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The NFL is Blackballing Eric Reid, too
On March 29, ESPN ranked its top 15 remaining NFL free agents. Like nearly all NFL free-agent lists, it failed to include NFL free agent Colin Kaepernick....
Rays Rock Red Sox with Historic Lineup
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash is pushing all the right buttons this season, as his team is atop the AL East despite having the third-lowest payroll in baseball....
Stop Asking Athletes to Risk Death to Stave Off Your Own Boredom
Our worst fear is now our reality....
Republicans Are Using Big Ten Athletes as Pawns in a Sick Game
Legislators in battleground states are once again pushing for the Big Ten to resume college football this fall....
The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, NFC East: Can Anyone Break Up This Two-Horse Town?
There was a time not too long ago when the NFC East was considered one of the most competitive divisions in football. Over the past decade, the division has had two Super Bowl winners (Eagles, Giants), exciting Washington teams and the Dallas Cowboys. But the days of parity in the NFC East are over....
Contrasting Aroldis Chapman with Tom Seaver, Who Never Threw at Anyone’s Head
A hundred years ago, on Aug. 16, 1920, Ray Chapman was killed by a pitch....
Football is the Perfect Reflection of America — That’s Not a Good Thing
They told us that sports were a reward for a functioning society. ...
John Thompson Coached Life, Not Basketball
For Black men of a certain age, John Thompson was the pinnacle. And even if they didn’t play for him, he was their coach....
LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase Doing a Better Job of Educating Athletes on COVID-19 Than Most Colleges
Ja’Marr Chase is a smart man....
New Report: Nude Cheerleader Video and Dan Snyder’s Direct Involvement in Alleged Sexual Harassment. UPDATE: Snyder Blasts WaPo, Blames Victim
More allegations about the toxic, sexist culture around Dan Snyder’s Washington Football Team have emerged, this time pointing to specific incidents involving Snyder and his treatment of women (including implied solicitation of sexual favors for a friend) and the production of X-rated cheerleader vi...
Going Deep With Project ShaqBox: Dick Allen, Royals Hurlers and Luis Garcia
The actual Shaq box, the one at the heart of Project ShaqBox, came one step closer to its demise this week. Well, really more than one step because in the photo showing what happened, there quite clearly are two cat paws in the box, atop baseball cards, before Bella hopped on to whatever her next ca...
We Rank the Worst No. 1 Picks in NBA Lottery History
Since the NBA’s first draft lottery in 1985, there have been 11 first-overall picks who did not make an All-NBA team or appear in an All-Star Game. That number is a little inflated because Zion Williamson and DeAndre Ayton are just getting started, so when you’re trying to figure out which is the wo...
Some Lucky Team Will Get Chance to Ball Out With LaMelo
No matter which team is lucky enough to have the NBA ping-pong balls bounce its way tonight in the draft lottery, the decision should be simple. ...
If You Can Hit a Grand Slam, Do It
Last week, The Associated Press ran a feature on Fernando Tatis Jr., the 21-year-old San Diego Padres shortstop who is living up to the hype as baseball’s best prospect....
Of Course Two White Guys Got the Job
What must it feel like to be a woman covering football at ESPN to see this latest news from Bristol....
Project ShaqBox, Baseball Cards for Charity, Rolls on ... (Also Please Save the Post Office!)
Project ShaqBox depends on the U.S. Postal Service to get baseball cards all around the country (and to Canada), so as we add to the map of where all the cards are going, it comes with an eye on the news, as Donald Trump is purposely sabotaging the USPS in order to subvert democracy....
NCAA Decides It’s Not Safe To Play Sports In The Fall, But Cash-Cow Football is Somehow Immune
In the latest falling domino, the NCAA this afternoon announced it would not be having fall championships in any sport … that’s not football. The NCAA has decided that soccer, cross country, women’s field hockey and volleyball are not safe for kids to participate in due to the pandemic. They have so...
Even Daniel Snyder’s Ownership Partners Want Him to Sell
Everyone has had it with Dan Synder, including his ownership partners....
Big-Talking Coaches Boo-Hoo 'Let The Kids Play,' But Were MIA About BLM
If only these big-time college football coaches had the same energy for Black Lives Matter....
Trump Is The Main Reason We Won’t Have College Football
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that irony can be cruel....