Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise

Kolten Wong broke a tie with a two-run single, George Kirby overcame a shaky start to throw seven effective innings, and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game road sweep over the Oakland Athletics with a 5-3 victory Thursday afternoonRead more...

The Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer on Thursday, just two years removed from leading the franchise to an NBA titleRead more...

Kris Bryant, Charlie Blackmon and Mike Moustakas had two hits apiece, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 in Denver on ThursdayRead more...

Nick Gordon had an RBI double and Jorge Polanco added a two-run single to highlight a five-run 12th inning and lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoonRead more...

The Baltimore Orioles took the rubber game from the host Kansas City Royals 13-10 on Thursday afternoon to collect their seventh straight series victoryRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians demoted struggling right-handed starter Zach Plesac to Triple-A Columbus and tabbed Peyton Battenfield as the team's starting pitcher on Friday nightRead more...

Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic will pay for funeral services and grief counseling for classmates and staff at the Belgrade elementary school where eight children and a security guard were murdered in a mass shooting, a spokesperson for Doncic's foundation told ESPN on ThursdayRead more...

Nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and the New York Giants agreed to a four-year, $90 million contract extension, multiple outlets reported ThursdayRead more...

Former Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan filed a malpractice lawsuit against world-renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrew, claiming he and his associate botched Lewan's ACL repair surgery in 2020Read more...

Luis Rengifo drove in four runs on three hits, including a three-run homer, as the visiting Los Angeles Angels outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, 11-7, to complete a three-game sweepRead more...

The New Jersey Devils will look for a better start when they play the host Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Friday night in Raleigh, N.CRead more...

Bill Belichick’s penchant for trading back in drafts is typically justified by his accumulation of more picks, which he then wastes on an abundance of offensive linemen, safeties, and the occasional ex-lacrosse All-American.Read more...

After a nearly six-month investigation, on Wednesday the Detroit Pistons made the decision to terminate assistant general manager Rob Murphy. He had been on administrative leave since October 2022 after accepting that role in June. Murphy was placed on leave after being accused of harassment by a woman who used to…Read more...

Zach Eflin threw seven shutout innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win and a three-game sweep of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoonRead more...

The Oakland A's made a series of roster moves Thursday, including designating pitchers Jeurys Familia and Domingo Acevedo for assignment.Read more...

Eduardo Rodriguez outdueled Justin Verlander in the latter's New York Mets and season debut and the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game series sweep of the Mets with a 2-0 victory on Thursday afternoonRead more...

Alex Call led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run on the first pitch to give the Washington Nationals a 4-3 victory against the visiting Chicago Cubs in the finale of a four-game series Thursday afternoonRead more...

Read more...

The Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to win the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series before failing to show up in his return for Game 2Read more...

The Buffalo Bills are ready to break ground "immediately" on their new stadiumRead more...

The Colorado Rockies placed reliever Dinelson Lamet on the 15-day injured list Thursday with lower back stiffnessRead more...

The Chicago Cubs are calling up power-hitting prospect Matt Mervis, ESPN reported ThursdayRead more...

The Chicago White Sox placed third baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a strained left obliqueRead more...

Investors from one of Colombia's wealthiest families are part of Josh Harris' $6 billion bid group to purchase the Washington Commanders, Sportico reported ThursdayRead more...

Don’t drink the water in Mexico. It’s sound advice, but the San Franciso Giants must have missed the memo. While playing a series against the San Diego Padres in Mexico City, pitcher Logan Webb estimated that 75 percent of the clubhouse had the shits.Read more...

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart won the 2022-23 NBA Hustle Award, the league announced ThursdayRead more...

Anyone who’s ever been to Las Vegas will tell you two nights is the perfect length for a trip, and proceed with caution after the 48-hour mark, or you’ll risk going full James Harden and slapping your buddy outside the club. Three days on the strip is excessive even for the most degenerate of addicts, and at some…Read more...

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter became the initial 2023 first-round draft pick to agree to terms on an NFL contract, ESPN reported on ThursdayRead more...

The low point of the NBA season has been the interminable debate over the MVP. From Kendrick Perkins and JJ Redick stirring an empty pot about prejudice giving the leg up to Nikola Jokić in the MVP race to Doug Gottlieb bashing his own skull in, blithering on about how race helped Joel Embiid win MVP.Read more...

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to terms with veteran safety Rodney McLeod, multiple media outlets reported on ThursdayRead more...

It hurts to watch the New York Yankees right now. And if you play for the Bronx Bombers, chances are, you’re also hurt. (If you’re not, don some bubble wrap or some shit so you don’t end up breaking or pulling something.) The Yanks — decimated by injuries — are 17-15 and sitting in last place in the American League…Read more...

“Sit your ass down.”Read more...

Former Czech forward and NHL star Petr Klima has died at the age of 58, the Edmonton Oilers announced ThursdayRead more...

The Kansas City Chiefs will play games in Germany in 2023 and 2024, according to multiple reports ThursdayRead more...

The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Jameson Taillon from the 15-day injured list to start Thursday afternoon's series finale against the host Washington NationalsRead more...

All-Star reinforcements are nearing their return to the Texas RangersRead more...

Assistant general manager Rob Murphy was fired by the Detroit Pistons for an alleged violation of the team workplace conduct policyRead more...

Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers vs. the Boston Celtics received a brief shot of life when it was announced that Joel Embiid was returning to the floor. He was ready to play after suffering a knee sprain that was more serious than viewers were led to believe, and is ready to go after nearly two weeks. The 76ers held…Read more...

Thanks to the flat salary cap for the past few years, and the existence of a hard cap at all for nearly two decades, a lot of NHL rosters look the same. You can’t build super teams, and if you weren’t lucky in the past few years to get a high draft pick to take a true star, you’re left with a lot of grafters. Every…Read more...

What's it going to take for an Oakland Athletics starting pitcher to win a gameRead more...

Read more...

Injuries present opportunities, and Connor Seabold is getting his Thursday afternoon.Read more...

What a difference a year makes for the Boston Red SoxRead more...

The Atlanta Braves have won seven of their past nine games and are going for a sweep of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon, but that doesn't mean they don't have reasons to worryRead more...

Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the top of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Oakland Athletics 7-2 Wednesday night in a game that was delayed an hour and five minutes at the outset by rainRead more...

An abysmal April has yielded to a far-from-moribund May for the Chicago White SoxRead more...

Max Muncy hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw from former teammate Craig Kimbrel as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies for a 10-6 walk-off victory Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

The surging Los Angeles Angels will look to complete a three-game road sweep of the slumping St. Louis Cardinals on ThursdayRead more...

The Tampa Bay Rays lead the majors with 64 home runs, but there's more than power behind their torrid start to the seasonRead more...

Ivan Barbeshev scored twice and Mark Stone and Jack Eichel each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a four-goal performance by Leon Draisaitl to defeat the Edmonton Oilers, 6-4, in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night in Las VegasRead more...