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All the small things prove Bucks’ strike for Jacob Blake was not in vain
The pain from the news of charges not being filed by the Wisconsin DA against the police officers that shot Jacob Blake stemmed from how familiar it all felt. By this point, we all know that prosecutors and police work hand in hand, and it takes something truly perverse for the former to go against ...

Let the bad Giannis narratives begin!
Nothing stirs up annoying narratives like an opening night in any sport, and Giannis Antetokounpmo certainly provided them last night when the Bucks visited Boston. Giannis, who just signed a five-year supermax extension valued at $228.2M — the largest in league history — which will keep him in Milw...

NBA Should Rejoice that Giannis is the anti-LeBron
Giannis Antetokounmpo saved the NBA....

James Harden expands his trade list because he has no real leverage
James Harden wants out of the world curated just for him. ...

Bucks go on Holiday shopping spree for Giannis
Never mind that the Milwaukee Bucks are trading away draft picks in a plea for Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay, they’re also applying pressure to the rest of the Eastern Conference....

We don’t want you to have to watch the Bears either
Whenever the NFL schedule is released, we Bears fans cringe whenever there’s a national game listed. Not because the Bears’ record over history on Sunday or Monday night is pretty porous, though that’s part of it. And it’s not the slagging we’ll be in for by national analysts. We’re numb to that by ...

Bucks’ Sterling Brown becomes latest police brutality victim to receive a settlement
Now that things are starting to unwind from the 2020 presidential election, our attention to the pressing matters confronting this country can’t waver. ...

Gritty takes center stage after Trump campaign's weird Philadelphia press conference
As the Trump era begins to wind down in America, there’s still plenty of embarrassment available for everyone involved, as was shown Saturday morning when the outgoing president tweeted that his team would be holding a press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia....

World Series sure was fun last night, but good baseball it wasn't
Game 4 of the World Series had barely ended on Saturday night when the hyperbole hit, courtesy of Red Sox writer Ian Browne....

On a hot mic, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman reveal how fake the NFL’s patriotism is
The broadcast booth, like the press box, is always located in an elevated area of an arena or stadium....

Unknown fighter delivers greatest KO in UFC history, then says he'll knock Chimaev's 'bitchass' out cold
Congratulations Joaquin Buckley, you’ve just etched your name in the UFC record books, joining the greats like Anderson Silva, Jorge Masvidal, Lyoto Machida, and Rashad Evans. Soon, your spinning heel kick finish at Fight Night 179 will be played and replayed on every UFC highlight reel from now thr...

Wisconsin axes stadium voting in Milwaukee, but says it's just fine in lily-white Green Bay
This is what voter suppression looks like. ...

I Got Some Trash For all You Giannis Haters
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday (The Thursday Edition)....

Your Contractually Obligated 'Bucks Stop Here' Joke
Without Giannis, the Milwaukee Bucks always faced a mountain to keep their series going against the Miami Heat last night. So it proved, as they simply ran out of gas, weapons, and ideas and exited stage left out of the bubble in five games. It’s the second year in a row having the league’s best rec...

Against the Heat, are the Bucks Really Better Off Without Giannis?
When Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA MVP, caught a pass driving into the lane from Eric Bledsoe at the start of the second quarter of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, many thought that was a guaranteed layup....

Jimmy Buckets is About to Burst Bucks’ Bubble
Hope you enjoy this Labor Day weekend, because once it’s over, there’s a whole slew of takes on the way....

America is Finally Getting It: Poll Shows Majority Supports NBA Protests
A stunning new poll shows that Americans have had a drastic change of heart when it comes to professional athletes protesting against racial inequality. ...
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Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]
It’s been an unprecedented day in an unprecedented season....

Herschel Shills for Charlatan; The OSU Unranked! Mamba Remembered
The Atlanta Hawks’ website has a video titled “ELDRIDGE RECASNER HIGHLIGHTS,” whose description is: “Watch some of Eldridge Recasner’s best moments with the Atlanta Hawks.”...

Fernando Tatis is Defecating on Baseball’s ‘Unwritten Rules’ and it’s Spectacular
The custom of baseball, after some manager bitches about unwritten rules that he very well may have made up, is that everyone wants the whole conflict to go away as quickly as possible. You’ll hear some pregame quotes about going overboard or respecting the opponent or some other boilerplate horsesh...