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Woman Sues Rugby Player Jarryd Hayne, Claims Sexual Battery When He Was A 49er<em></em>
A lawsuit filed today says former San Francisco 49ers running back/punt returner and current Australian Rugby League player Jarryd Hayne sexually battered a Santa Clara, Calif., woman in December 2015. The woman claims sexual battery, battery, gender violence, negligence, and intentional infliction ...
Are These Assists?
What with all the nice fat triple-doubly Ben Simmons and Lonzo Ball lines, you might be wondering what exactly makes an assist. I am. Not because I’m interested in whether home scorers are especially generous to their local stars—both players, it turns out, average more assists per 36 minutes when o...
Here Are The Most George Lucas-Ass Names In The NFL
For all the things that he has gotten wrong in his career as a mythmaker and world-builder and filmmaker and Extremely Satisfied-Seeming Beard-Haver, George Lucas has gotten the big things right. He’s seemingly constantly borne aloft on a cloud of oblivious self-regard, but also he created Star Wa...
NFL Network Insider: Network's Culture A "Toxic Cesspool"
More details and hints about the NFL Network’s culture of misogyny and sexual misconduct have emerged in the days since Jami Cantor, a wardrobe stylist for the network, filed an amendment to her lawsuit against the company that accused Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans, among others, of se...
Report: Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson Both Sexually Harassed And Was Racist With Employees<em></em>
Sports Illustrated just dropped a lengthy report on the workplace conduct that has Panthers owner Jerry Richardson under investigation by the NFL. There’s a lot of shitty behavior detailed, and all of it is disgusting in ways both sexist and racist. SI says that at least four former Panthers employe...
Woman Who Said Rodney Anderson Raped Her Says The Process "Diminished My Faith In Our Local Judicial System"
The Oklahoma graduate who said that Sooners running back Rodney Anderson raped her has released a statement, one day after local prosecutors said they would not charge Anderson. Courtney J. Thornton issued the statement using her name, which is why Deadspin is identifying her. ...
<i>Boston Globe</i> Report On ESPN Reveals Pregnancy Discrimination, Other Gendered Horrors<em></em>
A report published today by the Boston Globe details sexual harassment and gender discrimination at ESPN, including a former SportsCenter anchor feeling forced to stay on air while she was having a miscarriage so as not to jeopardize her job and another sending shirtless pictures of himself to a you...
Kellogg's And Procter & Gamble Drop USA Gymnastics After Sexual Abuse Scandal
According to a report from the Orange County Register, USA Gymnastics has been dropped by two of its largest corporate sponsors. Procter & Gamble has been the name sponsor of the national championships since 2013, and Kellogg’s sponsored the nationwide Tour of Gymnastics Champions. Neither opted to ...
Oklahoma Running Back Rodney Anderson Won't Face Rape Charges
Cleveland County (Okla.) District Attorney Greg Mashburn announced in a press conference today that criminal charges were not warranted in the case of Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson, who was accused of rape by a woman who filed a protective order against him last week....
Michigan State Can't Bury Its Role In The Largest Sex Abuse Scandal In Sports History<em></em>
This past March, Michigan State University trustee Joel Ferguson told Michigan’s WXYZ-TV that “MSU is going to look great” after an internal investigation into how the school handled sexual assault allegations against Larry Nassar. For all that we still do not know about Nassar’s crimes or the insti...
How Nicole Bass Was Slut-Shamed By WWE During Her Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
On Friday, former WWE, WCW, and Impact wrestling writer Vince Russo, pro wrestling’s favorite pariah, relayed a story on his podcast that piqued a lot of interest. “I never talk about this, because this is a touchy one, I can tell you one of the female wrestlers came up to me [and] told me that she ...
Warren Sapp Defends Himself Against Sexual Harassment Allegations By Posting Photo Of Vibrator<em></em>
Warren Sapp was among the NFL Network employees accused of sexual harassment in Jami Cantor’s wrongful termination lawsuit against NFL Network. The Hall of Famer (who was fired by the network in 2015 after a solicitation arrest) made Cantor watch him urinate and gave her sex toys as presents, accord...
Reporter Says NFL Network Job Interviewer Asked If She "Planned On Getting Knocked Up"<em></em>
A few days after several on-air NFL Network employees were suspended following a wrongful termination suit filed by a former employee, Lindsay McCormick, a reporter who’s worked for ESPN and Sunday Night Football, posted about sexism she encountered while interviewing for a job with the network. She...
Dipshit Saints Fan Sues Team Over Anthem Protests
A Saints fan named Lee Dragna, who appears to be a real dumbass, has filed a lawsuit against the team seeking a refund for his season tickets. He wants the refund because his ability to enjoy Saints games has been ruined by the NFL’s anthem protests....
Luc Robitaille's Wife, Stacia, Shares A Story Of Donald Trump Being An Aggressive Creep
There’s no shortage of stories about President Donald Trump being a gross, aggressive perv, and Stacia Robitaille shared another on Twitter last night:...
ESPN Suspends Donovan McNabb, Eric Davis After NFL Network Sexual Harassment Suit
ESPN has suspended analysts Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis after a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles named the former NFL Network personalities among those alleged to have committed sexual harassment against a network wardrobe stylist....
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NFL Network Suspends Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, Heath Evans After Sexual Harassment Lawsuit [UPDATE]
NFL Network has suspended Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans while investigating claims of sexual harassment from a lawsuit filed by one of their former colleagues....
The Indiana Pacers Are Extremely Fun
Quietly, the Indiana Pacers are one of the real powerhouse offensive teams in the NBA this season. It’s weird, right? Look at the NBA’s top eight in offensive rating, and you see some usual suspects: the Warriors, the Rockets, the Cavs, the Raptors, the Timberwolves, the Nuggets—all teams with star-...
Another Title IX Coordinator Is Leaving Baylor
Another Title IX coordinator has resigned from Baylor University, making her the third person in a little more than a year to leave the office tasked with investigating reports of rape on campus, according to multiple local media reports. Baylor announced yesterday that Kristan Tucker is leaving the...
Oklahoma High School Football Player Says He Was Raped With A Pool Stick By His Teammates
The Bixby (Okla.) school board has not yet taken any action after investigating allegations that a 16-year-old high school student was attacked and raped with a pool stick by his football teammates at a team event at the Bixby superintendent’s home in September. The Bixby police and the Oklahoma Sta...