into emergency brain surgery from the team’s World Series championship parade last month.Read more...

In his postgame speech yesterday, Panthers coach Ron Rivera asked players to break after yelling “Mr. Richardson” on the count of three—a reference to team owner Jerry Richardson, who has given up day-to-day operations of the club and put it up for sale after being accused of multiple instances of sexual harassment…Read more...

The NBA has acknowledged that the referees screwed up on the string of no-foul calls in the final minutes of yesterday’s Warriors victory over the Cavaliers. The Last Two Minute report from the game identifies three Kevin Durant fouls that were not called, as well as one by LeBron James.Read more...

I like to think that Sheppy got his tenacity to ferret out a deal from me. I don’t mind spending money, but I am going to spend less than anyone else for the same item. Shep and his Kinja Deals helped to save (spend) a lot this year.

James Harrison is the Steelers’ all-time sack leader, and one of the greatest players on a franchise whose history is stuffed with great players. He’s now likely to finish his career as a member of the one team the Steelers can’t seem to beat.

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How many women ditch sports journalism because they decide, and understandably so, that it’s not worth all the bullshit? Being called “difficult” or “shrill” or “bitchy.” The energy and time wasted turning down unwanted advances from athletes, fans, and fellow journalists (regardless of if you are single or not). The…Read more...

When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we watched some things. Here are the best things we saw this year.Read more...

On the same weekend word leaked that the NFL had made numerous changes to its concussion protocol, the league appeared to be extra vigilant in making sure that protocol was being followed. But will the NFL and the NFLPA continue to insist on enforcing those procedures? That remains an open question, even after the…Read more...

Philadelphia teams have been tanking incompetently since before Sam Hinkie was alive. The 1968 Eagles started out 0-11 and looked like a lock to draft O.J. Simpson No. 1 overall. Then they won two straight to ensure that the Bills would have the top pick. In their 14th and final game that year, a young Frank Olivo…Read more...

Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer.

When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we did some reading. Here are the best things we read this year.Read more...

It hasn’t been a festive holiday period for José Mourinho and Manchester United. After conceding a last-second equalizer against Leicester on the 23rd to drop two points, United have followed up with another underwhelming performance on Boxing Day. The Red Devils drew 2-2 at home to Burnley, the best underdogs of the…Read more...

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This year was, on the whole, extremely bad. However, there were a few good things that happened. Here is an exhaustive list of all of the good things that happened in 2017.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane broke out of a “slump”—two games without any goals—over the weekend, singlehandedly obliterating Burnley by scoring all three of his team’s goals. That hat trick tied the Premier League’s greatest ever scorer, Alan Shearer, for his record of 36 goals in a calendar year, set in 1995.Read more...

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The Warriors beat the Cavs thanks in large part to a string of late no-calls on what could and should have been fouls on Kevin Durant, guarding LeBron James in the waning possessions of Golden State’s 99-92 win. Durant, possessed of a new aggressive streak this season that extends to his defense, doesn’t want to hear…Read more...

It’s mostly been a forgettable night for the Texans, but DeAndre Hopkins added some sparkle to the festivities with an incredible circus catch that held up after the mandatory video review. Congratulations, everyone, you have a new “tale of the glories” to tell at Christmases long to come. Imagine what Hopkins could…Read more...

A 31-point, 18-rebound game from Kevin Love went to waste as the Warriors beat Cleveland 99-92 thanks in part to officials refusing to call a foul on Kevin Durant as the Golden State star manhandled LeBron James in the final minute of the game.Read more...

My family only has a few Christmas traditions, among them cinnamon rolls, trips to the dog park, bike rides, and yard work. But the most important tradition—one that gets us up early on Christmas morning—is the SEC Network Yule Log, which is just like other yule log broadcasts except that the orchestral renditions of…Read more...

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It was one of the first memes ever, a viral sensation that went mainstream back when people still used dial-up internet. Yet the cameraman behind “Leeroy Jenkins” still seems stupefied that anyone fell for it.Read more...

If it’s Christmas, it must be time to learn what America shoved inside itself. The only worthwhile holiday tradition pushes on.Read more...

