Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise

The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder AJ Pollock on the 10-day injured Wednesday due to a left oblique strainRead more...

Second-year pro Sam Howell has been named the Washington Commanders' starting quarterback for Friday's road game against the Cleveland BrownsRead more...

Former NFL cornerback and Super Bowl champion Bashaud Breeland was arrested in Charlotte, N.C., after a traffic stop earlier this week and hit with a slew of charges, including possession of a stolen car, guns and drugs, multiple outlets reported WednesdayRead more...

Freddy Tarnok earned his first major league win, Zack Gelof belted a solo home run and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory Wednesday afternoonRead more...

Rangers third baseman Josh Jung underwent surgery on his fractured left thumb on Wednesday and will remain with his Texas teammates to rehab in hopes of being back for the end of the 2023 regular seasonRead more...

Mark Canha rebounded from a costly 10th inning error to drive in the tying run and score the winning run on a walk-off error as the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the visiting Colorado Rockies, 7-6 on WednesdayRead more...

The player most deserving of the highest rating in NBA 2K24 is Nikola Joki. Whether or not he is actually the best player in the NBA is irrelevant to him earning that distinction. The way that he bulldozed his opposition while leading the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA Championship, no other player should have...Read more...

Johnny Manziel. Aka, Johnny Football.

Bryan De La Cruz's go-ahead home run in the ninth and Josh Bell's two homers helped the Miami Marlins claw back for a 5-4 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, clinching the three-game seriesRead more...

Marlon Mack was placed on injured reserve with a torn Achilles days after joining the Arizona CardinalsRead more...

The domino effect of Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12 for the SEC (leading to the dismantling of the Pac-12 two years later) is a turn of events that would've been nearly impossible to predict. The catalyst for the Power Five's west coast entry point being almost no more wasn't UCLA and USC trading in road trips...Read more...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is arguably the most polarizing owner in the NFL and possibly North American pro sports. Everyone has a take on Jones, and many league conversations circle back to Jerry even when they don't necessarily revolve around him. That was the case recently when FanBuzz spoke to anonymous...Read more...

Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris missed Wednesday's practice due to knee soreness, per multiple reportsRead more...

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday that star quarterback Joe Burrow remains "several weeks" away from returning from the strained calf injury he suffered two weeks agoRead more...

The reasons phrases turn into cliches is because they're true and also widely applicable. Take the root of the problem" for example. It's a way of saying an issue is deeper than the surface level, and that the only way to solve it is by a complete excavation. A real world illustration of this is the Northwestern...Read more...

The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $50,000 on Wednesday for "recklessly swinging a chair in frustration that struck two bystanders.Read more...

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed veteran goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year, $875,000 deal on WednesdayRead more...

The Detroit Lions announced the signing of running back Devine Ozigbo on WednesdayRead more...

Jets head coach Robert Saleh identified 2023 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young as the best point guard on the field in joint practices with the Carolina Panthers on WednesdayRead more...

Golden State promoted Nick Kerr, son of Warriors bench boss Steve Kerr, to head coach of the organization's G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, The Athletic reported WednesdayRead more...

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in a Nevada state prison on Wednesday after a Clark County District Court judge accepted the plea deal stemming from the fiery DUI-related death of a woman in 2021Read more...

Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Broderick Washington signed a three-year contract extension on WednesdayRead more...

It's mostly accurate that youth sports are the last true, untainted brand of competition. Children are too naive to grasp the concept of money, and too preoccupied with having fun to care about the result, so they just run around and chase a ball for all the character-building reasons, but largely to burn off energy....Read more...

It's Baker Mayfield to start preseason Game 1 and Kyle Trask in preseason Game 2Read more...

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle sustained an apparent injury to his right midsection at Wednesday's joint practice with the Atlanta FalconsRead more...

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart agreed to a four-year, $81 million extension, his agents confirmed WednesdayRead more...

Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo has executed a letter of intent to purchase land in Mesa for a potential arena for the clubRead more...

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera apologized Wednesday morning for his comments on the approach of new offensive coordinator Eric BieniemyRead more...

There is a part of me that feels sorry for Dave Portnoy. He left a good job with a sports outlet to establish - with some help from his parents - Barstool Sports, to a point that it was bought out by a major company. PENN Entertainment purchased a 36 percent stake in Barstool Sports in 2019, and paid nearly $400...Read more...

The Indianapolis Colts aren't ready to name a starting quarterback, and that was reflected on their first depth chart of the preseason on WednesdayRead more...

The Rays might be the best developmental organization in baseball, staying on top of an AL East where they're constantly outspent by factors of three by their competitors by consistently bringing dudes through their system and onto the MLB roster. Or they toast other organizations in trades and turn what they didn't...Read more...

If snitches get stitches, then Ron Rivera should be a bloody mess.Read more...

Emerson Hancock was spotted in the outfield Tuesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, warming up by throwing a footballRead more...

Freddie Freeman is on a tear but maintains there is no big explanation for his .470 average over his last 20 gamesRead more...

Shohei Ohtani will make his start on the mound as scheduled on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Angels play the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants in Anaheim, CalifRead more...

If the New York Yankees are going to make a playoff run, they'll need key hits from players throughout the lineupRead more...

Jameson Taillon and Carlos Carrasco entered Tuesday night with a combined ERA of nearly 6.00 but ended up in a pitcher's duelRead more...

The visiting Kansas City Royals will attempt to win back-to-back games against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday when the teams meet in the third contest of a four-game seriesRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians are receiving plenty of bang for their buck with their rookie startersRead more...

The Atlanta Braves, the top team in baseball, have gotten all they can handle from the sub-.500 Pirates two games into a four-game series in PittsburghRead more...

The Minnesota Twins got blanked by the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, snapping a five-game winning streakRead more...

After splitting a doubleheader on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies will look to regain a series lead when they host the Washington Nationals on Wednesday eveningRead more...

Read more...

As the Tampa Bay Rays are patching up their rotation, the offense is receiving a big boost from Yandy DiazRead more...

The Athletics would like to do better against the second half of the Texas Rangers' starting-staff makeover than they did against the headliner when they seek to salvage one win in their three-game series Wednesday afternoon in OaklandRead more...

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Adrian Houser for the rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoonRead more...

Two teams struggling with the dog days of August look for some momentum as the Miami Marlins visit the Cincinnati Reds for the rubber game of their three-game series in a Wednesday matineeRead more...

Kyle Tucker's ninth-inning grand slam lifted the visiting Houston Astros to a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.Read more...

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter J.D. Martinez was scratched from Tuesday night's lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to groin and hamstring tightness and flew back to Los AngelesRead more...

Red-hot Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 with a run-scoring double and Julio Urias pitched six shutout innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers notch a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at PhoenixRead more...