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Rebecca Welch becomes first woman to ref English Football League match
When Rebecca Welch sounded the opening whistle during today’s Harrogate Town and Port Vale tilt, she became the first woman to referee an English Football League game....

Bayern Munich did that thing again
It was at the same point last season, though not in the calendar thanks to the pandemic, that this happened. Less than 10 games left in the season, Bayern Munich facing an away date against their closest rival and looking … well, vulnerable is too strong a word. Less godly, let’s say. The chasing te...

Charles Barkley thinks politicians, not hateful white people, are the reason racism succeeds
Charles Barkley is trying his best to be the next Jason Whitlock — the overweight and jovial Black man with a larger-than-life personality, whom you can always count on to say something to make white Americans feel good about themselves while demonizing and belittling his own people....

Grant Hill named director of USA Men’s National Basketball Team
You could go so far as to say Grant Hill was always meant for this. ...

Thunder, Warriors stinkers further evidence that NBA means ‘Nasty Blowout Again’ this season
The Thunder’s starting lineup on Friday night was Aleksej Pokusevski, Théo Maledon, Moses Brown, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, and Isaiah Roby. If none of those names is familiar, don’t worry, they’ve combined for 285 games of NBA experience — 280 before Friday night. ...

Which team played the villain role best?
With the Houston Astros now wearing the crown as the most hated team in professional sports — as indicated by the chorus of boos and piercing screams of “CHEATER!” that rang through the Oakland Coliseum (whatever ridiculous name it has today) last night on Opening Day (ahh… welcome back baseball, an...

The players we’d most like to see in the Big 3’s new season
According to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Big3 is returning after their 2020 cancelation due to COVID....

Paige Bueckers can't turn pro because WNBA rules won’t let her
There’s literally nothing 19-year-old UConn freshman phenom Paige Bueckers can’t do on a basketball court. Well, except for the fact that she can’t take the floor with a WNBA team for another three years....

Draymond Green’s rant on pay equity needed more listening, less talking
Draymond Green needs to take a step back....

NBA Legend Bill Russell eyeing a return to the court (😐)
NBA legend Bill Russell could be making a comeback....

Supreme Court justices dunk on NCAA in athlete-pay hearing
It’s the final day of March and madness continues — not in Indiana or Texas, but in Washington, D.C. Today, the Supreme Court heard an argument on college athlete compensation and... it didn’t seem to go all that well for the NCAA....

Sergio Aguero, Manchester City’s last through-line
There’s little point in talking about Sergio Aguero without talking about this goal, so let’s get to it at the top:...

Mississippi will join Florida as first states to enact NIL legislation on July 1
If the NCAA isn’t going to move on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), apparently states will. Mississippi is the latest example....

The ABL is alive and well: Anybody But LeBron
The NBA is officially now the ABL....

Mick Cronin was UCLA’s third option, and he just ended the Bruins’ 13-year Final Four drought
The beginning of this movie got off to a rough start. And while the final scene hasn’t been written yet, it’s already a triumphant tale....

Is this ‘Andre Drummond to the Lakers’ thing going to work?
Depending on who you listen to, Andre Drummond is either awesome, or trash. (Does everything need to be either or?) Some will cite his annually gaudy counting stats as substantive reasoning for his standing as an elite NBA center. Others will note that he was just waived and not traded, along with s...

How NOT to talk about the Deshaun Watson allegations
On Sunday, three new lawsuits were filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, all three accusing Watson of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by women who worked as massage therapists for him at one time or another. That brings the grand total of lawsuits filed against Watson, alleging subst...

‘Oh-fer’ Evan Fournier is already making history as a Boston Celtic
We’ve heard about that damn trade exception for months....

LeBron fans need to stop crying about the stacked Nets! He started all this!
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing all the LeBron James minions complaining that the Brooklyn Nets are too stacked and it’s not fair.Stop it!...

Aaron Gordon would (still) like to remind everyone that he was robbed in two dunk contests
Aaron Gordon has a new team and with it, a new jersey number. Instead of the double zeros, the new Nugget will rock No. 50....