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U.S. dominates final medals table, ties China for golds
The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 126, outdistancing second-place China by 35.,With the United States pulling out a thrilling victory over France to win the women's basketball tournament Sunday in the final event of the Games, the Americans wound up with 40 golds, ...
Oklahoma treads into new territory at SEC Media Days
Oklahoma is plenty familiar with Dallas.,The Sooners' annual rivalry with Texas is played in the city every year and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has long been the most fertile recruiting grounds for the Sooners.,Tuesday was a different experience for Oklahoma in the city, though, as the Sooners ...
Brent Venables gets new 6-year, $49.65M contract at Oklahoma
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables is receiving a new-six year contract worth nearly $50 million, as approved Friday by the Oklahoma Board of Regents.,CBS Sports reported the package totals $49.65 million with an average annual value of $8.275 million. The contract will run through the 2029 seas...
Report: Brent Venables, Oklahoma agree on new 6-year contract
Oklahoma and football coach Brent Venables have agreed to a new six-year contract that includes a "significant raise," ESPN reported Friday.,Venables' contract is on the lengthy agenda for Friday's university Board of Regents meeting and requires the group's approval before it can take effect.,His o...
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy missing Monday's game vs. Tigers
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy missed Monday night's game against the visiting Detroit Tigers due to what the team said was a "scheduled personal matter.",Associate manager Will Venable was set to run the club Monday.,"Obviously, there is no replacing 'Boch' and who he is, but we will all step up...
Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson signs with Bills
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson is getting off the wrestling mat and trying his hand on the gridiron.,Steveson's agent, Carter Chow of Red Envelope Sports, told ESPN on Friday that his client will sign a standard three-year rookie contract with the Buffalo Bills. The team officially announced t...
Shannon Sharpe needs a rescue; 49ers turn on themselves; Let's look at who couldn't have gotten away with what Travis Kelce did
OK, it’s time somebody said something, and since no one else has, here we go. Shannon Sharpe, the Hall of Fame tight end has made quite a mark on the sports media landscape over the past several years. But lately, he’s been wilding out to the point where it seems either Unc Shay Shay or Shannon may ...
'Coach' Tommy Tuberville is the worst senator in the country
Allow me to address your concerns right off the bat. Yes, saying that Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is the worst Senator in America feels subjective at best, and like hyperbole for the sake of clicks at worst. But hear me out. I am confident you’ll come to share my opinion, even in the day of oth...
Lamar Jackson and the players to win multiple NFL MVP awards
Thursday night’s NFL Awards dinner put Lamar Jackson in elite company. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback became just the 11th signal-caller to win multiple AP NFL MVP Awards. Jackson snuck in past Brett Favre and Patrick Mahomes to become the second-youngest multi-time MVP winner behind Jim Brown. In...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP heist is nearly complete
Joel Embiid’s departure from the MVP race while he undergoes minor surgery to repair a displaced flap in his meniscus has created a vacancy. His coronation has now become a vastly different two-man heat. With due respect to Luka Doncic’s gaudy numbers, he’ll be a long shot as long as the Dallas Mave...
Carl Weathers and the professional athletes who became actors
Acting and sports have a lot in common. It takes a ton of body control to do either, both are consumed by millions, and the biggest stars usually have a ton of charisma. These are the athletes who broke out of their sports and became big stars in Hollywood. ...
The case for — and against — Joel Embiid for MVP
Joel Embiid, the world’s best regular-season player, is closing in on his second consecutive MVP if he remains upright. When active, Embiid is a force of nature, bending defenses to his whim and simultaneously wielding an unduly influence over Philadelphia’s defense....
This year’s Australian Open is drunk
The Australian Open is already kind of geared for weirdos, at least on these shores, given that you have to sacrifice sleep and any usefulness the next day to enjoy it. But this year’s edition has been off the rails, making it even more worth it for those of us who are prepared to throw ourselves of...
Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?
I did not know what I was getting into when I became a Knicks fan. I got into it to find a bond between my father and me. He grew up as a New York street ball legend who listened to the Knicks on transistor radios with his buddies, huddled around a car drinking tallboys and sharing a joint. As a chu...
Sex-harassment lawsuits are not a new thing for James Dolan
James Dolan has once again found himself with legal problems. His decision to ban lawyers who represented a group of ticket resellers who sued the New York Knicks team owner — a suit that was dismissed in spring 2023 — currently has Madison Square Garden’s liquor license in jeopardy. A new suit agai...
2023 NFL postseason receiving yards leaders
See how Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, and other top NFL players performed this season — check out more Deadspin NFL Stats below:...
These are the worst MLB free-agent signings ever
The media and fans (not so) patiently waited for the two biggest free agents —Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — to sign new deals with new teams. The American League MVP and the 25-year-old ace both inked pacts with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have spent more than $1 billion so far this offsea...
Bowl shenanigans are at full-throat
The great thing about bowl season is it lets fans check in on programs they may not have watched much during the regular season. With 86 teams participating across 43 exhibitions, and little else to do but veg out on football, this seems like a good time for a little peer review. On Thursday, Miami ...
Ms. 3,000: Iowa's Caitlin Clark in pursuit of Plum
Iowa basketball phenom Caitlin Clark continues to do things that will put her on the Mount Rushmore of women’s college basketball. ...
The NFL Must Ban Native Headdress And Culturally Insensitive Face Paint in the Stands (UPDATED)
Editor’s Note: On Nov. 27, Deadspin published an opinion piece criticizing the NFL for allowing a young fan to attend the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 26 wearing a traditional Native American headdress and, based upon the available photo, what appeared to be black ...