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The NFL's Decision to Play the 'Black National Anthem' Before Games is its Dumbest Decision Yet

Justice. Equality. Fairness. Accountability. Anti-Racism. Reparations. Colin Kaepernick’s employment.

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Mike Trout, Baseball's Best Player, Might Sit Out Season to Be With Pregnant Wife

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We Still Haven’t Heard a Peep Out of Atlanta, Chicago, and Kansas City About Native Names

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David Price Decides it’s Not Right to Play Baseball

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5-Star Recruit Makur Maker Committing to Howard Could be Game Changer for HBCUs

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The Porn Industry Is Flirting With The Sports World

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Entire Team Quarantined in Disney’s Stupid ‘Athlete Bubble’ as More Test Positive

Thomas Laforgia

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With Pro Football Hall of Fame Voters So White, Members Call for Diversity

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What Could Have Been: A Look at The Baseball That We Missed Because of COVID-19 (June Edition)

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Sunday's Best Deals: Deeper Instant Pot Discounts, Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection, Seat Warmers and Coolers, and More

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Show Soreness Who's Boss: This Handheld Percussion Massage Gun Is $35 Off

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Be Comfortable in the Car and in the Office With a $25 Seat Warmer and Cooler

Elizabeth Henges

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And Now, the Winner of Deadspin’s Inaugural Arena Anthem Death Match

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Will Colleges Cover Medical Bills for Athletes Who Get COVID-19? Don't Count on It

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Vince Carter Will Be Remembered For More Than His Ridiculous, Insane, High-Flying Dunks

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Rob Manfred, Shut It Down

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Trey Songz Exposed a Horrific Incident of Racist Bullying Among the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Squad [UPDATED]

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Ian Desmond, Baseball, and Living in Someone Else's Home

A friend messaged me early this morning about an Instagram thread by Ian Desmond that I had to read.

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What are the Best Sports Documentaries? Here are Our Picks

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The Sports Personalities Affected by Coronavirus

Eric Rosenthal

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The Most Underrated Ballplayers Since 1990

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The Most Overrated Ballplayers Since 1990

Chris Baud,

Jesse Spector,

Eric Barrow,

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David Price Decides it’s Not Right to Play Baseball

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What Could Have Been: A Look at The Baseball That We Missed Because of COVID-19 (June Edition)

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Mike Trout, Baseball's Best Player, Might Sit Out Season to Be With Pregnant Wife

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Rob Manfred, Shut It Down

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Trey Songz Exposed a Horrific Incident of Racist Bullying Among the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Squad [UPDATED]

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Hawks Busy Doing Real Work in Atlanta as Other Teams Sit Behind Empty Words

Carron J. Phillips

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As More Demand the D.C. Football Team Change Its Racist Name, Here’s True Story of Why the Bullets Became the Wizards

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Vince Carter Will Be Remembered For More Than His Ridiculous, Insane, Outrageous, Thunderous, Posterizing, High-Flying Dunks

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The NFL's Decision to Play the 'Black National Anthem' Before Games is its Dumbest Decision Yet

Carron J. Phillips

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Washington Team to 'Consider' Name Change Amid Pressure From FedEx, Nike, Pepsi

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With Pro Football Hall of Fame Voters So White, Members Call for Diversity

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FedEx, Washington NFL Stadium’s $205 Million Sponsor, Asks Team to Change Name [UPDATED]

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Hockey Culture Continues Its Destructive Path

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It Was an Excellent Weekend for Whining in the NHL

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Finally, Jarome Iginla Has Peers

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Dan Carcillo’s Lawsuit Claims Junior Hockey is a Cesspool

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5-Star Recruit Makur Maker Committing to Howard Could be Game Changer for HBCUs

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Days After SEC & NCAA Call for Mississippi to Remove Confederate Emblem from Flag, the State Legislature Agrees

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NCAA & SEC Hit the State of Mississippi Where it Hurts the Most

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Mike Gundy and White America Can Save Their Apologies

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Iceland’s New Crest Will Make You Want to Fight the Nearest Bear

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The Premier League’s Upstarts Have Stalled Out

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USA Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Racially Coded Language in Sports

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It’s All Going Wrong for Barcelona and Messi Can’t Save It Any More