Christmas is for family, food, and NBA basketball. Today only, Amazon’s discounting a ton of NBA team apparel, including lots of cold weather gear that should last you until after the All-Star break. Just click through to each product to find the team selection dropdown menu.Read more...

Whatever holidays you celebrate, we hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas day. If you feel like shopping, there are great deals to be had from Nordstrom Rack, you can add Cuphead to your new Xbox, download some books to your new Kindle, or just find something else to spend your Amazon gift cards on.Read more...

If you were looking forward to spending your New Year’s Eve in front of the TV with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, feel free to make other plans as the NFL announced tonight it was canceling the season-ending Sunday Night Football game—making it the first time since 1977 that the NFL regular season will not end…Read more...

The Chiefs clinched the AFC West with a 29-13 win over the Miami Dolphins today. It’s the first time the Chiefs have won consecutive AFC West titles. To celebrate, Andy Reid entered the locker room dressed as Santa Claus.Read more...

The Cowboys had more rushing and passing yards than the Seahawks. It didn’t matter.

Lonzo Ball played a healthy 36 minutes in the Lakers’ narrow loss to Portland Saturday night, but temporarily left the court in the second quarter after experiencing some weird and painful-sounding popping in his left shoulder:Read more...

Cam Newton scored a touchdown with 35 seconds left to push the Panthers past the Buccaneers, 22-19. On the ensuing drive, Jameis Winston fumbled on the first play after a sack from Kawann Short. Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers recovered. That’s when things got messy.

Travaris Cadet took a swing pass from Tyrod Taylor in the second quarter of today’s Bills-Patriots game, and was quickly wrapped up in the backfield. He also suffered a horrifying leg injury: Trey Flowers tackled him, and wrapped Cadet’s upper body around while Cadet’s lower body was still under Flowers.Read more...

Here’s your highlight of the day: After the ball went off of Marvin Hall’s fingertips, Marshon Lattimore caught an interception with his ass. An assterception!

The Sixers were a trendy pick to make a run at the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff field this season, to such a degree that Sixers fans and Sam Hinkie loyalists were doing preseason touchdown dances about signs of arrival as abstract as the drafting of Markelle Fultz and the extension of the team’s…Read more...

Cam Newton had to leave today’s game against the Buccaneers, because he took a shot to the nuts. Sucks for him.Read more...

On the heels of two recent high-profile NFL brain injuries being wildly and obviously mishandled, even by the limited standards of the NFL’s concussion protocol, the NFL has made significant in-season updates to the protocol, according to a report from Chris Mortensen.Read more...

Mock 2018 NFL drafts—here, here, here, and here, for example—tend to favor UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen as the number one overall pick, headed to the Cleveland Browns, who have needed a franchise quarterback for, well, my entire life. Which makes this report, from Adam Schefter, another hilarious bummer for Browns…Read more...

The Pacers are a lot of fun. Six of their rotation guys average at least 11 points per game, and their offensive rating has climbed to sixth in the NBA. A big part of their success on that end is a pair of bigs, in Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis, who can stretch the floor without taking much off the table in terms…Read more...

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Kyrie Irving is a man of many strange and poorly constructed takes, and he has never been shy about launching these dizzying takes into the public consciousness. Christmas, you may have heard, is Monday. Here is Kyrie Irving, on Christmas, a holiday celebrated the world over:Read more...

The Pittsburgh Steelers today released franchise all-time sacks leader, insane workout enthusiast, and participation trophy-hater James Harrison:Read more...

Mike James was waived by the Suns Saturday, as the team prepares to reactivate Devin Booker following his recovery from a groin injury. This is an excruciatingly tough break for a guy who just two weeks ago celebrated becoming the first player in NBA history to convert one of the association’s new two-way development…Read more...

‘Tis the season to get messy.

A judge in Florida this week ruled that testing protocols used by Florida gambling regulators to nab racing greyhounds competing on the state’s race tracks while coked out of their little dog minds were outlawed, potentially clearing the way for rampant use of the illicit substance among dishonorable dogs, according…Read more...

Bad movies can be torture to watch, but a blast to write about. Thankfully, the resulting pans can also be a lot of fun to read. Below, we’ve singled out every predominately negative review (that is, C- or lower) written by our resident film critic and master of the pan, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, in 2017.Read more...