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Caylin Newton Follows In Cam's Footsteps With Transfer To Auburn
If college football actually happens as planned, Auburn will be must-watch television, even before the season starts officially in August....

Since Half Of NFL Fans Are Women, How 'bout Putting One In The Booth For 'Monday Night Football'?
Want to see a sexist NFL fan’s head explode? Mention that nearly half the NFL’s audience is made up of women....

With No Other Live Sports to Watch, Will NASCAR’s Return Ignite A Viewership Boom?
On February 18, 1979, many Americans were confined to their homes and glued to their TVs. On that day, a snowstorm covered the east coast and kept many indoors. Confined and bored, millions tuned into the main sports program for the day: The Daytona 500...

Rooney and Agent Scurry To Deny James Harrison's Claim That Coach Mike Tomlin Gave Him A Bounty For Concussion-Causing Hit
It’s no secret that the NFL has been struggling to find solutions to players’ safety....

Promoter Bob Arum: I’d Back A Tyson Vs. Fury Bout … For Charity
Is the world ready for Tyson versus Tyson?...

Sports To ‘Boost National Morale’? Bollocks, Says Premier League’s Danny Rose. ‘People’s Lives Are At Risk’
Danny Rose is not down with Boris Johnson’s shenanigans....

COVID-19 Reveals Tennis Class War Bubbling To The Surface
You’ll never believe this, but there’s classism present in professional tennis. Who could have ever guessed? It appears some players look longingly at Major League Baseball, and aim to bus-toss those players outside the very highest echelon of the sport for their own good. And as it always seems to ...

‘His Only Crime: Running While Black’ — Anquan Boldin, Players Coalition Call On AG Barr To Take Up Arbery Murder Case
Players Coalition founder Anquan Boldin, along with 62 current and former professional athletes — including Tom Brady — sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, asking for the Justice Department to investigate Ahmaud Arbery’s death, citing decades-long ties between law enforcement and Ar...

Brett Favre, Tied To 'Egregious Misspending' In Mississippi Boondoggle, Set To Pay Back $1.1M
Brett Favre holds his share of dubious records, such as the most interceptions, most fumbles, and most times sacked in NFL history. Now he has another, although it’s not his alone....

The Coolest Bo Jackson Story You’ve Never Heard Before
You’ve seen the commercials, you’ve seen the 30 for 30 — “You Don’t Know Bo.” But here’s a story about Bo Jackson you’ve never heard....

Scott Boras And His Normalcy Can Both Get The Hell Out Of Here
The melding of one person and one institution each so galactically up their own asses to have quite possibly come around again that is Scott Boras penning an op-ed in The New York Times is so perfect I might vomit up my own scrotum. I can’t believe it didn’t happen until now, honestly....

The KBO Will Save Us All. Or At Least Give Us Something To Do. Here's What You Need To Know
Earlier today, ESPN announced that it will be showing one KBO, the Korean Baseball Organization, game per day after reaching an agreement with the league. Which means that there will be live baseball to watch. In the middle of the night. Which might lead some of you to ask who would bother to watch ...

We'll Never See A Career Like Shula's Again In The NFL
I had to be reminded that Don Shula coached the Baltimore Colts once upon a time. It started before the Super Bowl era. And his most-known accomplishment there was losing to Joe Namath’s side-burned and overrated ass. And really, Shula’s legacy will be that he was “there.” Much like a baseball seaso...

Isolated Queens Blitz Their Way Into The Twitch Spotlight
If there’s one sport that might benefit from everyone being trapped at home, it’s chess....

Imagine An Entire Super Bowl Crowd Dying. Jared Kushner Calls That 'A Great Success'
It’s easy to make jokes at Jared Kushner’s expense, and he truly deserves every last bit of mockery he gets. You also don’t have to look far to find clever takedowns of a man who has spent his entire life failing upward, including multiple plum White House assignments owing to the fact that he’s mar...

I Hate To Say It, But Isiah Thomas Was Right
I don’t need to be a Chicagoan to hate Isiah Thomas, but it helps....

The Last Dance Episodes 3 & 4: The Bad Boys, The Migraine & The Making Of Michael
Not one, not two, but three....

In A Shocking Video Game Twist, Classic Tecmo Bowl Isn't All About Bo
So far, the Deadspin Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club has been about seeing what Nintendo games hold up after all these years, while playing them on a Web-based emulator. This time, it’s a little different....

Red Sox Owner's Paper Says Cheating Really Didn't Help ... Uh, OK
The Red Sox got away with cheating their way to a World Series victory in 2018, as Major League Baseball announced this week that Boston’s only sanctions for illegal sign-stealing methods would be a two-year suspension for a video replay system operator and the loss of a second-round draft pick....

MLB Sends Clear Message: Go Ahead, Cheat Your Ass Off
Major League Baseball finally concluded its investigation into the 2018 Boston Red Sox sign-stealing their way to a world championship, and Rob Manfred brought down the hammer on one of baseball’s marquee franchises....