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With Bay Area Air Even Worse Than Last Week’s ‘Orange Sky,’ Niners’ Kickoff Leaves Players in Danger
Last Wednesday, the Oakland A’s played a night game hours after as the Bay Area turned into an orange hellscape. The stunning visuals, and the underlying poor air quality, made national headlines. Now, the air quality is even worse — and while it probably won’t stop the San Francisco 49ers from kick...
Sunday Scaries: The NFL Week 1 Bets You Should Avoid
Today, every sports outlet will give you a deluge of betting guides, pick em’s, predictions and an obligatory ULTIMATE LOCK OF THE WEEK....
Renee Montgomery Opted Out to Focus on Activism. Two Months Later, She Has No Regrets
If you were to tell Renee Montgomery in January that this year she would start racial justice initiatives, join a voting rights group, co-host a TMZ show, appear in countless media outlets, all while not playing basketball, she would call you a “troll.” At least, that’s what she called me when I ask...
The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC East: Tom’s Gone. Who’s Got Next?
For the past two decades, the safest bet in sports was for the to win their division. Not anymore....
The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, NFC East: Can Anyone Break Up This Two-Horse Town?
There was a time not too long ago when the NFC East was considered one of the most competitive divisions in football. Over the past decade, the division has had two Super Bowl winners (Eagles, Giants), exciting Washington teams and the Dallas Cowboys. But the days of parity in the NFC East are over....
Kirk Cousins Breaks the Universe With His Stupidity
In a podcast appearance, Kirk Cousins questioned the efficiency of masks and said he was “at peace” with getting COVID, even if he died from it....
Ex-Athlete U.S. Senators Tell Deadspin: College Bill of Rights Upends NCAA’s Imbalance of Power
When Senator Ron Wyden played basketball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he got paid — just not on the court. ...
Legendary Coach John Thompson Dead at 78
Legendary Georgetown Men’s Basketball Coach, John Thompson Jr., has died. He was 78....
Add the A’s to MLB’s List of Teams Infected by COVID-19
Halfway through the season sprint, another MLB team has recorded another positive COVID test, bringing the contamination total to five teams....
College Athletes Are Striking, Too: 'We Should All Be United in This Fight'
Young people have historically been on the forefront of American change, protests, and progress. So it’s no surprise that college athletes, too, have decided to strike and use their platforms to speak about Jacob Blake and issues of racial injustice....
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Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]
It’s been an unprecedented day in an unprecedented season....
Messi Wants Out Of Barcelona Disaster
Last month, we wondered if Barcelona had finally broken Lionel Messi. Turns out, the superstar wants out of the famed Spanish club....
Usain Bolt Attends Maskless Surprise Birthday Party, Unsurprisingly Gets COVID
Surprise! Usain Bolt has coronavirus....
Sports World Points to a More Important Conversation: Jacob Blake’s Shooting
Before the tipoff between the Bucks and Magic, as reporters asked him questions about playoff basketball — which seemed meaningless at the time — Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer asked if he could say something....
Athletes at the Republican National Convention
This year’s Republican convention, like its Democratic counterpart, will also look unlike any other. The party was supposed to hold its event in Charlotte, and then Jacksonville, before moving the proceedings online....
Japanese Companies Don't Want the Olympics Next Year Either, and Who Could Blame Them?
The Olympics saddle cities with debt and isolate local businesses from the games. So why would companies want anything to do with the Olympics? Turns out, many don’t....
We Tracked Down Method Man’s Youth Lacrosse Coach
Alan Hodish was at home with his family on Long Island a few weeks ago when he heard his name on national television....
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School is Not Safe for Students - But of Course, It’s Safe for Athletes [UPDATED]
The pandemic continues to expose the glaring dysfunction in our society. This time in college sports....
A Brief History of Athletes at the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention starts tonight in a way reminiscent of televised live pro sports. There will be no crowd, cheers may be artificial, and personal bubbles — instead of congregating in Milwaukee — will be used to keep everyone safe....
Bad Day for the Cardinals’ Roel Ramirez, Who Gave Up Four Homers in a Row
The Cardinals’ season restart is running into more hurdles, but at least this time it’s on an actual baseball field....