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Endorsing LeBron's 'Dream' to rid Atlanta WNBA team of Kelly Loeffler (plus suggested partners!)
You’ve probably heard by now that a seismic shift has occurred politically, socially, and otherwise, thanks largely to the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. They began pushing to rid Kelly Loeffler from the United States Senate, ending with Reverend Raphael Warnock defeating her and actually doing what she neve...

Deadspin discusses the NFL’s cheerleader problem with filmmaker Yu Gu
Yu Gu has been directing films for over a decade. Her latest documentary, A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem, follows two women in their fight for fair pay from the NFL — a multibillion dollar industry....

Everyone knows who Tony Hawk is, but nobody can identify him
His full name is Anthony, and it confuses a ton of people....

Join us as we bestow our FANTASY FOOTBALL SUPERLATIVES on 2020’s most surprising and disappointing players
Fantasy Football is done. It’s finished. The 16-week sprint to glory has concluded, and with it, I hope you were able to bring home some championships and bragging rights. After all, it just isn’t fantasy football if you can’t brag about it for the next eight months until we start again....

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....

Seahawks defense makes Rams look futile, Dallas can steal booboo division, and Packers could dethrone Chiefs
The end of the NFL season is next week, which means that playoff spots are on the line....

Your degenerate Christmas Day NBA Daily Fantasy picks are in!
Merry Christmas, my fellow degenerates. ...

2020 Idiot of the Year: Our descent continues with Jon Gruden, Dana White, and a cold look in the mirror
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

The Jets are Jets-ing their No. 1 pick chances away
The New York Jets can’t even tank well....

Jalen Hurts breaks out, Falcons fold like two-ply tissue, and Chiefs look like 8th graders playing peewee
The end of the NFL season is right around the corner, which means that things are starting to get tight and the fight for playoff spots is intensifying....

Look at Corey Crawford’s mask and know which side you should join
There are a lot of stunning things about the way hockey is unable to be more than a niche sport. At least stylistically, it is probably the most advanced sport, or could be. The jerseys are the best in sports, should be fashionable, and with the white playing surface, it’s the one that pops off the ...

Colts run through Raiders like beef stroganoff, Chiefs keep sleepwalking to victory, and Steelers look like they are going to New Era Pinstripe Bowl
The NFL seemed to get full control over its COVID situation in Week 14, after a week that saw players literally being pulled out of pregame warmups because of positive tests....

Wildcats lose by 63, Gators squander tight game by throwing shoe
Putting up the first winless season in school history, even in a pandemic year, and capping it with a 70-7 loss to your top rival is a surefire way to lose your job as a college football coach, and that’s exactly what happened to Kevin Sumlin, who got fired by Arizona on Saturday, following the Wild...
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WNBA players speak out in support of high school student-athletes after allegations that game cancelled due to BLM t-shirts [Updated]
Update: This story has been updated with statements from American Heritage-Delray School that conflict with initial reports, and with allegations reported in The Palm Beach Post....

Myles Garrett never deserved to be the villain, now he’s one of the NFL’s biggest heroes
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has come a long way from November 14, 2019....

Giants still bad but not trash, Sean Payton treats DCs like children, and Goff plays like an NFL quarterback
After a wild Week 12 left us watching Wednesday afternoon football due to COVID-19, Week 13 gave us a return to normalcy, at least the 2020 version of it....

Which 2-0 NFL teams were frauds? An investigation revisited
Every year, we overreact to 2-0 teams. And every year, a hot team in September cools off by December....

The Lakers, Sixers & Hawks crushed free agency
As crazy as 2020 has been, it makes sense that the wildest part of the NBA’s season – free agency – had a milder tone this year....

NFL's greatest Thanksgiving Day disasterpieces
It’s that time of year again....

FEAST MODE! Marshawn Lynch gives out turkeys in Hawaii
Sorry, not sorry — we had to say it....