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Illini look fine, say 'GG' to Huskers
Illinois hasn’t had a lot to smile about, football-wise, this season. Or most seasons, really....
Florida State runs away from Clemson game … because the Tigers have COVID
In a page straight out of the 2020 storybook, Clemson and Florida State “mutually” agreed to postpone their Saturday conference matchup hours before kickoff, after both teams’ medical staffs could not agree to move forward with the game. The teams had been scheduled to play at noon. ...
'Woj Bombs' vs. 'Shams Wows': Who won opening night of the NBA free agency salvo?
NBA free agency opened on Friday, and with the usual whirlwind of signings in the first few hours after the 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time start of activity, it’s not easy to say what team really did the best....
This college basketball tournament in South Dakota doesn’t sound like a great idea anymore
When organizers cancelled the Battle 4 Atlantis in September they picked an interesting replacement: Sioux Falls, South Dakota....
ESPN needs to keep this crew for future NBA Drafts
On a night in which Woj stripped ESPN’s telecast of the 2020 NBA Draft of any suspense due to tweeting the picks early, the worldwide leader deserves some credit for putting together a crew that, for once, knew what the hell it was talking about....
What do Cal McNair’s comments today even mean? Who knows, just sell the Texans
It’s time for Cal McNair to sell the Houston Texans....
Tread with caution if you're playing these guys on your fantasy football team: Week 11
It’s Thursday, which is the start of Week 11 on the football schedule. You only have this week and next to pencil your name into your league playoffs and to get that trash talk going against your leaguemates. Since this is the first of this column that you’ve seen from me, let’s set the expectation ...
Betsy DeVos and the NCAA clearly do not care about campus sex assault
In America, it’s common for women not to receive protections if “it costs too much.”...
The Top 10 NBA Draft classes of All Time
In honor of the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday, Deadspin is taking the time to rank the top ten drafts in NBA history....
NBA should pay heed as poll finds most won't go to an indoor sporting event before vaccine
NBA teams want to invite fans back inside ... in an arena ... in a surging pandemic. But a new poll suggests that a majority of Americans may not be as eager to return to indoor sports venues until there is a vaccine. ...
Deadspin Fixes the Royals: Helping Kansas City help itself
Five years ago, the Kansas City Royals were world champions. It was not a fluke or an accident, but the payoff for implementing a strategy that allowed them to compete despite not having the resources of the Yankees and Red Sox of the world....
Tiger Woods spewed garbage all over the 12th at Augusta
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday and today, I’m trashing Tiger Woods for that embarrassing 12th hole in the final round of the Masters....
We don’t want you to have to watch the Bears either
Whenever the NFL schedule is released, we Bears fans cringe whenever there’s a national game listed. Not because the Bears’ record over history on Sunday or Monday night is pretty porous, though that’s part of it. And it’s not the slagging we’ll be in for by national analysts. We’re numb to that by ...
That Cajun accent and ‘loveable charm’ won’t save Ed Orgeron from what’s happening at LSU
When USA Today drops an exclusive report on you, then you know it’s real. Just ask USA Gymnastics, Michigan State, and Larry Nassar....
Week 10 Powerless Rankings: NFL's race to the bottom intensifies
It’s about that time once again....
How November, and Dustin Johnson’s stellar play, gave us a truly unique Masters
In the most unique Masters tournament of our lifetime, Xander Schauffele had 71 yards left into the 15th green during Thursday’s opening round. It was a delicate shot which called for Schauffele to carry the ball at least 70 yards due to the slope of the green that feeds directly into a pond that gu...
Tiger shanks his way to disastrous, 10-stroke No. 12: A shot-by-shot analysis
Gather round, this doesn’t happen often....
Morikawa struggles on the 11th worse than Tommy Tuberville explaining civics
Sometimes in life, things just go downhill....
What would a 1,000 mph fastball do to a person? Watch and learn (& do not try at home!)
We’ve all seen it a thousand times: a baseball player tries to field a ball, but can’t catch it and it goes rolling on the outfield grass....
Earl Thomas' wife reportedly files for divorce; no word on how brother, mistress are taking news
Earl Thomas is now a man without a job … or a wife....