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Will Shutdown Move NHL Further Away From Women's Hockey?
Most every sport faces more questions than simply when will it come back. The obvious ones are about TV revenues and salary cuts/deferments. Others are issues of scheduling next season or drafts etc. But perhaps none will see their future reshaped quite like women’s hockey, and perhaps none will be ...

Knicks Held Jordan In Check But Let The Bulls Escape. No, I'm Not Bitter At All
“We had a championship team, we really did,” says former Knicks coach Pat Riley in the book Garden Glory. “We just had the unfortunate experience to come around at a time when Michael Jordan was around.”...

'No Reason To Expect This Would Happen,' Says School Who Hired Rick Pitino, As Coach Faces Fresh NCAA Charges
You get what you pay for — and Rick Pitino isn’t worth the hassle....

'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too' And Other Memorable Quotes That Shook Up The Sports World
Last night, some sports fans got an explanation they had been waiting years for. ...

30 Years Later, Michael Jordan Still Can't Admit He Was Wrong For Not Standing Up When It Counted
In the basketball world, for sure, Michael Jordan is the G.O.A.T. — the Greatest Of All Time....

Last Dance 5 & 6: Marriage Of Nike To Jordan, Becoming A Brand And The Infamous 'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too'
We knew it was coming, we just didn’t know when....

Let Me Fill In Some Missing Details On Complex Record Of Isiah Thomas
Did you hear the one about the team walk-off involving Isiah Thomas? You know, the one in 2012?...

The NBA Is Considered A Progressive League. But Its Hardline Stance On Pot Shows It's Not Perfect
Adam Silver was about to finish his third month as NBA commissioner when Donald Sterling’s racist tirade leaked to TMZ....

Manny Being Manny, Sitting Around During A Pandemic, Watching Taiwanese Baseball And Saying, 'I Can Hit These Guys'
Can Manny Ramirez really still play?...

Black Women Are Changing College Hoops, The Latest Example? Notre Dame's Niele Ivey
When Niele Ivey was named the next head coach of Notre Dame’s women’s basketball program last Wednesday, many players she coached as an assistant under retiring Irish coach Muffet McGraw, such as WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith — and even players she didn’t coach — put the world on notice that No...

I Hate To Say It, But Isiah Thomas Was Right
I don’t need to be a Chicagoan to hate Isiah Thomas, but it helps....

Jordan Fans On Twitter Confuse Isiah Thomas With Isaiah Thomas ... Shocking
You got the wrong guy, tweeples....

The Last Dance Episodes 3 & 4: The Bad Boys, The Migraine & The Making Of Michael
Not one, not two, but three....

Land O Lakes Did Something That Football Team In D.C. Doesn’t Have the Decency To Do
In February, Land O Lakes released a statement saying their packaging would change....

NHL Refuses To Learn Its Lesson, Says Positive COVID-19 Test Wouldn't Shut Down Restart
Remember back at the beginning of March, when officials in California said sporting events and other large gatherings should be called off, but the San Jose Sharks went ahead and played three home games anyway?...

Steve Dalkowski, Inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh of ‘Bull Durham,’ Dead At 80 Due to COVID-19
Steve Dalkowski, a towering figure in minor-league lore whose legendary arm strength was matched only by his lack of command, died earlier this week, his family announced. He was 80....

Misogyny Was Taken Early In First Round Of NFL Draft
There is no secret there is misogyny in sports....

One Neutral Site Won’t Work For The NHL, But For Some Reason, Four Might?
Time for our routine check-in of the batshit ideas leagues are kicking around to finish their seasons and playoffs. They vary as to level of batshittiness (battyshit?), and the NHL is apparently lessening the level of theirs at the moment. Only barely, though....

For the 50th Earth Day, Let’s Remember the Threat Climate Change Poses To The Sports World
The Australian Open was hot this year. Unusually hot. Temperatures reached 111 degrees fahrenheit. Play was postponed, the roof on Rod Laver Arena closed, and one athlete forfeited her match due to smoke caused by the nearby wildfires. The extreme weather was not confined within the gates of the gra...

Good Grief: Why Was UFC Fighter’s COVID Diagnosis Hidden For Three Weeks?
The UFC has finally been hit by the coronavirus — or, at least, we’ve finally found out....