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If something happens in sports and LeBron doesn’t respond, did it really happen?
A youth football coach in Florida assaulted one of his players on December 7, and LeBron James had a lot to say about it....
If Canadians can’t watch a junior hockey practice livestream, the virus has won
Because there’s a lot of Canadian TV money invested in it, hockey’s World Junior Championships are still on track to take place at the end of the month. Canada is the host this year for the event that is, to our northern neighbours, analogous on the sports landscape to March Madness, and damn if the...
Fantasy Football playoff matchups to watch: QB and RB
You made the fantasy football playoffs? In this economy? Congratulations, you lucky SOB! Navigating this season of turmoil deserves a lot of respect — or a tip of the hat to lady luck. Either way, as the Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”...
The Dez Bryant pregame meet-and-greet the Ravens don't want you to see
By now, you know that Dez Bryant tested positive for COVID-19 just minutes before last night’s game....
Jets fire Gregg Williams, who saved team’s future with worst play-call ever
The Jets lost in the Jetsiest way possible yesterday, and it falls squarely on the shoulders of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. In an atrocious display of hubris and arrogance, Gregg Williams made arguably the dumbest defensive play-call in NFL history, and he was fired this morning for it....
Week 13 Powerless Rankings: Wading through the NFL’s putrid muck
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Jets nearly ruin future by playing competitively
The Las Vegas Raiders almost made history today by losing to arguably the worst team that has ever decided to participate in an NFL season....
Is this disrespectful goal soccer’s equivalent of the bat flip?
The celebration debate rarely comes to soccer, mostly because it’s so damn hard to score that you can hardly begrudge anyone for how they choose to commemorate such a feat. Rarely do you get to stretch out the ceremony. Depending on how you view it, serendipity shined on Stuttgart’s Silas Wamangituk...
Last days of Le Batard start with a little ‘Freedom,’ an analysis of Goofy and disparagement clauses
On the morning after ESPN announced Dan Le Batard’s departure from the company, effective January 4, the Le Batard Show played George Michael’s ‘Freedom’ to begin their radio show for two minutes without speaking....
'Obviously he sucks': GGPoker flops by making 'sleazy, sexist tool' Dan Bilzerian a sponsored pro
Of all the honest, hardworking, skilled poker players who would make a great ambassador and positively promote the game, well, Dan Bilzerian isn’t one of them....
Lou Holtz called Trump “the best President of my lifetime” because of course he did
Few in the sports world have been as outspokenly MAGA as Lou Holtz. The former college coach and broadcaster endorsed Trump in 2016 and has been a vocal supporter ever since. Today, Holtz was rewarded with a trinket before the Trump presidency officially comes to an end....
The departure of Dan Le Batard, ESPN’s most successful voice, has been brewing for a while
In early July, ESPN unveiled their new radio line-up, and the show that garnered the most attention was Dan Le Batard’s. The simulcasted program, and ESPN’s most successful podcast for multiple years running, lost an hour on-air — going from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., to 10 a.m.-noon. Not long after, it was di...
Did AEW 'Sting' its biggest night by shoving viewers off to Impact?
Only when “The Wednesday Night Wars” end, if they’re even a thing, will we know which were the seminal moments, the turning points. It’s the kind of thing you need hindsight for. And with wrestling, any decision one week can be explained or reversed or changed the following week (or, if you’re Vince...
Austin Rivers doesn't understand why people don't want to play for the Knicks
The red carpet rolled out overnight for Anthony Davis, who re-signed with the reigning NBA champs LA Lakers for a whopping five-years, $190 million....
Beating Errol Spence would be Danny Garcia’s career-defining moment
Ray Flores went on to the next question....
Baseball’s winter of discontent begins
As baseball’s non-tender deadline passed last night, it didn’t end up being the bloodbath that some had predicted, and indeed was expected. Fifty-nine players who could have been offered a contract weren’t, which is a slight rise from the 54 who found themselves in the same situation last year, when...
Near-death experience behind him, Errol Spence Jr. returns to ring Saturday vs. Danny Garcia
If on Nov. 18, 1994, someone had told you that Roy Jones Jr. would be fighting on Nov. 29, 2020, you would think some ridiculous mistake had been made....
The Wednesday(?!?) Scaries: The bet you should avoid
Welcome to the first and hopefully last installment of the Wednesday Scaries. We’ll see how many more COVID bowls we get before the end of the season....
Giant diaper baby Jerry Jones throws Andy Dalton under the bus in quest for your sympathy
Jerry Jones constantly proves that the depth of his idiocy will never be fully comprehended....
Week 12 Powerless Rankings: Jets remain terrible, as does NFC East
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....