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The Bubble Wrap: Barbershops, Another Birthday and Remembering Breonna
A dedicated Twitter and Instagram account, plus bored millionaires cooped up in hotel rooms has brought us to this moment, as basketball fans are turning to social media to monitor the antics of the NBA and WNBA’s bubbles....
A History of Athletes Turned Politicians
Sports and politics are two worlds that have always been intertwined. Moses Fleetwood Walker’s first game with the Toledo Blue Stockings pushed him to become the first Black player in Major League baseball — 63 years before Jackie Robinson — but that didn’t come without a hard-fought battle and push...
Brett Favre’s Audacious Thoughts on Colin Kaepernick & Pat Tillman are Lazy and Prejudiced. Kap Is Already A Hero.
White America, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Black people don’t really rock with Pat Tillman like that....
NHL Has No Clue How to Advocate for Justice
The NHL is trying to appear like it’s finally woke and boy is it awkward....
Dabo Swinney's Take On The Pandemic Is What 'Merica Wants To Hear. And That Means We Are All Doomed
In case you missed it, Dabo Swinney, the noted pandemic expert and Clemson football coach, suggested Friday that the coronavirus can be beaten into submission simply through the sheer force of America’s greatness. ...
Jaguars Edge Rusher Yannick Ngakoue Giving A MasterClass On Social Media Exit Strategy
Yannick Ngakoue is getting out of Jacksonville by any means necessary....
Steph Curry's Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci Is Exactly What The World Needed
Stephen Curry is an American hero. ...
Shenanigans: This is How Bored Athletes are Passing Time While They Can't Play Ball
The global stoppage of sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic has left many feeling the same way: bored....
It Feels Like NFLPA Railroaded Members Into Voting For Deal That Puts Them Directly On The Tracks
If you read most of the headlines Sunday evening surrounding the NFL players’ vote to approve the controversial collective bargaining agreement, you’d think all was blissful on the league’s labor front....
Eric Reid Says NFL Is Trying to Screw Disabled Former Players In New Collective Bargaining Agreement
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, presidential elections, the suspensions of the NBA and MLB seasons, and NBA players such as Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell contracting the virus, the NFL has likely never been farther from American minds. And rightfully so....
Will Muschamp Went Ballistic On "Gutless" Officials After Crucial Missed Penalty
South Carolina dropped a tough one against Florida yesterday, giving up three touchdowns to the Gators in the fourth quarter to lose 38-27. Their bid for a second straight top-ten upset unraveled in frustrating fashion, as officials seemed to miss clear penalties on two of the biggest plays of the g...
Why NFL Officiating Is Such A Shitshow Right Now
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the NFL is having officiating problems. This year’s crop of rules controversies has a little bit of everything, from inscrutable procedures and points of emphasis that seem to change on a whim to inexperience within the ranks to the role of technology and the...
A Pair Of Phantom Penalties Cost The Lions A Win In Green Bay
Sure, the Lions could have scored some more touchdowns Monday night. Their offense started hot, with a neat flea-flicker for a 66-yard gain on the first drive, and a 58-yard Matthew Stafford bomb to wideout Marvin Hall on the second. For all the opportunities in the red zone, they couldn’t get the ...
Patrick Mahomes's First Pick Of The Season Happened After A Bizarre, Sketchy Officiating Decision
With the Kansas City Chiefs leading the Texans by a touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday’s game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes drove his team to the edge of the red zone, only to throw it to Houston safety Tashaun Gipson in the end zone. However, officials flagged cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr. fo...
Joe Biden Tweets Best Recovery Wishes To Elena Delle Donne, Literally While She Is Playing In The WNBA Finals
Democratic presidential candidate and absolute spring chicken Joe Biden, who definitely has a very strong sense of what’s going on around him at all times and does not appreciate you constantly dabbing at his chin with a handkerchief, took some time out of his busy campaign schedule Sunday to wish M...
China Abruptly Pulls Away From Rockets Over Daryl Morey's Since-Deleted Hong Kong Tweet
The backlash in China to a tweet from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting Hong Kong protesters has accelerated over the weekend, now to include formal consequences. The Rockets, long one of the most popular NBA teams in China, are now seeing their foothold in the country swiftly ...
Poor Rays Sideline Reporter Keeps Getting Absolutely Soaked In Celebratory Postgame Alcohol
I suppose this is one of those good problems, but it’s still a problem! Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter Tricia Whitaker keeps getting mercilessly drenched by celebrating Rays players, who seem to view live postgame interviews as opportunities to dump truly gargantuan quantities of beer and cham...
Chris Mortensen Puts On A Clinic In Wife Appreciation Using The Combined Powers Of His Phone And Laptop
This just in: ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen is smitten ... with his wife!...
Heroic Cycling World Champion Wins After Fixing His Own Dislocated Shoulder, Only For Officials To DQ Him Over Bullshit Rule Violation
The cycling world championships have been replete with heartbreak, and today provided the coup de grâce....