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Keep spotlight on Domingo Germán’s domestic abuse suspension, not his hollow ‘apology’
Domingo Germán won 18 games for the Yankees in 2019, but didn’t pitch for New York last year. Not because of anything to do with coronavirus, but the season was only 60 games long and he still had 63 games to serve on his 81-game suspension for a domestic violence incident late in his breakout seaso...

Raptors’ Masai Ujiri says he will ‘fight’ for wrongly accused after encounter with lying police officer
It takes a selfless person to turn their trauma into a blessing for others. ...

The NBA ballers most likely to be snubbed from tonight’s All-Star announcement
In advance of NBA consumers getting pissed off at tonight’s full All-Star roster reveal, it’s only right to brace ourselves for the angry fanbases who will defensively rise up in a matter of hours....

Rudy Giuliani just keeps getting grosser
Rudy Giuliani, fuck you....

In more optimistic stadium news, England races to host Euro 2020 fans (in 2021)
While the NFL begins to lick its chops about having full capacities for the 2021 season, and MLB try to find every break and crack they can to start getting fans in from Opening Day, across the pond they’re planning for big returns too....

Deion Sanders’ ego already causing unnecessary drama at Jackson State
Deion Sanders’ greatest strength is also his greatest weakness....

Ian Desmond opts out of MLB season for second straight year
Today, Ian Desmond announced that he will opt out of the 2021 season “for now.” The veteran outfielder will miss his second straight year of baseball to be with his family. He announced his decision Sunday morning via Instagram, writing:...

FAU freshman hits back-to-back grand slams in one inning… in his first two at-bats
Sports fans, meet Caleb Pendleton. We already mentioned him in The Mourning After, but I think he deserves his own story....

Given that it's Philly, we can assume racism led fans to wanting Wentz over Hurts
A month before the disgruntled Carson Wentz was traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Indianapolis Colts, there was a poll conducted by Philly sports radio outlet, 97.5 The Fanatic. ...

COVID puts Flyers' B Team in a bad spot for Lake Tahoe showcase
Because the NHL insists on trying to play a regular season during a pandemic and ecological disasters, there are going to be some ugly games....

Red Sox 'Idiot' Johnny Damon busted for DUI in Florida, wife charged with battery on an officer
Johnny Damon looks like he had a rough night....

31 of the top 100 MLB players are Latino, which needs to be embraced, not just celebrated
The American baseball fan’s median age as of last season was 57-years-old, or, as Dan Le Batard occasionally jokes, death. And it doesn’t require a Pulitzer-worthy investigative search to discern Major League Baseball’s whiteness. ...

Auston Matthews can’t miss this year
The Maple Leafs were able to clear some, if not all, the clouds of stink out of ScotiaBank Arena after their collapse against the Senators on Monday by beating those same Sens 2-1 last night. You can be sure the Steve Simmons ilk will still be referencing that pissing away of a four-goal lead to the...

The Miami Heat aren’t out of it yet, but they badly need to start winning
The Miami Heat can’t keep losing like this....

He Wentz to the Colts
The Carson Wentz waiting game is finally over. Wentz has been traded to the Indianapolis Colts, where he will be reunited with his former offensive coordinator Frank Reich. And just like that, “Wentzylvania” is no more....

With millennials headed for the nursing home, let’s revisit the Osaka-Williams rivalry and other great generational clashes
Naomi Osaka has faced Serena Williams five times now, and the 23-year-old’s straight-sets victory in Thursday’s semifinal at the Australian Open marked the third win for the three-time (so far) major champion over the 23-time (so far) major champion, including both of their meetings at Grand Slam ev...

Draymond Green is totally right, but sitting Andre Drummond is still what’s best for Cleveland
A pissed-off Draymond Green is one of the most insightful NBA minds we’re blessed to have....

Fernando Tatis Jr. signs 14-year, $340 million deal with Padres and that’s awesome
Pitchers and catchers reported to training camps on Wednesday, and the San Diego Padres marked the traditional passage of spring by turning the baseball world on its head by announcing they had signed Fernando Tatis, Jr. to a staggering 14-year, $340 million contract, according to reports....

NBA should make 'The Logo Lillard' All-Star competition to see who 'bout that action by from deep
The NBA has no business having any form of an All-Star Weekend in the middle of a pandemic, but since it is going to go forward with it anyway, we might as well tweak it to have a little fun....

Daniil Medvedev broke Andrey Rublev on a point he lost
The big story out of Melbourne today is that Rafael Nadal actually looked like he’s in his mid-30s last night, as he blew a two-set lead to Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the latter looking much the fresher in the fifth set. That sets up a semifinal match with Daniil Medvedev, who when he hasn’t been yell...