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Desperate for a Jeopardy gig, Turd Ferguson makes an appearance at the Kentucky Derby
Maybe Aaron Rodgers just doesn’t want to be Aaron Rodgers right now. And who could blame him?...

Sports and <em>Jeopardy! </em>fans now share mutual disdain for Joe Buck
Most sports fans have an opinion about Joe Buck. Usually, it’s not a good one. ...

Deadspin fixes the NFL Draft ... by getting rid of it
The NFL Draft is a moral disaster that should not exist. After playing three or four years of college football for no money, players finally get to enter the professional ranks, and upon getting there, find that their team and salary are dictated by the cartel that is the National Football League....

What is, 'Aaron Rodgers is stunned you whiffed on this <i>Jeopardy! </i>question?'
Aaron Rodgers continues to bring it as Jeopardy! guest host. And last night, he had another viral moment. ...

Drink in the Trevor Bauer tears
In some ways, it felt like MLB set up their new “inspection of baseballs” rules specifically for Trevor Bauer. He’s the one who openly bitched about the Houston Astros pitchers and their increased spin rate. He’s the one who demonstrated, in Houston, what foreign substances could do. He’s the one wh...

Aaron Rodgers is absolutely nailing it as <em>Jeopardy! </em>guest host (yes, even with the FG zinger)
Aaron Rodgers recently said that hosting Jeopardy! full-time would be a “dream job,” and it’s one that now seems within reach....

Idiot of the Month: The worst of March
Huzzah! It is time to single people out and call them names. Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH. As always, we are proud to present the Trevor Bauer Trophy to an impressive March crop of dipshits and fuckgoofs....

A modest proposal for the NFL’s 17th game
It was the worst-kept secret, and the NFL owners have been pushing for this for years. But this week the NFL will make the 17th game official. The players hate it (see Alvin Kamara), but some are kind of shocked that they agreed to this in the latest CBA. Communication is not the NFLPA’s strong suit...

$110 billion (with a B) NFL TV deal includes Amazon and lots of new quirks
The NFL has a new media deal starting in 2023, worth $110 billion, that will bring some changes and some new options to the way we consume our national football obsession. With a new media deal comes new money, which will make the talent department of your favorite franchises happy – more money mean...

If Johnny Damon looked like David Ortiz, he very well might be dead
I know you’ll have to get over the shock that someone who spent their whole career trading on the label of “idiot” got arrested for a DUI. It’s a cold world. That’s what Johnny Damon did last month in Florida, as well as resisting arrest without violence. Damon’s blood-alcohol level was .30, some fo...

The NBA’s second-half schedule is sweet music to the Jazz
The NBA announced the remainder of their regular-season schedule this afternoon, highlighting that the regular season will end on May 16, roughly one month after its usual completion in a non-pandemic climate....

Cam Newton puts corny, clout-chasing child in his place after kid calls him ‘ass’
Update (February 22, 2021): The kid apologized....