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Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Cleveland Browns<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Report: LeBron James Signs Tyronn Lue To An Extension
According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tyronn Lue to a five-year extension to serve as head coach....
NFL Reinstates Josh Gordon, Also Suspends Him Four Games
The NFL announced today that it will reinstate Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon. The league also said that Gordon will be suspended for the first four games of this season....
A New Episode Of "Food on Franklin," A Cult Favorite Of The Podcast Set
Both existing fans and new listeners of the much-discussed podcast “Food on Franklin” will be pleased to learn that a new episode is now available online. ...
Fox Sports Writer Says Network Pulled Column To Avoid Offending The UFC (UPDATE)
After it was revealed that USADA flagged Brock Lesnar for a doping violation in a sample taken 11 days before his UFC 200 fight against Mark Hunt, Fox Sports writer Elias Cepeda penned a column criticizing the USADA and the UFC because the positive test wasn’t revealed until six days after the fight...
Brock Lesnar Flagged For Anti-Doping Violation
Brock Lesnar has been flagged by USADA for a doping violation related to a sample taken June 28, less than two weeks before the UFC and WWE star defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200....
Broncos Sign Von Miller For $70 Million Guaranteed
If you go by the total numbers, the contract Von Miller just signed with the Denver Broncos—six years for $114.5 million—is exactly the same as the one he turned down a month ago. But as we all know, the only number that matters in NFL contracts is the guaranteed dollars....
LeBron, Carmelo, Wade, CP3 Open ESPYs With Statement On Gun Violence
The members of the infamous Banana Boat crew have been a few of the most politically vocal major athletes of their generation. Back in 2012 LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat in wearing hoodies in protest of Trayvon Martin’s death, and last weekend Carmelo Anthony used Instagram to call...
Police Union Threatens Not To Work Browns Games Over Anti-Cop Instagram Post
In response to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posted a drawing of a police officer getting his throat slit on his Instagram account:...
Did Brock Lesnar Really Suplex An NFL Player To Avenge Daunte Culpepper?
Brock Lesnar returned to the UFC to fight Mark Hunt this weekend, which was as good of a reason as any to dredge up an old, apparently apocryphal story from Lesnar’s brief NFL days. Vikings.com used the fight as a peg to recall a Nate Burleson story about how, when Lesnar was trying out for the Viki...
UFC 200 Is Still The Best Card Of The Year
All the old knocks still apply. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a corrupt, exploitative brand in a corrupt, exploitative sport. It functions in large part to enrich the egos and bank accounts of people lacking for neither, and it does so belligerently. At the moment it’s a business that may or...
U.S. Olympic Committee Tells Oiselle To Delete Social Media Posts, Ignores Others
The trouble started for Kate Grace, winner of the U.S. Olympic Trials 800 meters, and her sponsor, apparel company Oiselle, when Oiselle posted these photos on their Instagram account. ...
The Butterfly Effect Of Draymond Green's Nutshots
On his latest podcast, The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed how Kevin Durant’s former Thunder teammates felt about his relationship with Warriors nut-decimator Draymond Green, who had reportedly been recruiting Durant all last season....
ESPN Interrupts Wimbledon Coverage To Let Stephen A. Smith Destroy Chris Broussard
Today Serena Williams beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-0 with a blistering nuclear warhead of a second set, but that destruction pales in comparison to the wasteland of Chris Broussard left by one Stephen A. Smith as they debated Kevin Durant’s signing with the Golden State Warriors....
Jeremy Lin Signs With The Nets, And That's Cool For Everyone
Are you ready for the return of Linsanity? Are you ready for... BrookLinsanity?! Sorry. I’m sorry....
LeBron James Will Be A Free Agent Again
For the third straight summer, LeBron James is a free agent, free and clear to sign with whichever team he wants. And for the third straight summer, James is going to sign with the Cavaliers....
Johnny Manziel's Father On "Druggie" Son: "I Hope He Goes To Jail"
Johnny Manziel’s father Paul told ESPN tonight that the former Browns quarterback is a “druggie” who “needs help” and that he hoped his son would go to jail....
Here's How The First Round Of The 2016 NBA Draft Shook Out
The 2016 NBA Draft proceeded in a calm, orderly fashion for most of the evening, with only one big trade coming down the pipeline, and the chaos that was promised this year (like the chaos that gets promised every year) mostly amounted to teams staring each other down then doing nothing (as they do ...