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You reap what you sow. And Dustin Johnson has no one to blame but himself for not making the United States Ryder Cup team. Once he sold out to Saudi-backed LIV Golf last year for a reported $125 million, his margin for error to make golf's premier team event became razor-thin. And it shouldn't be a shock to Johnson...Read more...

No matter your take on Josh Allen's style of play, what can't be denied is that his on-field success is due almost entirely to his Black teammates - the ones of the race that Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula allegedly" told to go back to Africa."Read more...

This time a season ago, the Philadelphia Eagles also were 2-0 coming off a convincing win over the Minnesota Vikings. Unlike last year though, there's a little controversy surrounding the Birds as Jalen Hurts and wide receiver AJ Brown were caught having an exchange on the sidelines. The incident was compounded by the...Read more...

It's been a wonky season for the Toronto Blue Jays. It was supposed to be the one where they leaped from just a playoff team to AL East titan. Didn't work out. Part of it is that Alek Manoah started throwing wiffle balls. Another part is that Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s power went to the zoo for most of the season. Throw...Read more...

We might have to retire our opinions on Primetime Kirk.Read more...

Stadium's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday that the Houston Rockets are looking to trade Kevin Porter Jr. The Rockets are even ready to send several second-round draft picks along with him. In return, Houston is reportedly looking for a player who can play immediately."Read more...

At one point, Dwight Howard was one of the biggest stars in the NBA. An eight-time All-Star and All-NBA selection, Howard made five All-Defensive teams and took home Defensive Player of the Year honors three times. After playing with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021-22 campaign, Howard wasn't...Read more...

I can't think of a more apropos recent example of a roller coaster during baseball's regular season than this year's Texas Rangers. In the month of August, the Rangers were viewed both as the American League's leading contender to make the World Series and also had a large swath of their fan base throw in the towel...Read more...

Just how well is a GM/executive reign supposed to go when the first task given to them is to trade the best player in baseball? That was the road set out for Chaim Bloom, who came to Fenway from Tampa, probably with hopes that he could set up a Rays-with-money set-up like Andrew Friedman in Los Angeles. And then he...Read more...

This week, ESPN's College GameDay is setting up shop in Boulder, Colo., for Prime University's cakewalk contest against Colorado State. Colorado are 23-point favorites, but the Worldwide Leader needs a reason to hop onto the Deion bandwagon before it loses steam once the schedule toughens up. Even before the season,...Read more...

The internet has created a phenomenon where people see a news story, and then rush to explain to those with (assumed) lower brain function, why they shouldn't believe what they see. A perfect example of this is the ditty about DraftKings refunding all bets related to Aaron Rodgers after his Jets career lasted all of...Read more...

Last weekend, allegations that now-suspended MSU football coach Mel Tucker had sexually harassed anti-sexual assault advocate Brenda Tracy hit the news and, as always when a prominent man in the world of sports is accused, X/Twitter and other social media platforms were besieged by those speculating about how Tracy's...Read more...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the brightest stars the NBA has to offer. He's a two-time league MVP, NBA Champion, Finals MVP, seven-time All-Star, and All-NBA selection, among many other accolades. You might wonder how a guy who's accomplished so much before age 30 keeps the fire lit to come back better each year....Read more...

Secretly, the grossest thing about this Mel Tucker scandal - outside of all the unverifiable tips being sent to the Deadspin general email - is that Michigan State might actually benefit from its own incompetence. Tucker would be owed an $80 million buyout if he were fired for being an abhorrent football coach as...Read more...

Sometimes you just have to put the request in despite already knowing the outcome. That was the case when Colin Kaepernick's agent reached out to the New York Jets after Aaron Rodgers went down with a torn Achilles on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills.

While Atlanta fans apparently are pretty touchy about any perceived criticism of their club, even we have to admit there's something pretty baller about clinching the NL East one day after the Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters were bitching about the bravado Atlanta showed as they were kicking the Phils' ass once...Read more...

Entering the 10th and final year of the 4-team College Football Playoff, we have a 2-time defending national champion in Georgia, who is one of only five teams to win a title in the post-BCS era. It's been an oversaturation at the top with the same teams playing in the most important games of the year. And if you're...Read more...

The arrest of Kevin Porter Jr. on charges of felony assault and strangulation related to the beating of his girlfriend Kysre Gondrezic early Monday at the Millenium Hilton in Manhattan. was the last straw for the soon-to-be-former Houston Rocket. Prosecutors say Porter punched Gondrezick with an open fist and didn't...Read more...

The 2022-23 season was supposed to be the revenge of the Milwaukee Bucks. Their championship defense in 2022 was cut short when Khris Middleton was injured in the first round against the Chicago Bulls. A season that had already been dampened by Brook Lopez missing all but 13 regular-season games. Giannis Antetokounmpo...Read more...

The Chargers opened the 2023 regular season in a thrilling game in Los Angeles against the Miami Dolphins, where they came up short, 36-34. Austin Ekeler did his part for the Chargers, rushing for 117 yards, a touchdown, and adding four receptions for another 47 yards. Ultimately, this wasn't enough, and the Chargers...Read more...

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Count Dallas Cowboy linebacker Micah Parsons among those who thought Daniel Jones should've been relieved, at some point, during the Cowboys thrashing of the New York Giants on Sunday night. Speaking on his podcast that I will never listen to, Parsons - who recorded one of Dallas' seven sacks of Jones - said Brian...Read more...

As we and many others stress, international friendlies are weird. Especially when everyone has to fly over from Europe for two games that don't count for anything while trying to not get hurt. And for the USMNT, there weren't really too many players trying to carve out a role, or a bigger role, within the team. The...Read more...

Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books, and as usual, we've got some extreme overreactions to some of the action. We see this every year early on when teams play far above their expected output or well below. So, let's figure out which teams may have fooled the masses during the opening week of this 2023 campaign.Read more...

The sizzle of the grill, the smell of the pizza, the crack of the beer can, and the sound of brass bursting through the speakers, are all signs that football season has arrived. While activity and news from the sport are followed year-round, nothing replaces a week of real game action.Read more...

There hasn't been a performance-enhancing drugs scandal in basketball. At least, not to the level of, say, the likes of BALCO and Major League Baseball. As close as we came was when the NBA started testing players for HGH before the beginning of the 2015-16 season. The trendy thing to do online at the time, was to...Read more...

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The problem with Wrexham becoming such a story within the soccer world, thanks to the efforts of Ryan Reynolds, and Rob McElhenney making them so, is that the suspense is kind of removed from Season 2 of Welcome To Wrexham. We know how this one ends. Wrexham win the National League, and get promoted. Which has been...Read more...

Josh Allen's trio of picks thrown to New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead and his two fumbles on one play, were the kiss of death for the Buffalo Bills in their loss to a New York Jets team whose Super Bowl aspirations disappeared after Aaron Rodgers went down with a torn Achilles. However, being humbled by the Jets...Read more...

It's always interesting to see how leagues and players' unions react to injuries. Zaza Pachulia stepped under Kawhi Leonard's foot, and now NBA defenders can't impede a shooter's landing zone. Buster Posey getting blasted by Scott Cousins led to MLB banning plays at the plate. On Monday, Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles...Read more...

Stephen A. Smith has two options. Stand by his man and deal with the consequences, or apologize and hold Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones accountable for past and present racist allegations that have become too big to ignore.Read more...

Perhaps it's because the higher-ups at MLB have wanted to discount the Steroid Era for so long and so passionately, with the hopes that we might erase all the numbers from our memories. Back then 50 homers was pretty much a buy-in. Some pretty silly names got to the mark. My favorite is probably Brady Anderson. Still,...Read more...

David Stearns coming back to New York to become president of baseball operations for the Mets was about one of the worst-kept secrets in baseball. The Mets asked to talk to him after he stepped down from his post in Milwaukee and were denied access after last season, but it didn't take a cocaine-addled private...Read more...

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It's time. Point blank. The Los Angeles Angels need to deal Mike Trout and rebuild. It's a layered dynamic that'll have people around Hollywood already upset that their beloved American superhero doesn't figure into future plans. It'd have more substance if Mike Trout had ever been a part of a team that has won a...Read more...

White America doesn't accept racism until they've seen it broken down in percentages, watched an innocent Black man be murdered by police in Minneapolis - on repeat - or read a document that encompasses just how systemic this country's original sin is. The claims in Jim Trotter's racial discrimination/retaliation...Read more...

Alabama football rarely takes L's, but that may not be the case this season, and it's a good thing because, by god, are they sore losers.Read more...

Hockey doesn't even need to start to be stupid, especially when it comes to a needlessly recycled coach like Mike Babcock. If you don't recall Babcock since he got fired from the Leafs, you may remember him from such episodes as making Johan Franzen's life an utter hell or tricking Mitch Marner into throwing all of...Read more...

On an early first down Monday night, 38-year-old New York Jets left tackle Duane Brown attempted a poorly executed cut block that resulted in Buffalo Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd getting a free shot at Aaron Rodgers. New York's pricey new quarterback lacking time in the pocket to operate behind a good left tackle...Read more...

In the wake of Aaron Rodgers' New York Jets career coming to a screeching halt after just four plays, Gang Green's front office has some quick decisions to make. We now know Rodgers suffered an Achilles injury on Monday Night Football, so his season in NYC is over. Now, the Jets must scramble to decide who else...Read more...

This morning, Pro Football Talk tweeted out the first look NFL fans have gotten at longtime NFL reporter Jim Trotter's discrimination suit against the NFL.Read more...

Trying to predict the NFL season was a lot easier when Tom Brady was on the New England Patriots, but that didn't stop ESPN from trying. The Worldwide Leader went all in on Aaron Rodgers coverage - from letting lead network host Mike Greenberg lust after gangrene, to giving Pat McAfee $85 million for his inside access...Read more...

For the second year in a row, Art Briles' name has been associated with a college football program. And for the second year in a row, it's because an idiot, posing as a coach, brought him around. Hue Jackson, meet Jeff Lebby.Read more...

Updated Sept. 12: Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles and is done for the 2023 season, per ESPN.Read more...

You're already hearing it. New York Jets fans pointing out that, on a night when their final piece" quarterback made it four plays before his decaying body snapped, and on a night where the Bills clanked a game-tying field goal off the post and in, the fact that they still pulled it out on an overtime punt return TD,...Read more...

As the leader of America's quarterback delegation, Patrick Mahomes had to comment on social media following Aaron Rodgers' grand opening, grand closing debut as the New York Jets' starting quarterback.Read more...

Remember when the Dallas Mavericks concluded an embarrassing 2022-23 season by not dressing Kyrie Irving and Luka Doni instead of attempting to qualify for the Play-in Tournament? The Mavericks were fined $750,000, and I think that the NBA reached a breaking point in its never-ending saga of star-player rest.Read more...

The Los Angeles Rams were unwatchable last season. Injuries depleted the team, and after starting the 2022 campaign at 3-3, the Rams lost their next six games and were out of the division and playoff hunt by mid-November. Just one year after climbing to the NFL mountain top and winning Super Bowl LVI, the Rams...Read more...

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