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The NBA Is Considered A Progressive League. But Its Hardline Stance On Pot Shows It's Not Perfect
Adam Silver was about to finish his third month as NBA commissioner when Donald Sterling’s racist tirade leaked to TMZ.Read more...
Sue Bird Thinks Drinking Wine Will Add Years To Her Career, Nutritionists Say ... Nope
A glass of wine no matter what your profession is a borderline necessity given the times that we are in. But what about if your body is your moneymaker.
Baseball Isn’t The Only Sport With Lower Division Problems
The landscape of the world’s most popular game is about to change severely.
Another Day, Another Horrible Mess For USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics may be finally listening to its athletes.Read more...
Manny Being Manny, Sitting Around During A Pandemic, Watching Taiwanese Baseball And Saying, 'I Can Hit These Guys'
Can Manny Ramirez really still play?
Thursday's Best Deals: The Walking Dead Comics Humble Bundle, Neo Geo Mini, Fenty Highlighter, Parks and Recreation: The Complete Series, and More
A Humble Bundle of The Walking Dead comics, a Neo Geo Mini International Edition all-time low discount, a $5 sale on Fenty highlighter, and a Parks and Recreation: The Complete Series highlight Thursday’s best deals.
Imagine An Entire Super Bowl Crowd Dying. Jared Kushner Calls That 'A Great Success'
It’s easy to make jokes at Jared Kushner’s expense, and he truly deserves every last bit of mockery he gets. You also don’t have to look far to find clever takedowns of a man who has spent his entire life failing upward, including multiple plum White House assignments owing to the fact that he’s married to the…Read more...
Trump’s Head Explodes As Fauci Says Sports ‘May Have To Skip A Year’
On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke to the New York Times about sports and the global pandemic.
Sold Out Sabrina Ionescu Jerseys Sure Sound Swell, But It's Part Of The Problem
The WNBA’s No. 1 pick from the most-watched league draft in a decade and a half. One of the most exciting prospects ever to go pro. Jersey sold out online within an hour. All in all, that makes for a pretty good day for Sabrina Ionescu. But as ESPN’s Sarah Spain pointed out, something is amiss.
Story Of The First All-Black Rowing Team Is Absolutely A Must Watch
Just walking to school each day was a nightmare for kids like Arshay Cooper, growing up in Chicago’s West Side in the 1990s.
If New Rules Weaken NCAA Control Over Athletes, That’s A Good Thing
In this time of big companies grabbing up small-business loans — or fucking over their employees to the point of death, news of the NCAA lurching toward the right thing, if belatedly and clumsily, is still something of a shock. It’s what happens when the bar is so low. “The NCAA: The butter is under our face.”Read more...
Wednesday's Best Deals: Nintendo Switch Lite, Anker PowerWave Wireless Charging Duo, 400 Hershey's Kisses, Xbox One Stereo Headset, and More
A Nintendo Switch Lite, an Anker PowerWave wireless charging duo, 400 Hershey’s Kisses, an official Xbox One stereo headset, and more highlight Wednesday’s best deals.
The Next Step In Black Progress For Agents Is Ownership
It’s no secret that black professional athletes have been represented by mostly white agents and white-owned sports agencies for decades.
Hockey's Fate Hinges On NHLPA's Ability To Stop Hitting Itself Over The Head
In pretty much every negotiation between the NHLPA and the NHL owners over the past couple decades, the NHLPA rolls over and has its bellies tickled before getting punted out the window.
James Dolan & Jeff Wilpon Might Finally Kill Us All
It’s one of the hardest questions to answer for a New York sports fan: Which son of privilege has done a worse job running a franchise and would be worse to work for — James Dolan or Jeff Wilpon?
The Raiders Have Come To Vegas
Well, this is on-brand.
Essential Business? Mais Non! France Cancels All Sports Leagues Until September
On Tuesday, French Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, said that all French professional sporting events will be banned until September.
