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Dan Snyder believes he’s being extorted by Dwight Schar, one of the team’s minority owners....
Budweiser celebrates Messi by shipping bad beer to every goalie he’s beaten
Lionel Messi has driven many a goalkeeper to drink over the course of his legendary career. Now, all the more so....
James Harden must drag Hakeem Olajuwon’s retired jersey around the parking lot next
James Harden’s diet Eyes Wide Shut evening netted him a $50K fine, which he’ll barely notice. What’s really important here is it’s a continuing pattern of Harden trying to alienate anyone associated with the Rockets so that they’ll trade him for office-candy-on-the-dollar instead of the fifty cents ...
Let the bad Giannis narratives begin!
Nothing stirs up annoying narratives like an opening night in any sport, and Giannis Antetokounpmo certainly provided them last night when the Bucks visited Boston. Giannis, who just signed a five-year supermax extension valued at $228.2M — the largest in league history — which will keep him in Milw...
Bringing in rapper Big Sean shows Pistons looking to win headlines, not games
This has nothing to do with Detroit rapper Big Sean....
Hark, fantasy football championship contender: Vanquish your final foe with these picks
Championship Week is finally here, bringing with it the bittersweet, melancholy knowledge that fantasy football is coming to a close. Kinda sucks, not going to lie. However, if you made your championship matchup, allow me to firstly give you a hearty “congratulations.” This year has been absolutely ...
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Rockets' season opener vs. Thunder postponed due to COVID concerns [Updated]
Updated on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at 5:30 p.m: The Houston Rockets saw their season opener with the Thunder tonight postponed just hours before tip-off because of COVID contact tracing connected to rookie Kenyon Martin Jr., according to reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets do not h...
James Harden fined, not suspended, for 'not a strip club' maskless video
This story was updated on Wednesday, December 23 at 7:33 p.m....
Where is the best daily fantasy value on the first full NBA slate?
Last night only featured two games to choose from, but tonight, the other 26 NBA teams will be in action. This means it will be more comfortable in some ways and more difficult in others to set your daily fantasy lineups. We’ll embark on this journey together like Ash and Pikachu. ...
2020 Idiot of the Year: Deeper into the abyss with Dwayne Haskins, Lou Holtz, and Trevor Bauer
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
The NBA is back, sans bubble, but still feels like a dress rehearsal for normal times
The NBA returned last night, and there was relief in most circles that the daily rhythm of sports will return with it. Since the Dodgers recorded the final out of the World Series, essentially the work week has been blank, at least for professional sports. We’re used to moving from baseball’s climax...
KD & Kyrie make statement in season opener
It’s hard not to get caught up in the hype when the hype surpasses…the hype....
Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with acute myocarditis: Report
Keyontae Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, a heart inflammation, according to The Gainesville Sun....
NBA Gambling Guide/Futures Bets to Make for the 2020-21 Season
For the first time in nine years, the NBA is rolling out its regular season with a late-December start date. Obviously, the current instance is sparked by far different circumstances than the lockout of 2011....
Dwayne Hask... umm, nope, James Harden now ... caught maskless with strippers, trade in jeopardy
Ed. note: You may have caught our story earlier today on Dwayne Haskins being a dipshit....
Remembering 'Bowl Durham' & Pearl Harbor: Last time Rose Bowl was held outside Pasadena
Back in March, the NCAA Tournament was just days away from tipping off when COVID-19 took hold in America and turned 2020 upside down, taking with it, among other things, college basketball’s championship....
Dan Mullen continues to screw pooch at Florida with recruiting violations
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators have been tripping over themselves all season, so it’s only fitting that their 2020 campaign ends with more embarrassment. ...
Yah’s and Nah’s: Steph Curry and other daily fantasy picks for NBA opening night
We’ve made it to NBA Opening Night, which routinely hosts some of the more theatrically inclined NBA games of the season. Tonight doesn’t disappoint, with the Brooklyn Nets facing the Golden State Warriors at 7 p.m. EST, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers main eventing three hours later....
Deadspin's 2020-21 NBA Preview — Northwest Division: About Dame time for these teams to blossom
The Northwest Division is an intriguing cluster of teams that are always the groomsmen and never the grooms. Or something. There’s a lot of talent, a few ascending rosters, and some teams looking to finally get over the hump and make a run at the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Denver and Portland have each m...