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Let's predict where this batch of high-profile quarterbacks will end up next year
We are in the throes of NFL speculation season. So much so that, as I’m writing, I feel as though it’s entirely possible I will have to scrap this entire article because Russell Wilson may have been traded to the Bears. Seriously – Chicago Bears Reddit is literally tracking a private jet flight from...
College athletes: NCAA must act swiftly against states passing transgender discrimination laws
College athletes are challenging the NCAA to stand up for the rights of transgender athletes....
ESPN rediscovers the NHL
For fans my age, the soundtrack of hockey, when we get wistful, can at times still be Steve Levy and Darren Pang calling yet another multiple overtime game. Or Bill Pidto hosting NHL 2night. It was eons ago now, but when ESPN launched ESPN2 “The Deuce,” one of its main tenets was that it was to show...
Is Overtime Elite the amateur sports game changer we’ve been waiting for?
It’s probably too soon to tell, but the new paid basketball league for 16- to 18-year-olds is certainly intriguing....
Deadspin Wayback Machine: A look back at some of sports’ great relics
One of the great things about sports is the comfort that they provide. While the world is always changing, sometimes at a pace that’s hard to process, sports are largely static. If you watch a football game from 50 years ago, there certainly are differences in strategy and the size and speed of the ...
Back in the Saddle(dome) for Darryl Sutter
Nine years ago, the Kings were 13-12-4 when they fired coach Terry Murray. After four games with John Stevens behind the bench as interim coach, Los Angeles tapped Darryl Sutter, six seasons removed from his last job with the Flames, to return to the NHL and take the helm....
Bereft of JJ Watt, Texans double-down on David Johnson
Have you ever been so lost that you had no idea which way to go, so instead of making a decision, you froze up and decided to do nothing? Welcome to the 2021 offseason of the Houston Texans. ...
No, Kyrie, Kobe should not be new NBA logo because we can’t erase the rape case
There is nothing wrong with the NBA’s logo. It’s timeless, smooth, and instantly identifiable....
Revisiting the 15 bizarre Super Bowl prop bets from last week
Last week, Deadspin published it’s 15 bizarre Super Bowl Prop bets to bank on. Today we want to figure out how we did....
Which teams went 0-4 in the Super Bowl?
The Minnesota Vikings are the super failures you never hear about (thanks a lot, Buffalo). Like the Bills, the Vikings also lost four Super Bowls — but over the course of eight years, not four....
These teams have never been to a Super Bowl, but how close did they get?
There are 12 teams who have never won a Super Bowl — and four of them haven’t even been to the big game....
Bill Belichick backpedaled into right decision on top of a soapbox he’s never used
It has come to Bill Belichick’s attention that he will not be getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday at the White House....
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Bill Belichick has some integrity, turns down Trump’s Medal of Freedom [Updated]
Updated on Jan. 11, 2021 at 7:45 p.m. EST: Several hours after posting this column, Bill Belichick released a statement saying he will not accept the Medal of Freedom offered by Donald Trump. You can read Belichick’s statement in the tweet below from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Beneath that is our origina...
Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Wild Card picks you can bank on: Day 1
Are you ready for some self-imposed quarantine football? You have two straight days of NFL triple headers. Stop pretending you’ll leave the couch....
Everything is terrible, so here’s the Bills dancing to ‘U Can’t Touch This’
In a search for joy and levity in light of recent events, I present to you a video of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills dancing to MC Hammer. ...
Terrorists take over Capitol and athletes wonder what would happen if they were Black
As domestic terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol in a coup attempt on Wednesday, the world was glued to screens watching the drama unfold. That includes the sports world, as athletes past and present had takes on what was going on....
The sports figures we've lost in 2021
Here’s a look at the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2021....
Patriots are on to losing, and Bill Belichick has no idea how to do that anymore
Bill Belichick is very good at winning. It’s essentially all he’s done over the past two decades with the Patriots. Now that Brady has left town and the Patriots aren’t winning, Belichick is in unfamiliar — and uncomfortable — territory....
2020 Idiot of the Year: The void beckons with Novak Djokovic, Ron DeSantis, and Jason Whitlock's stupid hat
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
Last time Patriots missed playoffs, Flo Rida and T-Pain were rapping about Apple Bottom Jeans
The Patriots have officially been eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to Miami on Sunday. ...