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Anthony Edwards is salty about being called an All-Star

The next time you’re out and about and happen to run into Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, don’t dare refer to him as an All-Star. Even though he is indeed a one-time All-Star “selection,” he won’t acknowledge this fact. He doesn’t count it since he wasn’t a first-choice selection to the...

by Criss Partee|

|Thu Dec 07 2023

Biden supports Indigenous Olympic lacrosse team

With lacrosse being added to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, it is only right that the group of people who invented the sport get an invite too. ...

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Wed Dec 06 2023

Farewell to college football divisions, the nostalgic blight we all loved to hate

With next year’s conference realignment just around the corner, the PAC-12 isn’t the only college football institution that we’re losing. The SEC and Big 10 will do away with their East and West division format of deciding the participants in their conference championship games. ...

by Staff Report|

|Wed Dec 06 2023

Call bowl games what they are: Glorified spring practices

There are two reasons making a bowl game is important. The first is the extra month of practice time. For the sake of the student-athletes, NCAA rules limit programs to a finite number of practices and getting three to four more weeks of prep is akin to an extra spring practice. Now that the transfe...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Tue Dec 05 2023

It’s time Dr Pepper eliminated the chest pass from its Tuition Giveaway contest

Gerrit Cole doesn’t throw bounce passes from the mound. LeBron James has never tossed an off-speed slider on a backdoor cut. So then, why do we have to watch college students throw footballs like basketball-chest passes to win scholarship money?...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Tue Dec 05 2023

This year’s College Football Playoff controversy is the sport at its best

Amidst all the outrage and taunting on Sunday, I hope everyone took the time to enjoy the rush. A reminder about college sports: the athletes are not as good as the pros. The game is not nearly as polished. What makes up for the majority of participants having no chance at becoming well-paid profess...

by Stephen Knox|

|Wed Dec 06 2023

Washington is giving Pac-12 football a beautiful swan song

The finality of the Pac-12 is depressing. The Washington Huskies beat the Oregon Ducks, 34-31, on Friday night, and looked like a title contender doing it. Michael Penix had his full array of receivers, with Jalen McMillan returning to grab nine balls for 131 yards. Husky running back Dillon Johnson...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Sat Dec 02 2023

2023 NHL assists leaders

This article is based on data from Sportradar....

by Deadspin Bot|

|Wed Mar 13 2024

Sports Illustrated has become its own Sidd Finch in the age of AI-Generated journalism

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into every corridor of society has created a surreal state of journalism in 2023. In its infancy, everyone is feeling around in the dark, stumbling over AI-generated content. A bevy of outlets, this site included, have dabbled in AI-generated content....

by DJ Dunson|

|Tue Nov 28 2023

These were the best NBA games ever played on Thanksgiving or Christmas

It’s been more than two decades since we’ve seen an NBA game on Thanksgiving. And for the sake of communion and fellowship, we’re better for it. It’s not like the TV won’t be on anyway. With Fox News and CNN rotting our brains and the NFL providing an annual doubleheader, there’s plenty to go numb f...

by Staff Report|

|Thu Nov 23 2023