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K-State Football is Latest Example of College Athletes Recognizing Their Power
You’ve heard of Black Power....
The Winner in Trevor Bauer-Aubrey Huff Twitter Fight? A Meteor, Hopefully
In Lucifer’s dream social media booking, last night saw a Twitter fight between Trevor Bauer — what would happen if that meme of a cartoon man staring at a butterfly came to life — and Aubrey Huff, a human tobacco spit cup. For most of the country it took place in the middle of the night, when sadly...
Dan Carcillo’s Lawsuit Claims Junior Hockey is a Cesspool
Dan Carcillo, along with former Western Hockey League player Garrett Taylor, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League that amounts to a smorgasbord of accusations to turn your stomach. Some of the worst include younger players being violated with hockey sticks, being force...
Bill Russell, an OG in the Fight for Equality, Swats Down Trump's Nonsense
Bill Russell is no stranger to the fight for equality....
NCAA Takes Step Toward Cleaning Up Sexual Misconduct Nightmare, Still Needs To Do More
It’s no secret that the NCAA has a sexual misconduct problem....
'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too' And Other Memorable Quotes That Shook Up The Sports World
Last night, some sports fans got an explanation they had been waiting years for. ...
This Is Why Supporting Heavily Armed Militias Is Dangerous, Justin Rohrwasser
Donald Trump is basically advocating for white violence. His actions continue to prove it....
Another Day, Another Horrible Mess For USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics may be finally listening to its athletes. ...
Removing A Tattoo Won’t Get You Out Of White-Nationalist Purgatory
Whether or not you believe Patriots draft pick Justin Rohrwasser that he had no idea what his “Three Percenter” tattoo really meant until this weekend, and however the media has struggled to accurately describe the Three Percenters as the white nationalists that they are, it’s not really just one ta...
Media Coverage of Justin Rohrwasser's White Nationalist Tattoo Has Been Shameful
Kicker Justin Rohrwasser was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. It was also discovered he had a “Three Percenter” tattoo on his arm, and sports media is having a really hard time framing this story, and what the “Three Percenter” tattoo represents....
Patriots Draft Pick Justin Rohrwasser's Ignorance About 3 Percenters Isn't Believable
A photo of new Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser caused quite a stir Saturday when tattoos on his arms displayed a logo for a far-right group known as “The 3 Percenters” or “III%ers.” The logo is three roman numeral I’s surrounded by a ring of 13 stars, as the original U.S. flag. Rohrwasser, who kic...
It Feels Like NFLPA Railroaded Members Into Voting For Deal That Puts Them Directly On The Tracks
If you read most of the headlines Sunday evening surrounding the NFL players’ vote to approve the controversial collective bargaining agreement, you’d think all was blissful on the league’s labor front....
Shocking But True: Aubrey Huff Is Still The Worst
Aubrey Huff is an asshole. He says so himself in his Twitter profile. Maybe not with that exact word, but when you declare yourself “Politically incorrect … & support toxic masculinity!” it’s a clear message that a good copy editor could get that down to seven letters....
Eric Reid Says NFL Is Trying to Screw Disabled Former Players In New Collective Bargaining Agreement
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, presidential elections, the suspensions of the NBA and MLB seasons, and NBA players such as Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell contracting the virus, the NFL has likely never been farther from American minds. And rightfully so....
Is There Any Big Ten Program That <i>Doesn't</i> Have a Hideous Sex Abuse Scandal Lurking In Its Past?
Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern....
Oklahoma's Playoff Chances Might Have Just Died Because Of A Couple Frames Of Video
Let’s get the obvious out of the way now: Kansas State’s performance on Saturday against No. 5 Oklahoma was, for all intents and purposes, deserving of a victory. But that’s what makes exactly how the 48-41 win was sealed all the more frustrating....
Nick Rimando Was Never Too Short To Stand Tall
One dream is that it never ends. The cartilage never recedes and the synapses fire as fast as ever, and you just keep going. Every morning you pop out of bed without the reminder of the 100 times you hit the ground in practice the day before and your body and mind never tire of the routine. Everyone...
Classic Rock, Ranked
Kelsey said she saw the film Yesterday on a plane. I said I didn’t understand why “Eleanor Rigby” was such a popular Beatles song. This being Deadspin, we have, after hours of yelling at each other in Slack, reached the natural endpoint of this, which is a democratically produced staff ranking of cl...
Nikola Jokic Lulled Hassan Whiteside To Sleep
New Blazers addition Hassan Whiteside was very, very excited to see Nikola Jokic in early foul trouble on Tuesday night. After racking up three fouls in four minutes of play, the Nuggets big man hibernated for the rest of the first half. He then returned in the second half to cook the opposition. D...
Lawsuit Accuses Oscar De La Hoya Of Sexual Assault
Former top-rated boxer and current chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya has been sued for sexual assault and battery by an anonymous woman in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The plaintiff says in her lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by the promoter and ex-boxer in Nov...