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Washington throws away playoff hopes like Dwayne Haskins tosses dollar bills
It seems crazy that Washington was leading the division with six wins coming into Sunday, and it seems even crazier that they are still leading the division after being smacked by a team that has lost twice as many games as it has won....

Don’t let Sunday fool you, the Steelers are the AFC’s most vulnerable playoff team
Don’t let Sunday’s comeback win versus the Colts fool you....

Seahawks defense makes Rams look futile, Dallas can steal booboo division, and Packers could dethrone Chiefs
The end of the NFL season is next week, which means that playoff spots are on the line....

Would anyone like to win the NFC East?
When you see a car wreck on the side of the road, you look. You may not like that you look, but you do it anyway....

Idiot of the Year #10: Zach Plesac, the stupidest canary in baseball’s coal mine
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

‘We’re gonna do 69,’ referee informs Cowboys-Eagles viewers
“We’re gonna do 69” was something I (or anyone) didn’t exactly expect to hear while watching the Cowboys-Eagles game....

The World Junior Hockey Championships manage to make us feel bad for Germany
Germany is not exactly a power in world hockey, silver medal at the weird 2018 Olympics aside. At the World Junior Championships, the Germans have never medaled, nor even managed better than a fifth-place finish — as West Germany, and as host of the tournament — in 1981. Germany hasn’t been better t...

Hey! Have you guys heard about this virus sweeping America?
Jarvis Landry is among the five players, including the bulk of the Browns’ receiving corps, who went on the COVID-19 list as close contacts of virus-positive linebacker B.J. Goodson and have to miss Sunday’s game against the Jets....

Deadspin puts the biggest 'gift' deals in sports history under your tree (Aww, we shouldn't have!)
It’s the season of giving, and keeping with the holiday spirit, let’s look at the most generous teams in sports history. What teams gave up the biggest gifts? ...

Your degenerate Christmas Day NBA Daily Fantasy picks are in!
Merry Christmas, my fellow degenerates. ...

Idiot of the Year: 40 of the dumbest fish to swim through 2020's sea of stupidity
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

2020 Idiot of the Year: The void beckons with Novak Djokovic, Ron DeSantis, and Jason Whitlock's stupid hat
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

More great news coming out of the incredibly well run Washington Football Team
Dan Snyder believes he’s being extorted by Dwight Schar, one of the team’s minority owners....

Hark, fantasy football championship contender: Vanquish your final foe with these picks
Championship Week is finally here, bringing with it the bittersweet, melancholy knowledge that fantasy football is coming to a close. Kinda sucks, not going to lie. However, if you made your championship matchup, allow me to firstly give you a hearty “congratulations.” This year has been absolutely ...

Where is the best daily fantasy value on the first full NBA slate?
Last night only featured two games to choose from, but tonight, the other 26 NBA teams will be in action. This means it will be more comfortable in some ways and more difficult in others to set your daily fantasy lineups. We’ll embark on this journey together like Ash and Pikachu. ...

2020 Idiot of the Year: Deeper into the abyss with Dwayne Haskins, Lou Holtz, and Trevor Bauer
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with acute myocarditis: Report
Keyontae Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, a heart inflammation, according to The Gainesville Sun....

NBA Gambling Guide/Futures Bets to Make for the 2020-21 Season
For the first time in nine years, the NBA is rolling out its regular season with a late-December start date. Obviously, the current instance is sparked by far different circumstances than the lockout of 2011....

Remembering 'Bowl Durham' & Pearl Harbor: Last time Rose Bowl was held outside Pasadena
Back in March, the NCAA Tournament was just days away from tipping off when COVID-19 took hold in America and turned 2020 upside down, taking with it, among other things, college basketball’s championship....

Dan Mullen continues to screw pooch at Florida with recruiting violations
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators have been tripping over themselves all season, so it’s only fitting that their 2020 campaign ends with more embarrassment. ...