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SportsCenter put Cleveland radio host Aaron Goldhammer on the air tonight after the Kyrie Irving trade, and he suggested they take some calls in a simulcast. Sounded fun!Read more...

Last week, the Wall Street Journal released a scoop—former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze had been calling escorts from his university-issued phone during recruiting trips. But the scoop didn’t have all the details a reader might expect, thanks to the fact that athletic director Ross Bjork went out of his way to make…Read more...

George R.R. Martin, author of the acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire novels and also a friend of Deadspin, recently did an interview with Metro, in which he spoke about the differences between his books and Game of Thrones, as well as whether or not he’s working on writing The Winds of Winter. He claims that up to 20…Read more...

Jon Jones tested positive for steroids at UFC 214 and is expected to be stripped of the title he won from Daniel Cormier, as first reported by TMZ and later confirmed by MMA Fighting.

The Cavaliers have agreed to send Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in exchange for a trade package anchored by Isaiah Thomas and a first-round draft pick and rounded out by Jae Crowder and Ante Zizic, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.Read more...

Didn’t we only just go through this with PES? Now it’s NBA 2K’s turn to have its already-anointed cover athlete screw things up by changing teams before the game is even out.

The saga of Conor McGregor and aged former sparring partner and current boxing commentator Paulie Malignaggi has another thrilling chapter: the two saying some things to one another, along with McGregor being so bold as to put a hand on Malignaggi’s shoulder, in what was assuredly a completely organic interaction.Read more...

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Ichiro, Marcell Ozuna, and Giancarlo Stanton all hit home runs in the seventh inning against the Phillies today. Ichiro’s was the longest.Read more...

Last night, a group of Cleveland Browns players knelt in a circle during the national anthem and held a group prayer in solidarity with Michael Bennett, Marshawn Lynch, and other NFL players who have staged similar protests to call attention to the racial inequality that is plaguing the United States. Neo-Nazi-driven…Read more...

Most talk of match-fixing in tennis comes cloaked in too many layers of anonymity to feel genuinely juicy. When the Tennis Integrity Unit, the independent body charged with sniffing out corruption in the sport, releases its quarterly report, there’s a section detailing matches that raised suspicions, but these matches…Read more...

Over the weekend, Overwatch pro Joonas “Zappis” Alakurtti had a decision to make: attend a friend’s wedding, or play his first match in Blizzard’s $100,000 Overwatch Contenders tournament. He chose both.

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, No. 20 Eastern…Read more...

Cristiano Ronaldo seems to think that everything bad that happens to Cristiano Ronaldo is proof of a vast worldwide conspiracy to besmirch the reputation of Cristiano Ronaldo. This explains why he would describe the Spanish tax authorities seeking to collect on some €15 million they believe he may have defrauded from…Read more...

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio announced yesterday that he had a giveaway for his readers: eight codes for a free copy of a football video game. This gesture turned out to be easier promised than executed.

The New Orleans Pelicans will launch a developmental-league team before the start of the 2018-19 season, but first, they have to decide where it’ll go. Five cities were initially vying for the right to join the NBA’s minor league (which recently rebranded to serve as an advertisement for a sports drink company), and…Read more...

Have you ever looked directly at the Sun only to find it wasn’t there? That’s the question asked by The 2017 Solar Eclipse, the ultimate can’t-miss entertainment experience of the year. Unless you missed it.Read more...

Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.Read more...

It’s been a rough few weeks for FC Barcelona. First, they sat there helplessly as Paris Saint-Germain smooth-talked Neymar away from them right in front of everyone’s faces; then they were humiliated in the Spanish Super Cup by their blood rivals, Real Madrid; then, in a futile effort to paper over the deep fissures…Read more...

The weather is actually nice, and Mountain Hardwear has the apparel and gear for you to enjoy it. Take 50% off select styles as part of their Summer Sale (even if it’s a bit late in the season). Go climb a mountain or hike a trail. Or just look like you do those things while walking the dog.Read more...

We hadn’t heard much from Art Briles for a while, and that was a good thing. The disgraced former Baylor coach, who ran the program amidst a horrifying and wide-ranging sexual assault scandal, has popped up here and there in efforts to salvage his public image, even as new lawsuits against Baylor continue to mount. It…Read more...

On Monday, the Mets announced that young starter Steven Matz was being shut down. Manager Terry Collins insisted that Matz was not hurt, telling reporters, “This is not an injury, this is not an injury ... If he had to pitch he could pitch tomorrow.” A few hours later, the Mets announced that Matz will be having…Read more...

The photo above shows Everton striker Wayne Rooney antagonizing the nearby Manchester City fans after he’d just scored against the home team during yesterday’s match. The keen-eyed Twitter user @Mirallas noticed that this picture bears a striking resemblance to another post-goal Rooney celebration at City’s stadium,…Read more...

