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WTF Justin Turner

If you turned off the TV, put down your phone, and went to bed after the Dodgers won their first title since 1988, you missed the drama that will forever mark this weird, neutral-site World Series, at the end of this weird, pandemic-altered baseball season, in this weird, hellish year....

J.R. Smith calls out former teammate Sam Dekker’s white-privilege Trumper garbage [UPDATED]

Update (3:20 PM EDT): Sam Dekker responded to J.R. Smith’s comments in a now-deleted tweet....

Banning the shift isn’t a fix for what’s wrong with baseball

World Series sure was fun last night, but good baseball it wasn't

Game 4 of the World Series had barely ended on Saturday night when the hyperbole hit, courtesy of Red Sox writer Ian Browne....

Here are the NBA ballers who made the most money this year

It’s no secret that the players in the NBA rack up bands during their careers. So, we decided to take a look at which players in the league have been stacking the most cash this year. Here are the top ten, as calculated by players’ 2019-20 salaries and endorsement pay....

There’s no way around it, Michigan is stuck with Jim Harbaugh

As a Saginaw, Mich. native and someone who was accepted into that world-renowned university in Ann Arbor, I don’t remember a time in my life in which I wasn’t a fan of the University of Michigan’s football team....

How much should Cubs fans care about their team's horrendous owners?

Todd Ricketts is a petulant child, and he’s mad because his awful brother, Tom, gets all the attention as chairman of the Chicago Cubs. Todd and his sister, Laura, also run the franchise, but Todd doesn’t care about Laura. He just wants you to know that he’s one of the people who owns the team....

Of course Michigan’s emergency stay-at-home order does not apply to its football team

Way back when in August 2020, the Daily Tar Heel, UNC-Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, wrote in a headline that the school had a “clusterfuck” on its hands....

Deadspin Argues About Stuff: Dooley and Foote beef over Tua Time, rookie QBs

Dustin Foote: Alright Donovan, Tua Tagovailoa was just named the starter for the Miami Dolphins. They’ll face the Rams on November 1st after their bye week. Do you like the move to put Tua in now, just under halfway through the season?...

If America’s racial reckoning were real, violent lunatic Gregg Marshall would already be fired

A few months ago, white athletes and coaches were marching and standing alongside their Black teammates and players in unity. They had supposedly seen the light. It was finally time for change....

Tanking for Trevor: This week's NFL Powerless Rankings

Deadspin is proud to introduce its weekly #TankforTrevor Powerless Rankings, where we examine the sorriest teams in the league who have the best chance of selecting Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the 2021 NFL draft....

Braves run and stumble their way out of the NLCS

Even a make-believe or mutated season can make for memories that will haunt for years. As the Braves and their fans stew over yet another playoff flameout (the Braves may have to join the A’s and Twins on the playoff-banned list), they’ll look back at the 2nd inning of Game 6 and the 4th inning of G...

Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Bearing down on this under

Over/Under: 45...

Hands off, Sergio Aguero — at a minimum, touch of lineswoman should have been carded

If you know nothing else about soccer, you probably still know that it’s the game where you can’t use your hands....

After escaping from the Jets, who can blame Le’Veon Bell for wanting to win?

It’s not even fair at this point....

White Sox should pass on early-bird special Tony La Russa in hiring a new manager

Were Connie Mack and Casey Stengel not available?...

Deadspin Presents the most overpaid and underpaid coaches in college football: Vol. 1, The Fat Cats

Earlier this week USA Today released its comprehensive list of college football coaches’ salaries for this season. ...

Kelly Loeffler’s endorsement from QAnon supporter shows how far America has fallen

In a different America, Kelly Loeffler and her financial transactions — that sure as hell look like she was trading on privileged information — would be the political scandal of the year, if not the decade....

Ty Lue will need plenty of help for Clippers to end conference finals drought

In a decision that will likely absolutely shock no one, the Los Angeles Clippers have finally announced Ty Lue as their next head coach. ...

Mark Jackson is the reason why Mark Jackson isn’t an NBA head coach

The key to life is being a palm tree instead of an oak....