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Last week on his podcast, sports media personality Dan Le Batard discussed why he didn't get the chance to interview Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Of Hill, Le Batard said:Read more...

New York Jets fans can be mad at a lot of things - ownership, whatever made them a Jets fan, the New England Patriots, Robert Saleh, the sky, the dirt, the turf - but not Zach Wilson. Yes, he's an atrocious quarterback right now, and will probably be as long as he's in New York. He's not a starting caliber QB, but...Read more...

Travis Kelce brought this on himself and he knows that. That was his insistence, at least, on the podcast he hosts with his brother. On this week's episode of New Heights, Jason Kelce and the most-talked-about bachelor in America dove deep into how the Kansas City Chiefs tight end went from a Hall of Fame-bound player...Read more...

Colin Kaepernick did two very important things by allowing rapper J. Cole to publicize the letter he wrote to the New York Jets in pursuit of being signed as a practice squad quarterback. One, he painted Jets owner Woody Johnson into a corner. Two, he showed white people what almost every successful Black person has...Read more...

Though I no longer belong to the Wrigleyville parish, it doesn't mean I have any more patience for tired and overused narratives about the Cubs. I do not find #Cubes" any more entertaining or pertinent than I did when I bled blue. Most, if not all, should have been washed away by the 2016 World Series win. Whatever...Read more...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Do not say Liberty forward Breanna Stewart didn't deserve the WNBA's Most Valuable Player award. Not after the way she backed it up against the Suns Tuesday night in an 84-77 win over the Sun at the Barclays Center in Game 2 of their playoff series.Read more...

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This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff.Read more...

This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff.Read more...

This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff.Read more...

The best player in college football this year is Caleb Williams. USC struggled with now 1-3 Arizona State on Saturday, and the reigning Heisman winner still had 322 yards in the air, and five total touchdowns. While he's currently tied for the best odds to hoist the trophy in New York again this season, it's his to...Read more...

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is already fed up with the team. We won't blame him for that because he isn't the first and won't be the last. He should be blamed for wanting to go there in the first place. Adams wanted to be traded to Vegas because he was unsure of Aaron Rodgers' future with Green Bay...Read more...

A decade of experience indicates that Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri despises rebuilding. This became immediately apparent after he refused to tank for Andrew Wiggins back when he was still being referred to unironically as Canada's Maple Jordan" before the 2013-14 season. After watching the Raptors get...Read more...

On the court, there's no doubt as to what Kim Mulkey is capable of. She's one of the best in women's basketball, college sports, and probably sports in general. That's why she signed a 10-year, $36-million contract with LSU recently. Off the court, her reluctance to comment on Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia was...Read more...

It's a rough time to be a fan of Chicago sports.Read more...

Whenever the New York Jets are struggling - which is seemingly all the time - talking heads, pundits, and/or beat reporters will immediately turn to Joe Namath for comment. Making The Guarantee," delivering the franchise's lone Super Bowl victory, and being the team's best QB - despite throwing more INTs than TDs -...Read more...

The NHL spent a good decade trying to revolve their league around a Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals rivalry, and more to the point, a Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin one. Unable to come up with any original ideas, because it's the NHL, it did its best to copy the Bird-Magic dynamic from the NBA in the 80s.Read more...

There's some foul play afoot in the coaching world if Keyshawn Johnson is to be believed. Over the weekend, Oregon beat Colorado thoroughly. It was like a high schooler walloping on a fifth grader, and on Monday,The Undisputed talking head said Ducks coach Dan Lanning had outside help from coaches jealous of Deion...Read more...

On Oct. 1, 2006, Marlo Stanfield infamously told a security guard at a grocery store on Monroe Street in Baltimore, Maryland, You want it to be one way. But it's the other way." Who would have known that 17 years later, the words from one of the most important characters from HBO's best show - The Wire - would apply...Read more...

Sept. 25 is not a deciding date on the NFL calendar, especially for teams that entered that game undefeated. When the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers put their 2-0 records against each other in a Week 3 Monday Night Football matchup, the men in the red jerseys, led by Baker Mayfield, fell to 2-1 to Jalen...Read more...

If you've watched enough Justin Verlander starts, there's always a feeling he has one last card to play when he absolutely needs it. That mostly comes from his habit of keeping his fastball velocity just low enough to be a tease early in his starts, and then somewhere later when he really needs it he'll pull out 97 or...Read more...

Sportsman of the year is one of those nebulous awards that checks off boxes by usually honoring a do-gooder, an activist athlete, some stereotypical quarterback, a Finals MVP, Tiger Woods, the fastest man in the world, an American gymnast or some gold medalist in the pool during an Olympic year.Read more...

Well, well, well. I knew it was a matter of time, but wasn't expecting it to happen this soon.Read more...

The playoffs are approaching, and perhaps an indirect benefit of expanding them is that the more flawed teams are competing for them, the funnier it can get.Read more...

