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The outpouring of love continues for the late Brodie Lee, whose tribute show was a tearjerker
It’s Thursday, you know what that means....

Wisconsin’s QB didn’t drop the Mayo Bowl trophy, the cheap-ass thing broke in his hand
It was a disappointing Mayo Bowl this year, with neither team running a spread offense. But Wisconsin whipped Wake Forest 42-28 on Wednesday, setting the stage for what I believe to be a great lie perpetrated by the trophy-industrial complex. In a moment of postgame jubilation, as victorious QB Grah...

Terrell Owens brings Hall of Fame level of pettiness to beef with Donovan McNabb
If we live in a world where pettiness is truly an art form, Terrell Owens might be Picasso....

The NBA was drunk during Week One
The setup was perfect and there were storylines galore. But somehow, that excitement quickly turned to madness, as Week One of the 2020-2021 NBA season was insane....

Najee Harris shouts out Megan Rapinoe in Rose Bowl presser
“I guess you could say not too many males will say they look up to a woman nowadays,” University of Alabama star running back Najee Harris said at a Rose Bowl press conference. “But I really look up to her for what she does outside of sports.”...

NBA Daily Fantasy Yah’s & Nah’s: Luka or Giannis call highlights night of killer matchups
Just five games today, but we’ll make it work. Let’s not waste any time because shit is about to get weird. Today’s unhelpful advice begins in Texas....

Idiot of the Year #5: Justin Turner, compulsive exacerbator
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

Johnny Manziel to join bold, bizarre spring football league where fans pick the plays
This week Johnny Manziel told ESPN that he intends to play in Fan Controlled Football, a new 7-on-7 spring football league that kicks off in February....

Idiot of the Year #6: Dabo Swinney, brainless molder of young minds
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to get paid in Bitcoin
Carolina Panthers tackle Russell Okung will have his $13 million salary split this year. $6.5 million in U.S. currency, $6.5 million in crypto....

If ‘small-market’ teams like the Cubs can't make it, what hope is there?
If this is the reality of baseball, then something about the system needs to change. Trades of top talent for prospects are nothing new in the game, of course, but you don’t expect to see the teams giving up on frontline starting pitchers to be making those trades when they’re in the middle of a win...

Patriots are on to losing, and Bill Belichick has no idea how to do that anymore
Bill Belichick is very good at winning. It’s essentially all he’s done over the past two decades with the Patriots. Now that Brady has left town and the Patriots aren’t winning, Belichick is in unfamiliar — and uncomfortable — territory....

Idiot of the Year #7: Roger Goodell, perpetrator of a dumb, greedy farce
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

Reporter, offended by disrespect of fishing acquaintance Nick Saban, pens gushy screed
Promoting elitism is never a good idea, especially when it’s cloaked in stupidity....

Booger McFarland was loud, and wrong, about young Black NFL players
Blaming the many for the mistakes of the few is never a good look....

Daily Fantasy Yah’s & Nah’s: What do we do with Jayson Tatum, Tyler Herro, and RJ Barrett?
Massive slate of NBA games today to choose from as we continue to try making a dollar out of 15 cents all season long. We’re all ultimately guessing, right? Let’s begin in Denver....

Idiot of the Year #8: Rob Manfred, the man who sold the world
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

Tampa Bay doesn’t deserve to have an MLB team
Let’s call it Exhibit A....

Blake Snell headed to team actively trying to win, for a change
Game 6 of the World Series saw a former Cy Young-winning pitcher get yanked after 5 ⅓ shutout innings, after logging nine strikeouts, and after giving up only two hits on only 73 pitches. That pitcher was Blake Snell, whose visible fury when getting pulled from the game was easily palpable. Two mont...

‘Mask Madness’ is NCAA’s latest reminder of just how greedy and awful it is
In case you forgot. In the event you needed a reminder. The NCAA will stop at nothing to capitalize on the sacred American dollar during a worldwide pandemic that is even tearing through its own organization....