Black Women Are Changing College Hoops, The Latest Example? Notre Dame's Niele Ivey
When Niele Ivey was named the next head coach of Notre Dame’s women’s basketball program last Wednesday, many players she coached as an assistant under retiring Irish coach Muffet McGraw, such as WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith — and even players she didn’t coach — put the world on notice that Notre Dame’s program…Read more...
Removing A Tattoo Won’t Get You Out Of White-Nationalist Purgatory
Whether or not you believe Patriots draft pick Justin Rohrwasser that he had no idea what his “Three Percenter” tattoo really meant until this weekend, and however the media has struggled to accurately describe the Three Percenters as the white nationalists that they are, it’s not really just one tattoo that’s the…Read more...
The Lakers Are Worth Over $3 Billion. Why Did They Get A 'Small Business' Bail-Out? And Why Did They Even Apply?
Dollars and sense.
Tuesday's Best Deals: PlayStation Plus 1-Year Membership, Macy's Fine Jewelry, Gooloo 4000A Jump Starter, RAVPower 10W Wireless Charger, and More
A 1-Year PlayStation Plus membership, a Macy’s fine jewelry sale, a Gooloo 4000A jump starter, a RAVPower 10W wireless charger kick off Tuesday’s best deals.
With NFL Draft In The Rearview, Here Are Some Best Bets To Win Some Hardware
For three glorious days, the sports world was gleaming.
I Hate To Say It, But Isiah Thomas Was Right
I don’t need to be a Chicagoan to hate Isiah Thomas, but it helps.Read more...
Media Coverage of Justin Rohrwasser's White Nationalist Tattoo Has Been Shameful
Kicker Justin Rohrwasser was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. It was also discovered he had a “Three Percenter” tattoo on his arm, and sports media is having a really hard time framing this story, and what the “Three Percenter” tattoo represents.
Monday's Best Deals: LG 4K TV, Nordstrom Rack Handbag Sale, Anker PowerPort Strip, Fossil Watches, and More
A 4K LG TV, Nordstrom handbag sale, Fossil watches, a Too Faced duo deal, and an Anker PowerPort strip lead Monday’s best deals.
Jordan Fans On Twitter Confuse Isiah Thomas With Isaiah Thomas ... Shocking
You got the wrong guy, tweeples.
The Last Dance Episodes 3 & 4: The Bad Boys, The Migraine & The Making Of Michael
Not one, not two, but three.
Land O Lakes Did Something That Football Team In D.C. Doesn’t Have the Decency To Do
In February, Land O Lakes released a statement saying their packaging would change.
MLB Will Surely See A Replay Of Cheating After Changing Nothing
There’s getting what you want, even when it’s pretty sordid, and then there’s shoveling what you don’t want out the window before anyone can notice.
Patriots Draft Pick Justin Rohrwasser's Ignorance About 3 Percenters Isn't Believable
A photo of new Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser caused quite a stir Saturday when tattoos on his arms displayed a logo for a far-right group known as “The 3 Percenters” or “III%ers.” The logo is three roman numeral I’s surrounded by a ring of 13 stars, as the original U.S. flag. Rohrwasser, who kicked for Marshall…Read more...
A Salute To Tristan Wirfs' Cat, The NFL Draft's Lone Feline
It had been inevitable, since the announcement of the broadcast format for this year’s NFL Draft, that dogs, the plodding, attention-starved beasts they are, would be front and center in a sizable chunk of live-streamed homes.Read more...
In A Shocking Video Game Twist, Classic Tecmo Bowl Isn't All About Bo
So far, the Deadspin Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club has been about seeing what Nintendo games hold up after all these years, while playing them on a Web-based emulator. This time, it’s a little different.
NHL Refuses To Learn Its Lesson, Says Positive COVID-19 Test Wouldn't Shut Down Restart
Remember back at the beginning of March, when officials in California said sporting events and other large gatherings should be called off, but the San Jose Sharks went ahead and played three home games anyway?
