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Jon Gruden won't keep the damn mask on

Week by week, NFL coaches are learning to wear (or defog) their face shields and have mostly been keeping their masks on. But one head coach remains especially careless when it comes to covering his face....

by Julie DiCaro|We're all gonna die

|10/05/2020

LSU forgets that COVID still exists and decides to get rid of CDC wellness checks at games

LSU announced that it will ditch CDC medical wellness checks as a requirement for entry to their stadium on game days, encouraging fans to administer their own self-assessment prior to going to Tigers games in order to thwart the spread of the deadly virus....

by Donovan Dooley|we're all going to die

|10/05/2020

The President is hospitalized with COVID-19 and the SMU student section still doesn't get it

This isn’t working, and it’s hard to say what will....

by Jesse Spector|we're all going to die

|10/04/2020

Cam Newton, three more Titans, and Saints player test positive for COVID-19, throwing NFL into turmoil [UPDATED]

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported Saturday morning, sending an already messy NFL Week 4 into chaotic overdrive....

by Donovan Dooley|we're all going to die

|10/03/2020

Like so many others, Notre Dame President Father Jenkins flouted COVID-19 until he got it

Hindsight is 20/20. Lack of foresight is 2020....

by Jesse Spector|we're all going to die

|10/02/2020

Sports, lies & COVID-19: A White House history after Trump tests positive

Donald Trump has coronavirus. Who could’ve seen it coming?...

by Jesse Spector|Donald Trump

|10/02/2020

Titans-Steelers game rescheduled for later in the season as more test positive

The week 4 matchup between the Titans and the Steelers will be rescheduled for later in the season, according to the NFL....

by Donovan Dooley|global pandemic

|10/01/2020

Martina Navratilova talks COVID and the French Open with Deadspin

Prior to the start of the French Open, Deadspin’s Julie DiCaro and Jane McManus sat down with tennis icon Martina Navratilova about a wide range of issues, including social and racial justice, the U.S. and French Opens, and whether America should even playing sports in the midst of a global pandemic...

by Julie DiCaro|MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

|09/30/2020

Chaos breaks out in NFL as three Titans test positive

The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings have both suspended in-person club activities following the discovery of eight positive COVID tests in the Titans organization....

by Donovan Dooley|covid-19

|09/29/2020

Even after postponement last week, Notre Dame football announces <em>more</em> COVID infections

Are you surprised that college campuses are becoming hot spots for a deadly disease which in turn is infecting football teams, causing them to shut down and postpone games?...

by Dustin Foote|college football

|09/29/2020

What is even happening on Jon Gruden’s face?

Jon Gruden was fined $100,000 for wearing his mask during last week’s Monday night game — how will the league respond to whatever this is?...

by Dustin Foote|jon gruden

|09/27/2020

Chiefs Deploy 'New Technology' for Andy Reid's Foggy Face Shield

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid will be rocking his famous COVID-19 protective face shield again in week 2 against the Chargers. ...

by Donovan Dooley|Vapor Lock

|09/20/2020

COVID is Nothing More Than a Teaser for ESPN

If you tune into ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” for any other reason than to watch a bunch of old guys laugh uncomfortably or stand around screens they don’t entirely understand how to work, then I assume it’s for information. Who’s injured, who’s being replaced as a starter, who got caught putting t...

by Sam Fels|we're all going to die

|09/20/2020

Hey Big Ten, How About Daily COVID Testing for My Kid?

Well, the Big Ten finally cracked....

by Julie DiCaro|we're all going to die

|09/16/2020

Six Months After Rudy Gobert, 2020 is an Ever-Worsening Hellscape

The six-month mark came and went with hardly any notice, but it did come and go. It’s now been more than half a year since Rudy Gobert, days after jokingly touching all the microphones at a press conference, tested positive for COVID-19 and effectively shut down the sports world....

by Jesse Spector|covid-19

|09/15/2020