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Protesters Call for Justice for Breonna Taylor at Kentucky Derby, Clash With Counter Protests
The world’s most famous horse race has taken a backseat this weekend....
If Giannis is Bounced from The Bubble, it's Time to get the Buck Out of Milwaukee
Time is up for Milwaukee....
Kirk Herbstreit Breaks Down as He Tells White Players, ‘We Gotta Do Better’
In the 2020 version of College GameDay, we see Kirk Herbstreit broke down in tears, and Lee Corso, working remotely surrounded by cardboard cutouts of his colleagues, said college football should not be played due to COVID-19 concerns....
With Deshaun Watson’s $177M Deal, Black QBs are the Face of the NFL
Pat Mahomes received his bank-breaking contract earlier this summer, so we knew it was a matter of time before Houston’s Deshaun Watson had the Brinks trucks rolled out for him....
Jimmy Buckets is About to Burst Bucks’ Bubble
Hope you enjoy this Labor Day weekend, because once it’s over, there’s a whole slew of takes on the way....
Who is the Wrestler Trump & Dana White are Trying to Save from Execution in Iran?
Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was given two death sentences by the Iranian government after participating in a protest over economic and political struggles in the nation back in 2018....
Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now: Messi Flip-Flops
All that drama about Lionel Messi telling Barcelona he wanted to leave? Yeah, he’s not leaving....
Westbrook and Harden Can Shed Choker Label vs. Lakers
Russell Westbrook and James Harden will be playing in the most important playoff series of their careers tonight....
Radio Scrotum Booted From Air After We Reported On His ‘NBA Players Can’t Read’ Rant
After a Deadspin story last week on sports-talk troglodyte Tony Bruno’s racist claim that most professional basketball players are illiterate, national broadcaster Sports Map Radio has dropped his evening program, the network confirmed Friday. SiriusXM has also reportedly yanked his boring afternoon...
The Stadium Betting Experience Is Here, Now It Just Needs People
It’s taken two-and-a-half years for sports gambling to clear the Supreme Court hurdle to actually arriving in arenas and stadiums where the games people play are housed. But we’re there. ...
The Raptors and Celtics Would Have It Be Such an End ...
It probably won’t be the basketball that will be remembered about this Orlando bubble to finish the 2019-2020 season, and rightly so. That doesn’t mean some of the teams and players aren’t going to try. The Celtics and Raptors engaged in an absolute bonkers ending to Game 3, and when it was all said...
Contrasting Aroldis Chapman with Tom Seaver, Who Never Threw at Anyone’s Head
A hundred years ago, on Aug. 16, 1920, Ray Chapman was killed by a pitch....
NFL's 'Social Justice' Program Won't Make a Difference Until Players Push Harder
Throughout the summer, athletes across the sports spectrum have expressed their viewpoints on issues disproportionately harming the Black community....
The Steve Nash Hire Isn't About White Privilege
Context, reasoning, and facts don’t exist anymore. They’ve been replaced by a lack of information and emotional overreactions....
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The NCAA, Just Your Average Billion-Dollar Charity, Needs Its Free Labor Back
NCAA President Mark Emmert has a base salary of something like $2.3 million. In 2017, he made $3.9 million. In 2018, he dropped off to $2.7 million....
My Son Is Also Named Dort: The Game 7 That Wouldn't End Because Refs Ref It Up
It was another primetime night for the NBA in Orlando, and generally their worst nightmare is when the refs hijack such an occasion. NBA refs can never decide if they want to be the show or not, and the indecision tends to just make it worse (credit the other sports arbiters for knowing exactly what...
Hearts Shatter Across Baseball Over Loss of Tom Terrific — Mine Included
The darkest day of my youth was the day the Mets traded Tom Seaver....
Football is the Perfect Reflection of America — That’s Not a Good Thing
They told us that sports were a reward for a functioning society. ...
You REALLY Don’t Want Vin Scully On Twitter
It’s rare that Twitter lights up in positivity, aside from baseball writers getting wind of a new Springsteen album. It’s a hellscape for the damned, and we’ve known that forever. But there is no dark space filled with the most vile evil that light cannot penetrate. U2 has a good song and a half som...