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Week 2 Powerless Ranking: We see you, Tennessee

Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season is a wrap, and it’s time to look at the teams that stunk it up. Week 1 gave us plenty of sloppy football to process, and some of the teams in this ranking might surprise you. Then there are the others you probably predicted in the preseason....

Portland Trail Blazers hired Chauncey Billups over Dawn Staley and Becky Hammon, who both won championships this year

Becky Hammon and Dawn Staley were literally right there. ...

2022 NFL Rookie Wide Receiver Ranking Week 2: Garrett Wilson put on a show this week

Last season we did our weekly rookie quarterback tracker, but with only one taken in the first round of 2022, we’ve moved onto another highly coveted position — wide receiver. For 2022 we’ll be keeping up with all six first-round wideouts and tracking their progress throughout the year. Some of our ...

Jesse Palmer reflects on the NY Giants return after 9/11

Someone think of a name for the Indianapolis Colts' curse in Jacksonville

Maybe the Indianapolis Colts didn’t choke in their final game of the 2021 season....

The D-List, Week 3: Anthony Richardson’s been the nation’s most disappointing QB

Welcome to the D-List. It’s the Deadspin Dean’s list for the absolute worst of the weekend in college football. The beauty of college football is that we witness raw football talent being molded every week before our very eyes. This is a place for the sloppy sculptures of talent, the gridiron undera...

NFL Week 2: Bears, Texans are favorites among underdog bets

After a Week 1 that saw bettors nail their underdog pick of the week — Chicago over San Francisco — gamblers are riding the hot hand and rolling with Da Bears once again in Week 2 to take down their “owner” Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. However, this time the Bears aren’t alone, they’ve g...

Geno Smith was always a starting QB

If you think Geno Smith’s performance Monday night was a fluke, you haven’t been paying attention....

Chris Paul and LeBron James show Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers how to wield influence

We could argue all day about who the bigger puddle of vomit come to life is: Dan Snyder or Robert Sarver? The allegations against both are heinous, and no one in their right mind would voluntarily work under them if they didn’t own one of the 30 places to work as an NBA or NFL player. While the inve...

It’s about time college football stopped leaning so hard on neutral-site games

In recent years, the NCAA has saved its best Week 1 college football matchups for neutral sites — mainly NFL stadiums....

Las Vegas Raiders nor the Arizona Cardinals can afford an 0-2 start to the season

The term “must win” is one of the more overused phrases in the sports world. It’s hard to wrap your mind around a game in Week 2 of the NFL season being categorized as such, but with that said, the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders, who meet Sunday in Sin City, find themselves in a difficult s...

Text messages show Mississippi governor diverted welfare funds at Brett Favre’s request [Update]

Brett Favre getting in hot water over inappropriate texts is nothing new. However, his latest scandal reaches the highest office of the Mississippi executive branch of government....

Berhalter’s shortcomings on display with September roster omissions

Mark it down now. John Brooks, one of the two Americans in any severity of contention to claim one of the 26 United States men’s national team spots on the plane to Qatar, will be watching the games on a TV screen. Brandon Vazquez, the 23-year-old FC Cincinnati striker with 16 goals this season, won...

We need to redefine what an ‘expert’ is in sports media

One of my favorite parts of NFL coverage is no matter how bad you were at your job, you qualify as an expert because some clueless owner made the mistake of hiring you. Imagine if you hired a plumber, he came over and not only didn’t unclog your toilet but clogged the others in the house and was so ...

The College Football Marty McFly Rankings for Week 2: USC is the most back of any team that’s ever been gone

It was a pretty good week for teams still working their way back to the arbitrary standards that their fans set for them, and the rate at which ranked schools and heavy favorites were going down Saturday, I was a little nervous. I’m not quite sure what this list will look like once all of these team...

Dez Bryant still wants another chance in Big D

Following Dallas’ opening day massacre at the hands of Tampa Bay, former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was on Twitter touting how he’d be a good presence in the locker room to get the team’s “attitude” heading in the right direction....

At least we know Gabe Kapler isn't to blame for the Giants' underwhelming season

The San Francisco Giants have been one of the biggest disappointments of 2022. That was expected. We couldn’t expect Brandon Crawford to have another career year at 35 years old. Brandon Belt, Darin Ruf (no longer with the team), and Mike Yastrzemski have all had down seasons. Kevin Gausman is gone,...

Do Americans really care about soccer? We’ll find out

The unbearable heat of Qatar pushed the FIFA World Cup out of the summer months for the first time in the tournament’s history. In 2022, the quadrennial footballing soccer showcase won’t crown a new champion before jackets come out of closets across America. The upcoming global event will run from N...

It pays to have a top target

Do you remember the wide receiver carousel of the offseason? Do you remember when star wideouts were being moved like they were 30-year-old NBA players with a salary-matching contract (looking at you Trevor Ariza)? Do you remember when teams elected not to pay their best pass-catchers because they d...

Your 2022 NFL lead broadcasting booths feature 8 white guys, Tony Romo and an ‘Italian’

If Brian Flores can sue the NFL for its racist hiring practices when it comes to selecting coaches, then Gus Johnson should be allowed to sue television networks for whitewashing the NFL broadcasting booth....