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Citing Growing COVID Cases, Rafa Opts Out of US Open
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has decided to skip the U.S. Open. Nadal broke the news via Twitter, where he outlined his concerns about the spread of COVID-19....
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JFC, Connor McDavid [Look At This Ridiculous Goal]
The NHL is an infuriating league to follow but every once in a while the game of hockey provides us moments in which we remember why we watch it....
Ain’t A Sheet Of Ice North Of Fargo I Ain’t Played: NHL’s Return Preview - Western Conference
We roll on with hockey’s return, this time to Edmonton where the Western Conference is playing house. And they’ve picked the small window of time every year where the air doesn’t punch you in the face and insult your children in Northern Alberta. Onwards......
With Assist From LeBron, Michael Jordan’s Finally Getting Political
It seems like Michael Jordan is no longer the same guy who infamously made tone-deaf comments like, “Republicans buy sneakers, too,” during avowed racist Sen. Jesse Helms’ re-election campaign....
Adam Silver’s NBA Fiddled for Three Weeks as Thousands Died in Florida
It’s a good time to be a professional basketball propagandist....
Ain’t a Sheet of Ice North of Fargo I Ain’t Played: NHL’s Return Preview – Eastern Conference
The winter sports and their summer bubbles return to us this weekend, because we’re descending into the Upside-Down. The NHL has decamped to Toronto and Edmonton, with a modified playoff system kicking straight off on Saturday. It’s a bit run-before-you-can-walk, with each team only getting one pres...
Trash Talkin' Tuesday: The Jets Blew it Again
Today, I’m trashing the New York Jets....
NWSL Restart a COVID-Free Success as Houston Dash Win Challenge Cup
As strange as it may sound, maybe because good news is rarer these days than adamantium, the NWSL Challenge Cup wrapped up today and would have to go down as a success. At the top of the “reasons why” list: after the Orlando Pride pulled out before even arriving in Utah, the tournament saw no positi...
Adam Wainwright: My Job as a Christian is to Love My Neighbor and Love My Teammates
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is a devout Christian, so much so that in addition to his own regular Twitter account, where the first thing in his bio is “Follower of Jesus,” he maintains another feed called “Walking With Waino,” which links to a newsletter where posts a daily analysis of Bible p...
Washington Is Now the ‘Football Team’ Because Everything Else Was Copyrighted
The Washington football team will officially be going by what they’ve been referred to for a while. ...
As Much as I Miss Baseball, This Fanless, Pandemic Opener Leaves Me With an Empty Feeling
In 1943, with their roster torn asunder by players called into military service for World War II, the Philadelphia Eagles moved to Pittsburgh for the year, merged with the Steelers, and became known as the Steagles....
Sage Steele is ESPN's Candace Owens, and It's Time For Her To Go
Timing is everything....
2020 AL West Preview
Ah, the AL West. The truest representation about where we are as a nation. A division dominated by an organization that couldn’t wait to tell everyone how much smarter it was than everyone in the room, as it cheated, lied, smirked and mocked its way to triumph, only to be found out. And then they’ll...
Baseball’s Performative Wokeness Is Fake As Hell
I know a fraud when I see one, and Major League Baseball is already showing us that it’s about to give an Academy Award-worthy performance this season. ...
Woah, Canada! Trudeau Bans Blue Jays
“AMERICA FIRST” is a thing Donald Trump likes to say....
Dan Snyder Must Go, Says Women's Group, and Take Goodell With You
Enough is enough, Dan Snyder must go....
NBA Bubble Wrap: The Snitching Begins, and How Damian Lillard Celebrated His Birthday
As with every waking day this pandemic continues, so does the physical aging of our bodies....
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The Dan Snyder Report Dropped and It's Horrific [UPDATED]
This story has been updated with statements from Dan Snyder and the NFL....
Jrue and Lauren Holiday Pledge $5.3M to Help Black Communities
Pelicans star guard Jrue Holiday and his wife, former U.S. women’s soccer standout Lauren Holiday, announced on Wednesday that they will be donating the remainder of his NBA salary for the season to multiple charities and Black-owned businesses across the country....
NBA’s Got 99 Problems, Will a Snitch Be One?
Snitches get stitches, and nobody likes a rat....