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WADA owes Sha’Carri Richardson the same break it’s been giving Russian athletesLet’s talk about Sha’Carri Richardson, WADA, and weed....

At Duke, it's women doing the right thing while Coach K mouths empty wordsIf the federal government isn’t going to do anything to stop sports from being played in the middle of a pandemic, it’s up to local officials to step in and take the steps necessary to prevent COVID-19 from spreading just so that games can be played....

Turns out NHL owner greed is right on time for once & could save lives — no, reallyThe NHL’s return to action this summer came after negotiations not only to solidify health and safety protocols, but on a new collective bargaining agreement. Having endured a canceled season in 2004-05, and lockout-shortened campaigns in 1995 and 2013, everyone in the sport knew that it was importa...

Deadspin Fixes Stuff: Two new expansion teams could solve MLB’s cash 'problems' right now

With MLB now in the overture of its musical, entitled “Winter of Discontent,” they’re still making it clear just how desperate they want people to think things are. My colleague has written about Cleveland’s desperate “need” to move Francisco Lindor before they have to pay him anything close to what...

NBA Season Ticket Holders Irate at Having to Shell Out Money for 2021-22 and Fear Reprisal from Billionaires

After the Sixers blew the ’76-’77 finals to the Portland Trailblazers, the franchise adopted the regrettable slogan, “We owe you one!” Well, contemporary Sixers fans owe the franchise that finally paid in full in 1983....

‘I Pray a Player Doesn’t Die’: Virus Will Grind College Football Season to Tragic Halt, Watchdog Says

Ramogi Huma has had a front row seat to coercive physical, psychological and sexual abuse that takes place at the hands of college athletic departments and the NCAA. ...

MLB Players Are Sick of Owners' B.S. and Fire Back On Social Media

The long, stupid dance between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association continues, as the sides negotiate conditions for a 2020 season that might be better off not happening anyway, while coronavirus cases are spiking in a country that has been tripping over rakes in i...

American Greed: The Tug of War Between Owners and the MLBPA

This country has a problem....