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38-year-old Anderson Varejão, who’s been getting paid by the Portland Trail Blazers, is returning to the NBA
Remember Anderson Varejão? ...
LeBron returns just in time for the Lakers to be good again… just not yet
After suffering a high-ankle sprain on March 20, LeBron James returned last night to help the Lakers defeat the struggling Sacramento Kings… except, they didn’t....
Jayson Tatum scores 60 in epic comeback over Spurs
It’s been a long, eventful year for Jayson Tatum. There was a bout with COVID-19, and Tatum, a healthy, 23-year-old superstar athlete, needed an inhaler before games....
We really need to discuss Kevin Porter Jr.’s 50-point & 10-assist game
Of the 12 50-point NBA games this season, only three have come with 10 assists, and here’s the list:...
Jed York sets himself up to dodge blame if 49ers draft goes sideways
I thought I was done talking about the Niners’ No 3. overall pick, and I bet you did too, but this is hilarious. Apparently, we’re not the only ones that have no idea what’s going to happen with that pivotal pick....
The Mavericks have time to figure out what a Luka-KP led contender looks like, or if one even can
When Googling the phrase “Dončić Porzingis,” the first hits all direct you to stories about their relationship, chemistry, and beef. [As of this writing, at least.] That’s not to say there’s friction between the current two Dallas Mavericks cornerstones, but rather, the outside hunger for there to b...
Max Kellerman's softball chat with Jake Paul is an example of how not to interview an “athlete” accused of sexual assault
Look, I don’t know why Max Kellerman is interviewing Jake Paul. I get that he’s an aspiring fake boxer like his brother, Logan Paul, and that the most dangerous place in America is between either Paul brother and a camera. I’m not even going to get into the whole “are the Paul brothers good for boxi...
It was free poster night in the NBA
Your favorite sports team probably has a few annual events on their calendar. There’s free hat night, military appreciation night, pride night, Hawaiian shirt night, Tinder night (yes, actually), Star Wars night, and so on....
Please, for the love of all that is good, don’t let this DFA be the end of the ageless Óliver Pérez’s career
People have said, “Wow, I can’t believe Óliver Pérez is still pitching,” for what has felt like every year for the past decade. ...
The NBA fined Kevin Porter Jr. for potentially saving Sterling Brown’s life
“Family on three. 1-2-3, FAMILY!”...
The Washington Wizards could be the East’s most dangerous play-in team
Before Monday’s 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Washington Wizards had won eight straight games. They were 19-33 before that winning streak and had little-to-no business being involved in the discussion we’re about to have....
Another barrier broken as Jesse Marsch looks set to replace Julian Nagelsmann
It’s Red Bull/Bundesliga manager tilt-a-whirl! Watch it spin! Where it stops...well, we actually have some idea. And where it stops provides yet another landmark for Americans in European soccer, this time the first Yank to manage in the Bundesliga. ...
SEE IT!!! Christian Pulisic becomes first American to score in Champions League semifinal
Christian Pulisic became the first American to score in a Champions League semifinal, and went some way to giving himself the opportunity to be the first American to appear in a Champions League Final by giving Chelsea an away goal in a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid....
Who wants to tell them?
It’s always worth a laugh, if it weren’t so infuriating, when an organization like the Chicago Blackhawks gets backed into a corner like this:...
When it comes to star athletes and sexual assault, don’t listen to the guys with an agenda
It was 8 years ago now that I wrote about my own sexual assault for a site I had only recently starting reading, called Deadspin. My purpose in writing it wasn’t to gain sympathy, or to “play the victim card” — the go-to insult a certain segment of Twitter pulls out every time a woman shares any kin...
Chris Paul is the MVP this season, don’t be stupid
CP3 should be the MVP this season....
Last call for Cincy bar owner refusing to show NBA games because of LeBron's activism
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Cincinnati bar owner refusing to show NBA games because LeBron James won’t just shut up and dribble.Athletes have the same rights as all citizens to standup and speak out against the ills of this country....
Derek Chauvin’s conviction wasn’t progress, and silence from white athletes about Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, Ma’Kiah Bryant, and Andrew Brown Jr. proves it
Welp, here we go again. Yet another video of the police using a person of color as target practice is devastating a community and Black America. But this time, I want you to pay attention to who you don’t see or hear from, which are white athletes. ...
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Fake Chargers draft tweet fools social media [UPDATED]
It’s April, and there’s still time to be fooled....
Warriors announcers blatantly disrespect Steph Curry after rare defensive play
I don’t know if there has ever been a more disrespectful indictment of Steph Curry’s defensive abilities than what happened last night in a game against Sacramento....