The overriding factor in judging Darwin Nunez last year had nothing to do with him. He had the misfortune of being a big-money forward purchased at the same time as Erling Haaland.Read more...

No matter who you are, getting people to read your writing is tough. Ever since the internet happened, beat reporters and columnists have all manner of competition for the audience's eye. To combat the fire hose of content available to readers, journalists have employed all sorts of tactics to draw people in,...Read more...

This morning, the New York Jets and Denver Broncos are searching for someone to blame for their current predicaments: Sean Payton, Russell Wilson, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Nathaniel Hackett, or Zach Wilson? There's only one lightning rod who deserves the most of the smoke though.

The 2023 NFL season is in full swing and, three weeks in, there are already a few teams we can count out - because they're finished. A couple of these teams might shock you, but if you haven't won a game by this point, the odds of making the postseason are slim. Only six teams in NFL history have ever recovered from a...Read more...

If you're looking for a clue that Mel Tucker didn't actually embrace the program rape survivor or advocate Brenda Tracy puts on at college campuses all over the country, look no further than his response to being called out in public for his behavior.Read more...

Tony Womack: 72 (1999)

Troy Glaus: 47 (2000), 41 (2001)

The Miami Dolphins are fast, like heyday Miami Hurricanes fast, in relation to their competition. With his current offense, Tua Tagovailoa must be currently feeling like he did while quarterbacking Alabama - the modern standard for college football athleticism. Back then his weapons on offense included DeVonta Smith,...Read more...

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A lot of poor professional football was played during Week 3 of the NFL season. Going into the first window of games, most of the schedule appeared uninspiring - especially after 4:00 p.m. EST. However, mismatches were not the sole reason for poor play throughout the day.Read more...

Another year. Another Super Bowl Halftime Show with a Black artist. Another opportunity for Jay-Z to receive uncomfortable recognition.Read more...

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While Tua Tagovailoa is opening eyes around the league, he was simultaneously closing out an era as well. During Miami's 70-20 drubbing of the Denver Broncos Tua Tagovailoa ended any hopes of a Russell Wilson Renaissance. It might be time to mummify Wilson. There are still 15 weeks remaining, but he is a dead man...Read more...

The New Orleans Saints have been one of the surprise teams in the early stages of this 2023 campaign. They were well on their way to a 3-0 start to the season against the Green Bay Packers, holding a 17-point lead heading into the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon. If you turned away thinking it was over, you should...Read more...

Travis Kelce deserves one of those Bobby Bonilla/Magic Johnson-type contracts after the money he will soon make the Kansas City Chiefs. His new situationship with Taylor Swift will launch his post-football career into the stratosphere, but that is a long play. In the immediate, he has made the Chiefs the most relevant...Read more...

One thing you don't want before facing the Kansas City Chiefs is a distraction. So how about several?Read more...

It is, in fact, too early to make a definitive call on the massive contract the Cleveland Browns handed Deshaun Watson, the team's latest and most spectacular Hail Mary attempt at finally landing on a franchise signal caller.

All the hype and attention surrounding the Colorado Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders was stifled on Saturday at the hands of the Oregon Ducks. The No. 10 team in the nation put boots to ass and sent No. 19 Colorado back to Boulder, licking their wounds. This is one of those losses that'll bother Colorado for...Read more...

Almost every demise in a baseball season is slow (unless you're the Pittsburgh Pirates-more on them later). When a team still has a shot at the postseason by September, every game means that team is chasing something. And that chase means that should they falter on Tuesday, by Wednesday's first pitch, fans and players...Read more...

Clemson didn't play like an unranked team for most of the game against No. 4 Florida State and should've kept its seven-game winning streak intact against the ACC rival. The Tiger defense held Jordan Travis to more punts (four) than points (three) in the second half, and if not for a scoop, and score, and a missed...Read more...

Throughout the Notre Dame-Ohio State game, the booth constantly reminded viewers that Irish skipper Marcus Freeman said he wasn't going to coach scared like he did a season ago against the Buckeyes. For 57 minutes in South Bend on Saturday night, he did that, and the Irish lost, 17-14 as a result.Read more...

Welcome to Deadspin's The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe. F*ck you.Read more...

There's a fixation in sports media and society at large to focus on the negative. When you're watching the nightly news, they'll never lead with how a crossing guard helped hundreds of kids not get hit by a car. It'll be about the accident up the street. And you can bet they'll run the tape of something dumb a...Read more...

While the big media outlets fall all over themselves to slurp Deion Sanders, there is an actual marquee matchup Saturday that could have real ramifications for the College Football Playoff. No. 6 Ohio State and No. 9 Notre Dame are set to finish their home-and-home stand in South Bend, and it should be a vastly more...Read more...

Entering the penultimate weekend of baseball's regular season, so much is in flux. The calming part is the National League. Every division race is wrapped up and the Wild Card will become a matter of which pair of teams are the odd ones out between the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, and Cincinnati R...Read more...