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An Open Letter to MLB America: Embrace the 2020 Season, Be All In
Don’t listen to them....
And Now, the Winner of Deadspin’s Inaugural Arena Anthem Death Match
They are the champions, my friends ......
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Trey Songz Exposed a Horrific Incident of Racist Bullying Among the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Squad [UPDATED]
Charismatic singer Trey Songz, who uses his platform to get other stars to do charitable work with the “Feed Your City” challenge, shared the story of Yahne Coleman, a young Black woman who joined the Sixers’ dance team around 2010. She said she suffered abuse at the hands of her teammates, stating ...
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! The Mets are still paying $1.19M each year to a guy who retired decades ago
July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn’t set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It’s a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to ...
‘I Pray a Player Doesn’t Die’: Virus Will Grind College Football Season to Tragic Halt, Watchdog Says
Ramogi Huma has had a front row seat to coercive physical, psychological and sexual abuse that takes place at the hands of college athletic departments and the NCAA. ...
Ian Desmond, Baseball, and Living in Someone Else's Home
A friend messaged me early this morning about an Instagram thread by Ian Desmond that I had to read....
Hockey Culture Continues Its Destructive Path
It becomes harder and infinitely more tiring to pick out particular bits of shit as we crawl through this sewer of history, whether that’s sports or society in general. The next thing you see is hardly more surprising or shocking than the last. So Sportsnet’s Eric Engels’s thread today on how NHL pl...
Hawks Busy Doing Real Work in Atlanta as Other Teams Sit Behind Empty Words
There has never been a major city in the United States that’s enjoyed a longer run as America’s “Black Mecca” than Atlanta....
Sports Returning is the Perfect Statement About What We Are
With MLB’s announcement last week that it will officially return, every major professional league is in the pool. The NWSL started this past weekend in Utah. MLS will start next week with a tournament in Orlando. As we move along, the NBA, NHL, and WNBA will return with their various plans. Lurking ...
Chickens, Jay Cutler and the Art of War
It can be hard defending a post in the wilderness. Lonely. Mysterious. Hopeless. Death, destruction and defeat surround you, threatening to strip you of all you’ve gained, and all you are, leaving you to pick up the pieces and start again. Only to have that threat linger over you again and again....
At-Risk Coaches and Managers Need to Sit This One Out
This morning, the Minnesota Twins became the first MLB team to sideline “at risk” coaches for the season due to COVID-19 with the Minnesota Star Tribune reporting that Bill Evers, 66, and Bob McClure, 68, would not coach in this year’s truncated season. Evers and McClure are the oldest coaches on th...
It Was an Excellent Weekend for Whining in the NHL
For a group of people who have considered themselves the toughest, most down-to-Earth, fight-through-everything bunch for decades, NHL players and fans sure do bitch a lot. We got an excellent example of that this past weekend. ...
It’s ‘Thunderstruck’ vs. ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ in Fight for Arena Anthem Glory
This. Is. Glorious....
Don’t Jump on the Patriots Bandwagon Now that We’ve Got Cam Newton - Hate Us Like You Always Have
(Disclaimer: This post reflects only the feelings of the author. The rest of the Deadspin staff wants to assure our readers we will definitely not be cheering for the Patriots under any circumstances whatsoever....
K-State Football is Latest Example of College Athletes Recognizing Their Power
You’ve heard of Black Power....
Days After SEC & NCAA Call for Mississippi to Remove Confederate Emblem from Flag, the State Legislature Agrees
The state of Mississippi legislature has voted to change its state flag due to the presence of the Confederate flag within it....
What are the Best Sports Documentaries? Here are Our Picks
In the span of 30 years, sports documentaries have gone from a niche subject area most broadcasters avoided to must-watch television events. Recent series like The Last Dance, Cheer, and Last Chance U, are immensely popular among sports fans and non-sports fans alike. Sports documentaries are also r...
What If That Fake Patrick Mahomes Tweet was Real?
For a few hours on Saturday, things got uncomfortable for the ownership of the Kansas City Chiefs....
Liverpool’s Dominant Title Win Driven By Efficiency
Over the week leading up to Liverpool clinching the Premier League title on Thursday with Manchester City’s loss to Chelsea, NBC wanted you to believe that their 30-year wait was on par with some of the more storied championship droughts in North America. Hell, a great number of Liverpool supporters...
Do HIPAA Laws Apply to Athletes?
Privacy has rarely been a luxury afforded to some of the best professional athletes in the world....