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The long, strange path of Brandon Graham, quietly one of the best players in Eagles history
It wasn’t quite Eagles fans booing Donovan McNabb at the podium for the crime of not being Rickey Williams at the 1999 draft, but no one was happy with the Eagles’ first selection in the 2010 Draft, either....
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....
Hey, Steve Cohen, wanna put your money where your mouth is? Trade for & PAY Francisco Lindor
We all know Steve Cohen has to do something....
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...
Cursed Steelers-Ravens matchup sees last-minute COVID scratch
Hours before the Ravens and Steelers are expected to kick off in a nearly unprecedented Wednesday afternoon NFL game due to COVID-19 outbreaks, news broke that Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey was being placed on the COVID/Reserve list....
Election results show who's the real King of Queens (also who the hell voted for ME?!)
The New York City Board of Elections certified its results on Tuesday, which means I now know that my vote really did count....
Will the latest Champions League revamp stave off a Super League?
It is one of the eternal fights in the world of soccer, pitting UEFA and the biggest clubs in Europe against each other every few years. The former attempts to thread the needle of appeasing the latter while also preventing them from running roughshod over the entire continent (or moreso than they a...
Prove Me Wrong: Bill Walton should shut up about mountains, waterfalls & rainbows sometimes
Let me start out by saying I KNOW THIS WILL NOT BE A POPULAR OPINION....
Which 2-0 NFL teams were frauds? An investigation revisited
Every year, we overreact to 2-0 teams. And every year, a hot team in September cools off by December....
Yep... Bill Belichick's NFL coaching tree is still dead
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Bill Belichick coaching tree....
Don’t let the lucky 2018 Super Bowl fool you, this is who the Eagles really are
The Eagles are a prime example of what happens when your organization is rooted in dysfunction....
Drew Lock’s mom wants you to leave her baby alone
Aren’t moms embarrassing? Like, they ask us questions about our underwear in front of the girl we like, they wipe food from our cheeks, and they just can’t seem to help themselves. Laura Lock, the mother of Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock is apparently no different, and also seems to think that...
Where should DeMar DeRozan have a good time?
LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan are still San Antonio Spurs. They probably shouldn’t be for the entire 2020-21 season, given that the Western Conference playoff outlook will likely exclude them. Last week, I wrote about a set of teams that should target Aldridge between now and the trade deadlin...
Edinson Cavani doesn’t learn from history
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Uruguayan striker bursts onto the Premier League for a team in red that plays in the northwest of the country, gets in hot water for using the term “negrito,” claims it is a term of endearment where he’s from, and then might get suspended anyway while his clu...
Titans give Colts the Jake Paul combo, Belichick treats Murray like he’s 5’2”, and Bears are NFL’s most depressing team
It’s been a crazy week in the NFL....
The Denver Broncos have set football back 115 years
The first legal forward pass in professional football history was completed by Massillon’s George Parratt in 1906. Today, the Denver Broncos were forced to play a game that more closely resembled a game from 1905 than anything we’ve seen lately....
Argentine officials raid home and office of Diego Maradona’s doctor in possible manslaughter probe
It looks like Diego Maradona’s death is going to be as fiery and controversial as his life....
Ryan Day and Ohio State dared COVID, then they got it
In James 4:2 it says, “You have not, because you ask not.” That verse has come to pass in Columbus, Ohio....
Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Broncos roll up with no QB
Over/Under: 36.5...
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey furiously swiping right to find new opponent to put at risk
You have to assume that Mike Brey at least made a few phone calls, sent a few texts, something, anything, before he decided to tweet in desperate search for someone to play basketball against Notre Dame next weekend....