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ESPN is set to be the next sports media company to get rocked with layoffs

Disney downsizing in major way as Worldwide Leader braces for impact

Stephen Knox

PublishedMarch 29, 2023

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They're both at fault

Gwyneth Paltrow should focus on selling snake oil to rich idiots and stay off the slopes

Sean Beckwith

PublishedMarch 29, 2023

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Can Cody Rhodes finish the story at WrestleMania? | Echo Kellum's thoughts

Kellum, who stars on NBC's Grand Crew, tells Deadspin what it was like working with Cody on Arrow and gives his…

PublishedMarch 29, 2023

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Aaron Hernandez's brother lives the dream, chucks brick at ESPN headquarters

Dennis "D.J." Hernandez arrested after delivering best kind of message to company's Bristol compound

Sean Beckwith

PublishedMarch 28, 2023

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The best sports movies according to Toheeb Jimoh

Jimoh, who appears in the new show The Power on Prime Video, tells Deadspin his favorite sports movies

PublishedMarch 28, 2023

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Instead of addressing the lack of diversity, Roger Goodell and NFL Media got rid of Jim Trotter for asking about it

Company won’t renew reporter’s contract after he repeatedly held commissioner accountable

Carron J. Phillips

PublishedMarch 27, 2023

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Kansas head coach Bill Self's legacy is 'untouchable' | Comedian Rob Riggle

The host of Plastic Earth and diehard Kansas Jayhawks fan tells Deadspin his take on Coach Self

PublishedMarch 27, 2023

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In defense of Mike Tyson, something can be cute and not a baby

Internet is in a tizzy after Iron Mike nuzzles Hasbulla like one nuzzles their nephew

Sean Beckwith

PublishedMarch 23, 2023

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Boston radio producer suspended after claiming he was trying to make sexist joke about Mila Kunis’ nipples, not ethnic slur about Mina Kimes

WEEI’s Chris Curtis is just making it worse with this excuse

DJ Dunson

UpdatedMarch 23, 2023

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Trent Crimm returns to <i>Ted Lasso</i>…to write a book?!?!

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Trent Crimm returns to Ted Lasso…to write a book?!?!

The character Trent Crimm, played by actor James Lance, was absent from the season 3 premiere of Ted Lasso. Lance…

PublishedMarch 22, 2023

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<i>'Glory Road</i> is the best sports movie because I'm in it' says Mehcad Brooks

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'Glory Road is the best sports movie because I'm in it' says Mehcad Brooks

Brooks, who plays NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order, tells Deadspin about how …

PublishedMarch 21, 2023

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'Once you put the hair on...' | Russell Hornsby on playing Don King

Hornsby, who played Don King in the Hulu series Mike, tells Deadspin how he used his theatricality to bring Don King…

PublishedMarch 21, 2023

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So, the Morning Roast host wants smoke

We hate to be the ones to ask Bonta Hill, but...you mad, bro?

Criss Partee

PublishedMarch 17, 2023

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Bobby Farrelly on working with actors with disabilities

The director of the heartwarming basketball comedy Champions tells Deadspin about working with under-represented…

PublishedMarch 16, 2023

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Texas Rangers may end rights deal with Diamond Sports Group [Updated]

The conglomerate responsible for nearly half of local NBA, MLB, and NHL broadcasts is in deep doo-doo

Eric Blum

UpdatedMarch 15, 2023

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Was Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews too bootylicious for the <i>Pitch Perfect</i> sequel?

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Was Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews too bootylicious for the Pitch Perfect sequel?

Pitch Perfect and So Help Me Todd star Skylar Astin shares behind-the-scenes details with Deadspin about shooting a…

PublishedMarch 14, 2023

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Shannon Sharpe drops F-Bomb on <em>Undisputed</em> (not directed at Skip Bayless)

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Shannon Sharpe drops F-Bomb on Undisputed (not directed at Skip Bayless)

Naughty word slips out in discussion about Los Angeles Clippers

Criss Partee

PublishedMarch 9, 2023

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You're friggin' nuts! | <i>Bar Rescue</i>'s Jon Taffer on how to have a successful sports bar

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You're friggin' nuts! | Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer on how to have a successful sports bar

Veteran nightlife expert Jon Taffer tells Deadspin the top moves every sports bar should make to be great

PublishedMarch 8, 2023

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JJ Redick and Kendrick Perkins are becoming ESPN’s new debate-show circus

One more pairing of on-air talent devolves into Sports Shouting

DJ Dunson

PublishedMarch 8, 2023

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Will the Farrelly Brothers ever work together again? | Bobby Farrelly responds

Champions director Bobby Farrelly tells Deadspin the status of his relationship with his brother Peter Farrelly,…

PublishedMarch 7, 2023