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re talking baseball, football, nut butters, and more.

If you missed it a few weeks ago, Amazon’s $10 snack sample box is back in stock!Read more...

We’ve all been there, trying to have a phone conversation at a desk in a room when all of a sudden something like a school class breaks out around us and we’re getting yelled at as if we’re the jerks.Read more...

Boston College head football coach and best Vine user in history Steve Addazio had an interesting take on yesterday’s solar eclipse. While everyone else was fretting about possibly going blind by staring directly into the sun, Addazio refused to be cowed by fear:

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In Little League World Series action last night, Venezuela defeated the Dominican Republic 3-2 on a two-run, walk-off triple by Omar Romero. A thrilling moment for the Venezuelans, but a crushing loss for Dominican pitcher Edward Uceta, who’d been nearly unhittable during the tournament.Read more...

If you missed out on our exclusive Privé Revaux discount last week, here’s another chance to pick from 37 different frames for just $22 each in today’s Gold Box, because you need sunglasses year ‘round. This price is for today only, so don’t let the sun set on your new pair.

The Rangers and Angels were joined by a very special guest on the infield tonight: a pigeon, who hobbled around with a seemingly injured wing until someone was finally brave enough to step up to the plate and rescue the poor creature by himself. That would be Texas manager Jeff Banister, who scooped the bird up and…Read more...

What could have been a very bad night for Cleveland—losing star reliever Andrew Miller to a re-aggravated knee injury after just seven pitches and first baseman Carlos Santana to back pain in the eighth inning—ended up in victory, albeit via somewhat unconventional means. A sacrifice bunt from Roberto Pérez during a…Read more...

Last week, Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett issued a call to action to white players on national anthem protests: “It would take a white player to really get things changed, because when somebody from the other side understands and they step up and they speak up about it... it would change the whole…Read more...

Dallas Wings forward Glory Johnson has come out swinging against the WNBA after being issued a one-game suspension today for throwing a punch during an on-court altercation Saturday.Read more...

Ronnie Singh, aka Ronnie2K, is the social media face of 2K’s NBA series. Because he deals with players a lot, he’s become friends with many of them, to the point where he was at a wedding recently and found himself up in front of the whole gathering explaining how the game’s player ratings work.

Odell Beckham Jr. limped off the field during the second quarter of tonight’s preseason game against the Browns after a hit that knocked his legs out from under him:Read more...

Mike Wise of ESPN’s The Undefeated—known for trying to bait other outlets into falling for fake news and complaining about that awful vulgar rap music—shared some quotes from Nick Saban today that are, as it turns out, not actually quotes from Nick Saban.Read more...

Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler has been formally charged on misdemeanor counts of battery, criminal mischief and petit theft after a July incident in which he allegedly punched a man who criticized his driving before stomping on his glasses and tossing his recently purchased liquor in a nearby lake.Read more...

Spanish swimmer Fernando Alvarez was in Budapest this past weekend for the Masters World Championships, and before he swam in a 200-meter breaststroke heat, he asked swimming’s governing body (FINA) to hold a minute of silence in tribute to the 15 people who were killed last Thursday in a terrorist attack in…Read more...

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Wide receiver Bryce Treggs signed with the Eagles last September and caught a whopping three passes in his rookie season. He’s trying to make it onto the roster again this year, and a solid seven-catch preseason debut against the Packers might help his cause. However, Treggs also picked up a $25,000 fine, presumably…Read more...

Hair loss, like death, is coming for us all. No matter how strong your genes are, life eventually steals your flowing locks and turns them white, or, worse yet, takes them altogether. You can fight it, but nature always wins. Which brings us to Manchester City attacker David Silva.

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Eric Smith hit Anquan Boldin so hard, he knocked himself out.Read more...

Even the AI refs in Madden need glasses.Read more...

A player on the English women’s national soccer team, Eni Aluko, received a settlement earlier this year from the Football Association after she accused the coach, Mark Sampson, and other staff members of “bullying and harassment.” Aluko received £80,000 despite the fact that the FA said they found no wrongdoing; as…Read more...

Jack Wilshere, the oldest 25-year-old in history, is still on the path to recovery after an injury he picked up on loan at Bournemouth last season. To warm up for the new campaign, Wilshere played in Arsenal’s U-23 match against Manchester City today. He put on a quintessentially Wilsherean show, pinging a couple …Read more...

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, No. 21 Rice.

Game of Thrones began with our supposed hero laughing off a warning that an icy apocalypse was nigh. One of Ned Stark’s first scenes showed him beheading a deeply freaked out Night’s Watch deserter, who used his last breath to warn Ned that winter was coming.