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After 28 years, hockey finally corrects its Habs-Leafs mistake
The NHL has been through so many realignments that sometimes you wonder if it shouldn’t just do a random draw before every season (actually, that’s not a terrible idea). It’s when you get to the real aims of past realignments that things get more interesting. ...
A shoutout to memorable mom moments in sports history
None of the athletes we talk about would be where they are without their mothers, so to commemorate, here’s a list to honor some of the most memorable mom moments in sports history. It’s not necessarily a top 10, but a collection of highlights (and yes, one lowlight) to honor Mother’s Day 2021....
Mac Jones is the ultimate ‘Patriots QB’
If you’re a Patriots fan like me, you know that the NFL Draft is about two words when it comes to this team: trade back. It’s how Bill Belichick has built the league’s greatest contemporary franchise. Giving up fewer picks in earlier rounds for more picks later....
Daniel Bryan is going out the only way he can
If you’re a wrestling fan, it may feel like 2014 again. Generally, rerunning something from recent history shows a lack of creativity and ambition, and both of those things have afflicted WWE something fierce for a while now. But when it comes to Daniel Bryan, there isn’t anything he can’t turn to g...
Idaho wins game with help from its farkakt stadium
You might think that three-time defending champion North Dakota State not only having its 39-game winning streak snapped, but getting blown out, at Southern Illinois, would be the craziest thing to happen on Saturday’s slate of FCS action, but that means you did not consider the Kibbie Dome, the uni...
Deadspin’s Super Bowl trivia extravaganza will test your NFL fan cred & get you pumped for gametime
Before we all settle into our La-Z-Boys with a tall boy and too many wings for Super Bowl LV on Sunday, we need to do some exercise. But fear not, we just mean brain exercise — as in Super Bowl trivia! We’ll ask you about players, teams, venues and esoterica. When you think you know the answer to th...
Who are the oldest and youngest players to win a Super Bowl MVP?
You thought you were getting another Patrick Mahomes/Tom Brady age piece, didn’t you? Well, you did. Kind of....
Which venue has hosted the most Super Bowls (and which has done so under 5 different names)?
Here’s a Super Bowl fact:...
From no Marshawn to the Falcon Flop, here are the worst play calls in Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is the biggest annual social sporting event of the calendar year. With so much on the line, everything that these players and coaches do will be scrutinized even more closely than usual. Many people rise to the occasion, others fold like a lawn chair at a family reunion....
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Seahawks' silence is deafening on Chad Wheeler’s horrific domestic violence arrest [Updated]
It’s been more than 24 hours since someone first alerted me about Chad Wheeler, and more than 12 since mainstream media started covering the story. And yet, as this story is published, this is the only official statement we have from the Seattle Seahawks about Wheeler’s arrest:...
The things we don’t talk about during Super Bowl Week — or ever
I didn’t want to write this story. I never want to write these stories....
Rogers Centre, formerly SkyDome, aka SexDome, may be umm, going down
The end of the Rogers Centre is nigh, according to a report in the Toronto Globe and Mail as Rogers Communications is in negotiations to demolish the 31-year-old stadium and build a new one....
The NFL rewards men who put their hands on women
That headline is a doozy, isn’t it?...
Minor league coach’s murder-suicide is only the latest example of domestic abuse by a Cubs employee
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Charles Haeger was found dead on Saturday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Grand Canyon after allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend, according to police. For the second time in less than two years, the Chicago Cubs have issued a statement about an employe...
Accused Woman Beater Greg Hardy Wins MMA Match
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 10 with a headline and a specific passage that was insensitive to victims of domestic violence in general, and specifically to the alleged victim of Greg Hardy. The wording in those parts of the post have been changed to better reflect our va...
Report: Earl Thomas’ Wife Catches Him In Orgy, Holds Him At Gunpoint. Thomas: Things Like This Happen, Pray For Us
The football world is afire with Wednesday’s report of an intense and near-violent domestic incident involving Baltimore Ravens star Earl Thomas....
Astros Drop Failed Smear Campaign Against Sports Illustrated, MLB Picks It Up
Less than 24 hours after the Astros issued a statement accusing Sports Illustrated of “fabricating” a story about assistant general manager Brandon Taubman gloating to a group of female reporters about having signed accused domestic abuser Roberto Osuna, the team has changed their tune to something ...
Report: Astros Assistant GM Yelled "Thank God We Got Osuna" At Female Reporters After ALCS Win
During the Houston Astros’ clubhouse ALCS victory celebration Saturday night, Astros assistant general manager for player evaluation Brandon Taubman taunted three female reporters about the organization’s trade for closer Roberto Osuna, who was suspended for 75 games last season for violating Major ...
Raiders Tackle Trent Brown Accused Of Domestic Violence In Lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed in California civil court accuses Raiders tackle Trent Brown of multiple acts of domestic violence....
Domingo Germán Out For Postseason As MLB Continues Domestic Violence Investigation
New York Yankees starter Domingo Germán has been out on paid administrative leave since last Thursday, after MLB announced that the league was investigating him under the league’s domestic violence policy. That leave could last up to seven days before MLB could choose to either suspend Germán, reins...