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Welcome to The Ladies Room, a new Deadspin Sports podcast ... this week, USA Today's Nancy Armour talks about Jared Porter, harassment of women in media, and her reporting on the sexual assault scandal at LSU.

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The Mourning After

Dwight Howard comes up on the short end of a call, literally

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What’s next after Conor McGregor’s shocking second-round KO loss to Dustin Poirier

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Totally believable Not-Tony DeAngelo burner account roasted by Twitter: Deadspin Investigates [UPDATED]

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All-time great Hank Aaron dead at 86

Hall of Famer Hammerin’ Hank Aaron battled horrific racism and death threats on the road to becoming the MLB home run king has passed away.

and Jon Helmkamp

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From White House visits to NCAA reform, what should sports expect from a Joe Biden administration?

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The life of Hank Aaron in photos

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The Mourning After

Trevor Bauer’s inability to not be a jerk could cost him; Laine traded for Dubois

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Hank Aaron was everything, Barry Bonds was nothing

Jeff Pearlman

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Sunday's Best Deals: Vizio 50-inch 4K Smart TV, Ring Light Webcam, I Dew Care K-Beauty Products, Mophie Power Banks, Flexispot Gaming Desk, and More

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Slap a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active Onto Your Wrist for Just $137

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Reach Your Fitness Goals with the Garmin Vivosmart 4, $41 Off

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Idiot of the Year: All the worst from a 2020 to forget

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! Our expert team has worked tirelessly to bring you this annual list of the sports and sports-adjacent figures who most intensely made us wish we had been shaken as infants.

Deadspin Staff

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SEE IT: Hammerin’ Hank’s career highlights live forever on video for those of us who never got to witness his greatness

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Tributes to Hank Aaron pour in as world mourns loss of one of the greatest of them all

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The impossible task of appreciating Hank Aaron: An amazing player and a better man

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The power and lasting impact of Hank Aaron's 44

NFL

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Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Trusting the defending champs

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Jim Caldwell is laughing at the Lions

Carron J. Phillips

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Deadspin’s Championship Sunday ATS picks you can bank on

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Colts offer Matthew Stafford best, fresh start as he & Lions part ways (& a peek at where else could work)

MLB

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Enrique Hernández nickname sparks some deep thoughts in me as to the right way to handle it

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The power and lasting impact of Hank Aaron's 44

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SEE IT: Hammerin’ Hank’s career highlights live forever on video for those of us who never got to witness his greatness

Illustration for The impossible task of appreciating Hank Aaron: An amazing player and a better man

The impossible task of appreciating Hank Aaron: An amazing player and a better man

NBA

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The Sixers look just fine without James Harden, thank you very much

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Marcus Smart calling out Joel Embiid for flopping is a breathtaking self-own

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Collin Sexton totally got in the way of Brooklyn Nets’ ‘Big 3' debut

Carron J. Phillips

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Steph Curry randomly dumpsters Acie Law, who did nothing to deserve this

NHL

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Dubois-Laine trade is full of sound and fury, but signifies... not much

Illustration for Totally believable Not-Tony DeAngelo burner account roasted by Twitter: Deadspin Investigates [UPDATED]

Totally believable Not-Tony DeAngelo burner account roasted by Twitter: Deadspin Investigates [UPDATED]

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Hockey media's shameful Mike Babcock rehab tour is underway

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Nickelback celebration should make Habs your least favorite team, if they weren’t already

NCAA

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Gardner-Webb wrestles with the concept of negative numbers

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The Niners are setting up shop in Arizona, but Stanford’s not so lucky

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Student activists on the Harvard-Yale protest, one year later

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Jim Harbaugh should be fired for turning Michigan into a national disgrace, not a national champion

SOCCER

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SEE IT: Newport County keeper scores from Narnia, sets new record

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Mesut Ozil and the death of the #10

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Liverpool, Manchester United draw to leave door open for Manchester City

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American Matthew Hoppe scores Bundesliga hat trick