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The NFL's Decision to Play the 'Black National Anthem' Before Games is its Dumbest Decision Yet
Justice. Equality. Fairness. Accountability. Anti-Racism. Reparations. Colin Kaepernick’s employment. ...
With Pro Football Hall of Fame Voters So White, Members Call for Diversity
A deep, underground, and uniquely American fault line shifted when Minnesota police murdered George Floyd. His killing shook this country to its historically racist core. Slowly, a subsection of our country is starting to hear and contemplate what minorities have been saying all along — the institut...
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FedEx, Washington NFL Stadium’s $205 Million Sponsor, Asks Team to Change Name [UPDATED]
Update (July 3): With pressure mounting from sponsors including FedEx, Nike, and now Pepsi, Washington announced today it would consider changing the name of its franchise. Follow the latest here....
All Maya Moore Did Was Walk Away From Her WNBA Career to Help Free an Innocent Man
Maya Moore willingly gave up her WNBA career before the age of 30. ...
Pitino is the Voice of Reason: Delay College Hoops Until January
One of college basketball’s most contentious coaches is speaking out on the start to the 2020-21 season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Chickens, Jay Cutler and the Art of War
It can be hard defending a post in the wilderness. Lonely. Mysterious. Hopeless. Death, destruction and defeat surround you, threatening to strip you of all you’ve gained, and all you are, leaving you to pick up the pieces and start again. Only to have that threat linger over you again and again....
Don’t Jump on the Patriots Bandwagon Now that We’ve Got Cam Newton - Hate Us Like You Always Have
(Disclaimer: This post reflects only the feelings of the author. The rest of the Deadspin staff wants to assure our readers we will definitely not be cheering for the Patriots under any circumstances whatsoever....
What If That Fake Patrick Mahomes Tweet was Real?
For a few hours on Saturday, things got uncomfortable for the ownership of the Kansas City Chiefs....
LeBron, Mahomes Make a Huge Power Move for the Culture
Two of the biggest names in sports are coming together to help fight one of this country’s biggest battles....
Brett Favre’s Audacious Thoughts on Colin Kaepernick & Pat Tillman are Lazy and Prejudiced. Kap Is Already A Hero.
White America, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Black people don’t really rock with Pat Tillman like that....
GTFOH Phil Mushnick
Earth to Phil Mushnick: Professional athletes sometimes say the F word....
Josh Gibson and the Long Gone Summers That Should Have Been
The following is adapted from the podcast script for Stick to Pods Episode 11, “Josh Gibson,” which originally aired on April 12, 2018...
Premier League Soccer Returns, Goal-Line Technology Apparently Still in the John
The Premier League returned to action this afternoon at Villa Park with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United. While VAR has been riling fans and media alike most of the season, today it was goal-line technology’s turn to provide confusion, mystery, and vitriol. ...
The Chargers Might Give Kaepernick a Workout, Maybe?
Colin Kaepernick could get a chance to make a league roster this season. ...
While the World Burns, Huge Idiot Matt Gaetz Floats Anti-Kneeling Bill
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) announced he would draft legislation in Congress requiring that U.S. Soccer players stand for the national anthem. This is exactly the type of leadership needed in this country, especially since there’s nothing of public interest going on, like a nationwide uprising to en...
The NFL's Relationship with the Military is Even More Tenuous Now
The connection between the NFL and the U.S. Military is now a given for pretty much every football fan and most non-football fans as well. As well as the overt displays before games, the ceremonies for soldiers, the constant ads and whatever else, there’s the more subtle camouflage team gear, the wa...
The NFL is Still Trying to Control Players by 'Allowing' Them to Kneel During Anthem
Parents and children. Teachers and students. Owners and pets....
NFL Should Drop National Anthem, Embrace Change
The NFL says it is sorry....
Black Quarterbacks Begin To Speak Out
Black quarterbacks in the NFL have been vocal this week on the recent injustices that have sparked protests across the country....
What Roger Goodell Should Have Said
Roger Goodell’s video statement on Friday afternoon — where he admits the league was wrong for not listening to players who peacefully protested to raise awareness of police brutality and violence against the black community — represents a significant change. But it’s not enough....