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Ever wonder what an NBA game would look like, <i>Spiderman </i>style?

The NBA kicked off its All-Star weekend with a celebrity game where influencers, NFL players, and WNBA stars got to attempt the sport’s first-ever eight-point shot. But the real “innovation” for basketball came hours before Stephen A. and Shannon Sharpe’s teams took the LED court. ...

Philadelphia Eagles OL Josh Sills cleared of rape, kidnapping charges [Updated]

Updated Aug. 5: Josh Sills was found not guilty of rape and kidnapping charges. The lineman was also removed from the commissioner’s exempt list....

And the nominees for this NBA season’s only-great-in-video-games teams are …

There’s a rage-inducing aspect of NBA 2K every year that makes me feel like I need to take those seminars to avoid turning into my dad. A few crazy-talented teams become fan favorites and get overused to the point of exhaustion due to sheer star power despite being middling to garbage in real life. ...

How John Elway was blocked from being a Raider | Conspiracy Thursday

Here’s a life hack for NBA players upset about their NBA 2K23 ratings

Can we please stop bothering the people responsible for your digital entertainment? First, She-Hulk doesn’t look right, then Game of Thrones had a glitch, and now the annual gripe fest that is NBA players bemoaning their ratings in NBA 2K games has returned. Please, enough with the outrage. These pe...

EA Sports had better not push these kids away from Madden

The Madden franchise in recent years has shown the necessity of true competition for capitalism to function properly. Madden hasn’t competed with another NFL video game franchise since NFL 2K5. Some people have fond memories of that game, though personally I believe that’s the wannabe hipster crowd ...

Almost half the teams in the NFL have never had a Madden cover player

You might be surprised to learn how many teams have never had a player appear on the cover of Madden NFL...

FIFA forgoing $150 million annually to pursue delusions of grandeur

Like people who are addicted to Coca-Cola products, gamers can spot a knockoff within the first three seconds of tasting one. Try giving a Coke lover a Pepsi, and they get offended. A waiter responding to a request for a Coke with, “We only have Pepsi. Is that OK?” is met with a laugh more often tha...

The NFL is entering the realm of virtual reality

NFL football is going virtual in the first officially licensed football game by the league set to be released this Fall. The NFL, along with StatusPRO Inc. and the NFL Players Association, brings us NFL Pro Era, the first virtual game that puts you in the shoes (and helmet) of NFL quarterbacks like ...

After Kansas and North Carolina’s thriller it’s official: Transfers are in and one-and-dones are out

College basketball is full of rituals, and one of them is that the day after the season ends a host of publications will release their “way-too-early” preseason rankings, as more attention will be focused on mock drafts and the upcoming NBA Draft....

Let the complaining begin: NBA 2K ratings released

A tradition unlike any other. NBA 2K video game ratings begin to trickle out this time every year slowly and on schedule; players are not happy about their ratings and aren’t afraid to tell us about it....

Finally, a woman is on a cover of an NBA 2K edition, and who better than Candace Parker?

EA Sports made it a hot line; 2K’s making it a hot song...

Madden continues to be the worst video game franchise out there

“E-A Sports… it’s a bad game”...

Deadspin talks to two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson on how video games can help diversify golf

One thing COVID did offer is a glimpse into the immediate future, which accelerated into becoming the present....

Soccer legend Thierry Henry quits social media over racism, toxicity

Thierry Henry is leaving social media forever....

Tiger Woods, now at home recovering, signs long-term game deal with 2K

Well, this is a hell of a way to bounce back....

Who could grace the cover of Madden 2022?

With the Super Bowl over, it’s time to begin arguing about this year’s Madden cover....

De’Aaron Fox is totally right about pointless All-Star Game, which should be virtual like Pro Bowl

De’Aaron Fox, following a 26-point, 11-assist performance in a loss to the Celts Wednesday night, said during his postgame Zoom conference that the NBA’s lust for an All-Star Game this season falls a bit shy of sagacious. ...

Your January Transfer Window Roundup

Another January past, and another transfer window closes as the rumor mill, hype machine, and hope-mongering all come to screeching halts. For a little while, at least. But this window did have some fascinating moves, so let's take the opportunity to break down all the transfers that caught our eye...

Steve Ballmer Will Institute A No-Apple Policy For The Clippers

New Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is a Microsoft loyalist who joined the company in 1980 as its 30th employee. He's so loyal that he refuses to use anything created by Apple—he does not like Apple, man—and now it appears his personal policy is becoming his team's....