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Bill Belichick has some integrity, turns down Trump’s Medal of Freedom [Updated]
Updated on Jan. 11, 2021 at 7:45 p.m. EST: Several hours after posting this column, Bill Belichick released a statement saying he will not accept the Medal of Freedom offered by Donald Trump. You can read Belichick’s statement in the tweet below from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Beneath that is our origina...
Bet your daily fantasy fortunes on Bradley Beal normally, but especially tonight
As COVID continues to evade NBA locker rooms like Clickers in The Last Of Us (which also takes place a pandemic, oddly enough), degenerates are scrapping for answers as players drop out of lineups throughout the league. Read those lineups carefully, because some last-second scratches might come so l...
Have we seen the end of Big Ben? QB at a crossroads at the confluence
It was not a festival of football yesterday. The Titans and Ravens were at least passionate and close, though at times it resembled two old rhinos fighting for hours at the zoo because they were bored. You might have thought after watching Mitch Trubisky and the Bears that offensive football couldn’...
Florida government declares college football more important than COVID vaccine
It’s pretty easy to feel hopeless after the past week. There have been far more dangerous, frightening, and completely deflating examples of how our priorities and perceptions have been borked beyond repair. So to find comedy in the state of Florida putting a halt to COVID testing and vaccinations a...
Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Wild Card picks you can bank on: Day 2
It’s day two of the NFL triple header. Have you left your couch? No. Do you have your bets in order? Probably not....
Taylor Heinicke was a revelation, but we’re not rooting for him again
Taylor Heinicke started at quarterback for the Washington Football Team when Alex Smith was unable to go, and the 27-year-old from Old Dominion, who less than a year ago was the backup for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL was incredible. Too good to be true, really....
Jerry Jones doing his best ‘Hey, get me that guy I saw once’ routine will continue to doom Cowboys
The Cowboys are once again looking for a new defensive coordinator after firing Mike Nolan on Friday, along with defensive line coach Jim Tomsula, each after just one season in Dallas....
Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Wild Card picks you can bank on: Day 1
Are you ready for some self-imposed quarantine football? You have two straight days of NFL triple headers. Stop pretending you’ll leave the couch....
It's NFL Wild Card Weekend: These are the game-changing players to watch on each team
In the playoffs, individual performances can become the stuff of legend. Every team remaining has star players capable of such performances, and these players have the potential to decide the outcome of their game. There’s no “next week” anymore – it’s all about now. Get it done and survive until th...
It sucks that it’s due to COVID, but the Celtics must now give the people what they want: A giant Tacko!
On Friday afternoon, three Boston Celtics entered the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol due to Robert Williams’ positive test, according to Adam Himmelsbach’s Boston Globe report. Grant Williams and Tristian Thompson will also sit a minimum of seven days due to contract tracing, says Mark Murphy of the Boston...
Tom Brady has never been a road warrior
Even the infallible Tom Brady isn’t perfect. ...
NBA Daily Fantasy: Can Most Improved Player Julius Randle keep this up?
Whew, boy. Wait until you see the first elite. You’re going to be like, “This dude isn’t elite.” But right now, in fantasy? Yes ... yes, he is. We begin your Friday night in New York City with the NBA’s Most Improved Player. ...
Lindor trade means Cleveland moves closer to owner's dream of a free roster
Here’s a little something for you: Cleveland’s MLB team’s payroll for 2021 is currently set at $35 million. Only three teams had a lower one...in 2001. One of them was the Expos, who no longer exist. One was the Twins, whom the league tried to contract because they wouldn’t spend anything, while cla...
O.J. Simpson wonders: ‘Will it be justice for all?’
Usually, it’s best to ignore the Twitter feed of a double murderer — sorry, alleged and acquitted double murderer — so a lot of what O.J. Simpson puts online doesn’t catch the eye. “Will it be justice for all?” Simpson asked in the text of a tweet on Thursday, above a two-minute video. Very well, O....
In acquiring ‘Mr. Smile’ Francisco Lindor, the Mets land the Latino superstar Steve Cohen needs… as I told you they should
Last month I wrote about why the New York Mets needed to trade for Francisco Lindor in order to achieve Steve Cohen’s immediate promises....
Former Titan Colin Allred is the last person you want to mess with on the House floor
If you could pick any of the 435 members of the House of Representatives to throw hands with, Colin Allred would be at the very bottom of the list....
Now is the time to shut up and golf, Donald
You could be impeached again. Some Republicans want to invoke the 25th Amendment. You inspired a moronic mob to terrorize the Capitol (in a pandemic). Oh, and come Jan. 21, you’ll face a mountain of legal challenges and a criminal probe. You should resign, but you won’t....
Breaking down the 15 NFL Hall of Fame finalists from the ridiculously loaded class of 2021
The 2021 NFL Hall of Fame group of finalists is positively stacked with talent, and worthy additions to Canton, including four first-time eligible candidates. Before we dive into all 15 finalists, let’s look at some trends from the Hall of Fame....
Try not to laugh as Deadspin’s Idiot of the Year Kelly Loeffler claims to have a conscience
Hours after an insurrection by MAGA terrorists at the Capitol, Atlanta Dream owner and not-for-long Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler said she had come to Washington that day to object to the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, but she had changed her mind....
Endorsing LeBron's 'Dream' to rid Atlanta WNBA team of Kelly Loeffler (plus suggested partners!)
You’ve probably heard by now that a seismic shift has occurred politically, socially, and otherwise, thanks largely to the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. They began pushing to rid Kelly Loeffler from the United States Senate, ending with Reverend Raphael Warnock defeating her and actually doing what she neve...