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Pederson and Eagles should lose all respect after Sunday Night Football tank job
If you’re still confused about what you watched last night on NBC, don’t be....
The NFL finished its season, which is not an accomplishment
When the Washington Football Team finally sacked or tackled or whatever it was they did to whatever it was that Doug Pederson had inserted at QB last night, the NFL could claim it had completed its season without a hitch. All games were played, every team got to 16 games. They will tell you this was...
Is time up for Frank Lampard at Chelsea?
It felt like it was lining up for Chelsea today. After some disappointing results around Christmas, they were getting Manchester City at home after the latter’s training facility had been closed for days, had its last game postponed, and certainly hadn’t had the best preparation for such a big game....
Let Stefon Diggs remind you of your empty New Year’s resolution
It’s early January. If you’re like me, you’ve made an extremely vague New Year’s resolution you’ll forget you ever had within a matter of weeks. Of course you didn’t tell anyone of this resolution. You don’t want people actually holding you to your word. Mine was to floss more, yours was to go to th...
Ranking the NFL’s head coaches on the likelihood they’ll be immediately fired Monday
We’re a day away from Bloody Monday in the NFL. Which, side note, sounds a lot scarier than it is....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 17 bets to avoid
We made it. Week 17. It’s here despite, you know, everything going on....
The sports figures we've lost in 2021
Here’s a look at the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2021....
Idiot of the Year: All the worst from a 2020 to forget
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! Our expert team has worked tirelessly to bring you this annual list of the sports and sports-adjacent figures who most intensely made us wish we had been shaken as infants....
Bend, don't break: Ranking the NFL's top 10 defenses
Even in today’s high-scoring NFL, defense is crucial. The playoff picture will be solidified this weekend, and as that old clichéd adage goes, “Defense wins championships.” I know, I know… I threw up a little writing it. But, it holds true. Just two seasons ago, we saw the second-ranked offense (Ram...
NBA Daily Fantasy Grind, New Year Edition: 'Young' love & the return of … Josh Jackson?!
Happy New Year! Hopefully, you lose way less money in 2021 than you did in 2020. That may sound facetious, but it’s sincere. That shit was hard. This shit gon’ be aight … hopefully. Anyway, to begin the new calendar, we’ve got 10 games. Ideally, whoever you put money on tonight isn’t hungover. ...
Idiot of the Year #1: Kelly Loeffler, somehow worse than Trump
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....
Idiot of the Year Honorable Mentions: Because there were way more than 50 idiots in 2020
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! Here we round up a small selection of idiots who didn’t quite make the cut in our top 50, as well as those who snuck their idiocy through late in the year....
With Chara now in a Capitals shirt, here are some other guys who looked weird without Bruins jerseys
Zdeno Chara hasn’t played his entire career with the Bruins. The future Hall of Fame defenseman started his NHL career with the Islanders in 1997, moved to Ottawa in the 2001 Alexei Yashin trade, and signed with Boston as a free agent in 2006. ...
Sports Illustrated pegged dystopian present 30 years ago: Free-to-play ads, call-the-play apps & empty arenas
Happy 2021! Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of a story that’s worth revisiting, one of the most interesting stories ever to appear in the legendary pages of Sports Illustrated — and a work of fiction....
Idiot of the Year #2: Donald Trump, brainless molder of old minds
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....
Ranking where all 32 NFL teams stand with their QBs, from best to worst
As the NFL season draws to a close, the eyes of obsessive individuals like myself are already looking ahead to the NFL Draft. As we look over our favorite – and least favorite – teams, let’s rank the current quarterback situation for all 32 rosters. One key note: This is not ranking the current quar...
Idiot of the Year #4: Curt Schilling, utterly incapable of rational thought
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....
Terrell Owens brings Hall of Fame level of pettiness to beef with Donovan McNabb
If we live in a world where pettiness is truly an art form, Terrell Owens might be Picasso....
NBA Daily Fantasy Yah’s & Nah’s: Luka or Giannis call highlights night of killer matchups
Just five games today, but we’ll make it work. Let’s not waste any time because shit is about to get weird. Today’s unhelpful advice begins in Texas....