Steve Dalkowski, Inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh of ‘Bull Durham,’ Dead At 80 Due to COVID-19
Steve Dalkowski, a towering figure in minor-league lore whose legendary arm strength was matched only by his lack of command, died earlier this week, his family announced. He was 80.Read more...
Screw The Haters: Hurts Is Perfect Pick For Eagles
Jalen Hurts becoming a Philadelphia Eagle might be the best match for a player and team in the entire 2020 NFL Draft.
Does Jalen Hurts’ Pick Mean Black QBs Have Finally Reached Equality?
Maybe.
Dumbass Defenseman Tony DeAngelo Defends Trump’s Disinfectant Message
New York Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo has had just about enough of Donald Trump being criticized… for saying things that he totally and completely did say.Read more...
Hot Dog Eating, Slam Dunk Contests Are Some Virtual Sports Activities We'd Love To See
The virtual WNBA and NFL drafts went pretty well. That’s a sentence I did not think I would write a week ago. But here we are. Crazier things have happened (and are happening).Read more...
Misogyny Was Taken Early In First Round Of NFL Draft
There is no secret there is misogyny in sports.
Recruiting During A Pandemic Sucks
How do you recruit during a global pandemic?
Red Sox Owner's Paper Says Cheating Really Didn't Help ... Uh, OK
The Red Sox got away with cheating their way to a World Series victory in 2018, as Major League Baseball announced this week that Boston’s only sanctions for illegal sign-stealing methods would be a two-year suspension for a video replay system operator and the loss of a second-round draft pick.Read more...
Friday's Best Deals: Google Nest Mini, Western Digital Hard Drives, Overwatch Switch Controller, Status Audio Bluetooth Headphones, Colgate LED Teeth Whitening Kit, and More
A Google Nest Mini, a pair of Status Audio Bluetooth headphones, Oral-B toothbrushes, an Eufy Robovac, and an Overwatch Switch controller lead Friday’s best deals.
Goodell’s Ineptitude Couldn’t Hurt The Draft, While CeeDee Lamb Stole The Show
It’s crazy that a virtual draft relying almost solely on the strength of WiFi routers would turn out almost perfect.
One Neutral Site Won’t Work For The NHL, But For Some Reason, Four Might?
Time for our routine check-in of the batshit ideas leagues are kicking around to finish their seasons and playoffs. They vary as to level of batshittiness (battyshit?), and the NHL is apparently lessening the level of theirs at the moment. Only barely, though.Read more...
Who Will Be The Bust Out Of This Year's QB Class?
There’s at least one every year.
Grab Your Markers, It’s Time For NFL Draft Mishap Bingo
With the NFL’s once-in-a-lifetime virtual draft approaching, the most interesting parts are sure to be those when everything goes terribly wrong, thanks to hiccups involving faulty equipment, technological incompetence, or candid faux pas. So what better way to celebrate the occasion than a game of Quarantine Draft…Read more...
Tom Brady Walked Into Wrong Tampa House, And Because He’s White, He Didn’t Get Killed
Tom Brady is already lost in Tampa.
Federer Calls To Unify Tennis. Is It Time To Listen?
Like the rest of us, Roger Federer is stuck at home during the coronavirus shutdown. He’s also got the added bonus of recovering from knee surgery. At first, this just allowed him time to advise fans and punters alike on how to do a drill he suggested during stay-at-home orders. Of course, it’s not nearly as easy as…Read more...
Trump Praising Illegal Protests, But Calling Kaepernick A 'Son Of A Bitch' Shows Patriotic Hypocrisy
As small groups of protesters violated stay-at-home and social distancing policies amidst the COVID-19 quarantine, Trump lauded the lawbreakers as freedom fighters.
Thursday's Best Deals: Nioh 2: Special Edition, Vava 9-in-1 USB-C Hub, Rosetta Stone Lifetime Susbcription, Ella Paradis Vibrator Bundle, and More
A sale on Nioh 2: Special Edition, a Vava 9-in-1 USB-C hub, a Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription, and an Ella Paradis vibrator bundle pave the way for Thursday’s best deals.Read more...
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