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IDIOT OF THE YEAR: More dumbasses (Nos. 20-11)WHY? Why must professional athletics function as such a powerful magnet for stupid, impetuous people? Ugh....

IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Defending Trevor Bauer is never a good lookHello there, esteemed reader, and welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH, the world-renowned series in which we mostly just make fun of Aaron Rodgers every few weeks. (Hi, Tom Laforgia!)...

Rodney Harrison and Donte Whitner are why sports needs more journalists on TVLess than two months ago, four former athletes, a white female pseudo-reporter, and a rapper were announced as the new co-hosts of a worsening sports morning show. It was an example of how networks, and viewers, have incorrectly become obsessed with the idea that more athletes/coaches serve these br...

Skip Bayless’ new <i>Undisputed</i> co-hosts mean more ex-athletes replacing journalists

Screaming and arguing are in. Context and nuance are out. And over at FS1, the decibel levels just got louder, while the conversations just got dumber....

Clay Travis is using a school shooting to promote transphobia

The reality of this world is that everyone with influence is not going to treat it with the respect that they should. Influence is a form of power. Of the many lessons I’ve learned in ⅓ of a century on this planet is that when people finally grasp a bit of power, many of them have only two goals: To...

Kevin Garnett compared Steph Curry to Michael Jordan and the NBA universe almost exploded

Transcendent athletes are the rarest of birds. Blue-Eyed Golden Doves, if you will....

Sorry LaMelo fans, but he shouldn’t be Rookie of the Year

If LaMelo Ball wins the NBA Rookie of the Year, it won’t be because of his body of work....

Chris Broussard Gets In His Car, Loudly Defends Himself From Kevin Durant

At some point on Wednesday, as nationwide support for the meteor intensified, Fox Sports scoopster Chris Broussard balanced his phone on the dashboard of his car and defended himself from Kevin Durant’s attacks on his credibility. At the end of the day, this is about ethics in pettiness....