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U.S. Soccer Lashes Out Against Megan Rapinoe For Kneeling During Anthem
Megan Rapinoe knelt Thursday night during the national anthem, her first time doing so in a U.S. Women’s National Team uniform, and U.S. Soccer was quick to make its frustration known. She first knelt during the anthem earlier this month, expressing her support for Colin Kaepernick before an NWSL ga...
Lawyer: Derrick Rose Said He Doesn't Know What Consent Means
The woman who says Derrick Rose and two friends raped her in 2013 spoke to reporters again Thursday, a day after granting interviews to the Associated Press, New York Daily News, and Think Progress. Alongside her lawyers and activist Katherine Redmond Brown, Jane Doe answered many questions about th...
Who To Start? Who To Sit? Fantasy Football Advice For Week Two Is Here.<em></em>
Week two of the NFL season is upon us, and if you’re one of the 75 million fantasy football players in the world, you’re probably wondering who to start and who to sit. My weekly fantasy football advice column is here to answer all of your questions....
Tony La Russa Is Entitled To His Opinions Even If They Are Dogshit
Think of all the people whose opinions you least want to hear on Colin Kapernick. Don Cherry? Heard from him. Kid Rock? Weighed in. Kate Upton. Hell yeah, you know it. Here’s another!...
Kid Rock Pauses Ronnie Van Zant Cosplay Just Long Enough To Say, "Fuck Colin Kaepernick!"<em></em>
Kid Rock is still out there doing Kid Rock things, like putting on concerts for people who desperately want to be tricked into thinking they are listening to Lynyrd Skynard or Bob Seger. During one such concert at Fenway Park, Kid Rock took some time out of his performance to share his brief thought...
Trent Dilfer Should Consider Sitting This One Out
Former NFL QB Trent Dilfer has jumped into the conversation about San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem, and it’s been a rough couple of days for him....
Dabo Swinney's "Broad Brush" Paints A Beautiful America That Doesn't Exist
In an interview that manages to be equal parts expected and stunning, Dabo Swinney, head coach of the reigning national runner-up Clemson Tigers, has issued his Colin Kaepernick take, and it’s as beautiful as is it maddening....
Colin Kaepernick Won
The big news out of the NFL this weekend wasn’t about who threw which touchdowns or which teams won which games. Under the thumb of Roger Goodell, the league has been maddeningly good at keeping the world focused on the events that happen in between the lines. Brain injuries, extra-judicial powers, ...
Kevin Harlan's Play-By-Play Radio Call Of The <i>MNF</i> Idiot On The Field Is An All-Timer
The Idiot On The Field during tonight’s Monday Night Football game didn’t get much TV airtime, but Westwood One radio announcer Kevin Harlan gave the incident a treatment you absolutely MUST hear....
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Colin Kaepernick Continues Protesting During National Anthem, Four Players Raise Fists [Update]
In his first regular season game, and on Monday Night Football, San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick continued his protest against police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. He was joined by teammate Eric Reid....
Charles Woodson Has Smart Things To Say About Colin Kaepernick
Former NFL player Charles Woodson is one of the new faces on the set of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, and yesterday he helped bring some sanity to the ongoing conversation about Colin Kaepernick’s act of protest....
No, CM Punk Did Not Win His UFC Debut
Mickey Gall annihilated CM Punk tonight in the former pro wrestler’s UFC debut, pummeling him until winning by a rear naked choke submission. Punk didn’t even make it out of the first round....
An Anderson Silva Gets Ass Beaten On Live Kickboxing Match Broadcast
Rico Verhoeven retained his Glory heavyweight kickboxing belt by thoroughly kicking an Anderson Silva’s ass tonight at Glory 33, held tonight in New Jersey and aired live on ESPN2....
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Broncos Linebacker Brandon Marshall Kneels During National Anthem [Update]
Every Panther stood during the first national anthem of the NFL regular season, and every Bronco stood except for Brandon Marshall, who took a knee. Marshall was a teammate of Colin Kaepernick’s at Nevada. He’s been a supporter of Kaepernick’s protest from the start, telling the Colorado Springs Gaz...
Deadspin 25: Middle Tennessee State Is Ready To Run The Conference USA
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Who To Start? Who To Sit? Fantasy Football Advice For Week One Is Here.
Week one of the NFL season is upon us, and if you’re one of the 75 million fantasy football players in the world, you’re probably wondering who to start and who to sit. Our weekly fantasy football advice column is here to answer all of your questions....
Dana White Tells Mickey Gall To Use Harder Entrance Music
MMA fighter Mickey Gall, who doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page and will take on former WWE wrestler CM Punk at UFC 203, had planned to use Toni Basil’s “Mickey” at his entrance music Saturday. Clever, right? UFC president Dana White wasn’t on board....
Seahawks Considering National Anthem Protest As A Team
In the fourth week of the preseason, two other NFL players joined Colin Kaepernick in sitting out the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner”: his 49ers teammate Eric Reid, and Seahawks CB Jeremy Lane. Lane said he will continue his protest into the regular season, but he may not be alone....
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Grandstanding NWSL Owner Plays National Anthem Early To Avoid Megan Rapinoe's Protest [Update]
Megan Rapinoe’s Seattle Reign traveled to Washington D.C. to play the Washington Spirit tonight. It’s the Reign’s first game since Rapinoe knelt in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick last weekend. She expected to kneel again tonight, but she didn’t get a chance to, as Washington played the national an...
Roger Goodell On Colin Kaepernick: I Love The Troops!
Today, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem....