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NWSL dramatically expands TV audience as women’s sports leagues see viewership growth

When we talk about “sports ratings” being down, let’s start adding a “men’s” before the phrase....

Horrible turtle man Mitch McConnell has never done a damn thing worth being ‘proud of’

After getting Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to the Supreme Court on Monday, Mitch McConnell went to the Senate floor to spike the political football that he’d gotten over the goal line, locking in a 6-3 conservative majority on the highest court in the land....

Braves run and stumble their way out of the NLCS

Even a make-believe or mutated season can make for memories that will haunt for years. As the Braves and their fans stew over yet another playoff flameout (the Braves may have to join the A’s and Twins on the playoff-banned list), they’ll look back at the 2nd inning of Game 6 and the 4th inning of G...

European soccer isn’t clear of Coronavirus either

It was likely that at some point last spring or over the summer, all the North American sports that were so desperate to return looked at European’s soccer reemergence in May and June, and figured if they could do it, we should too. Of course, everyone on this side of the Atlantic ignored the ways i...

Sergino Dest’s move to Barcelona continues the Yanks’ storming of the castle

It wasn’t that many years ago that the push from a large swath of US Men’s National Team observers was to get more players out of MLS and to Europe. ...

Gareth Bale and Tottenham Deserve Each Other

It can be startling to remember that Gareth Bale has only been something of a punchline for two seasons. And we should all be so lucky to be considered a joke when making over $37 million per year to live in Madrid and not do a whole bunch. We’d all accept a pretty healthy share of laughs at our exp...

Brett Favre Ignores NFL Mask Rules While on TV Assignment for NFL

Brett Favre’s surprise visit to Tampa Bay on Sunday sparked controversy around the football world....

Everyone Is Getting Hurt (Including Saquon Barkley, With Torn ACL) [Updated Some More]

Update (4:00 PM Eastern) - CBS has confirmed Saquon Barkley’s injury as an ACL tear. The team says he will be further evaluated tomorrow in New York, but this is very, very bad for the Giants....

Sunday Scaries: The NFL Week 2 Bets You Should Avoid

Gambling is a risk. And with risk comes reward… or bankruptcy. ...

Let's Enjoy the Celtics' Implosion. Plus, the Yankees Continue Hitting Homers Like Crazy

The Celtics’ season is going down the toilet....

You Can throw Tom Brady Out With the Trash

It’s Trash Talking Tuesday and today I’m trashing Bucs’ QB Tom Brady....

Dallas Is Mediocre, Tom Brady Is Old, and the Eagles Are Folding: Our Sunday Takeaways

The NFL season is here....

Fans Being Racist Is Nothing New

For as long as we can remember, sports fans have been on the wrong side of history....

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, NFC South: All Eyes on Tompa Bay & Brees’ Last Stand

Outside of Tom Brady stunning the sports world by joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFC South will be a key watch for plenty of other reasons....

Welcome to the Same Old NFL, Where 41-Year-Old Josh McCown Has a Job and Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t

Another NFL season is about to start on Thursday, the fourth without Colin Kaepernick....

Christen Press and Tobin Heath are the Latest to Head for Blighty

It might seem like an exodus, and it sort of is. If reports are true, then Christen Press and Tobin Heath will become the third and fourth members of the World Cup-winning US Women’s squad to head for England’s WSL this season. ...

U.S. Soccer Could Learn Something from England and [Checks Notes] Brazil (!) on Equal Pay

Pep Guardiola Overthought It Again and City Are Out on Their Ass

We’ve all had to deal with a lot of our rites of spring being moved to another location on the calendar or lost to the pandemic altogether. Opening Day, Memorial Day blockbuster movies, Derby parties, all of these and more were lost or moved to an unfamiliar spot in life’s routine. Oh, and Pep Guard...

Trump Is The Main Reason We Won’t Have College Football

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that irony can be cruel....

Sarri’s Not Enough: Juventus Boots Manager as Champions League Drought Continues

It is strange for a club to fire its manager after winning the league. It’s not unheard of, as Real Madrid once fired Vicente Del Bosque after he’d won both the Champions League and La Liga twice, but it’s still strange. To do it in two consecutive years however suggests a nutty desperation, a flail...