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Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Divisional Round picks you can bank on
If you just picked road teams ATS last weekend, you’re 5-1-1....
Before Trump tried to tank democracy, he tanked the USFL
When it comes to Donald Trump and all the batshit-crazy, Jonestown-esque nonsense he’s pulled over the past four years, the word “unprecedented” is often attached....
Week 16 Powerless Rankings: Behold this utter trash heap
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
AN OPEN LETTER TO NEW YORK KNICKS FANS: Take the train to Brooklyn ... ASAP
Dear Knicks fans,...
Last time Patriots missed playoffs, Flo Rida and T-Pain were rapping about Apple Bottom Jeans
The Patriots have officially been eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to Miami on Sunday. ...
This weekend is about Golovkin and Canelo fighting each other a third time
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn showed up to the press conference in a “Team ‘GGG’ Golovkin.” Gennadiy Golovkin seemed flattered....
By the numbers, how does LeBron stack up to the greats?
We get caught up in a lot of drama and narrative when following the NBA, and that’s a lot of what makes it fun. Sometimes, though, there’s something neat about going over the bedrock numbers....
The NFL wants to target kids with a Nickelodeon broadcast, but they’ll get nostalgic adults instead
It’s no secret that the NFL wants a piece of the younger demographic. But SpongeBob graphics and slime won’t cut it....
Week 14 Powerless Rankings: These teams sure are crap
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
At Louisville in the time of COVID, someone is kinda looking out for the athletes
The last few months have revealed the scope of damage dealt by COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands are dead. Millions more have been infected. No one knows yet what lingering health effects they will face....
Fantasy Football playoff matchups to watch: QB and RB
You made the fantasy football playoffs? In this economy? Congratulations, you lucky SOB! Navigating this season of turmoil deserves a lot of respect — or a tip of the hat to lady luck. Either way, as the Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”...
Maggie, first to get COVID vaccine, took one for the team of fans
Meet Margaret Keenan, 90, of Coventry, England. Today the whole world did, because she became the first patient on the planet to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine....
Claressa Shields has an unrelenting desire to prove all of you wrong
Claressa Shields was getting her hair done when we spoke. Not because she was celebrating the holidays. She was preparing for war....
Could Claressa Shields break the streak of boxers struggling in MMA?
It almost never works....
NFL playing schedule Sudoku
As the NFL continues its choose-your-own-adventure method of trying to finish this season when scheduled as scheduled, in order to win some sort of imaginary trophy only it can picture, it’s playing hopscotch with the schedule. Barely 24 hours before the Ravens were scheduled to take on the Steelers...
Edinson Cavani doesn’t learn from history
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Uruguayan striker bursts onto the Premier League for a team in red that plays in the northwest of the country, gets in hot water for using the term “negrito,” claims it is a term of endearment where he’s from, and then might get suspended anyway while his clu...
Jaret Patterson rushes for 409 yards, 8 TDs
Kevin Marks Jr. had a big day for Buffalo on Saturday, running 16 times for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns....
Arizona to host massive soccer tournament because stupidity
This story warrants direct honesty. Adults in this country are really stupid....
MLB's feel-good story of the year, Randy Arozarena, arrested in alleged kidnap attempt, assault
Tampa Bay Rays phenom Randy Arozarena is in some hot water south of the border. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Arozarena was detained in Mexico after he allegedly attempted to take his daughter from her mother, and assaulted the woman’s father in the process....
As usual, Tom Brady becomes Tom Baby after he plays like crap
Tom Brady is a sore loser....