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Division III Had No Problem Shutting Down Championships. What’s the Hold-Up for D1? [Updated]
The NCAA Division III Presidents Council’s decision, Wednesday, to cancel all fall sports championships for the 2020-21 school year in what could foreshadow the fate of larger divisions....
How Will Joel Embiid Stop Himself From Coughing Before Each Free Throw?
Habits and superstitions are as much a part of the NBA experience as deception and dysfunction are in the White House. However, with COVID-19, everything has changed. There are certain aspects to players’ games that must be addressed....
Lou Holtz Stupidly Compares College Football Games to D-Day at Normandy
Former college football coach Lou Holtz has become the latest individual to make ridiculously stupid comments about the return of college football during the coronavirus pandemic....
Bubble World: Joel Embiid Shows Up in a HAZMAT Suit and J.R. Smith Says 'This is Ass'
NBA players are getting their first look at the league’s makeshift quarantine “bubble” at Florida’s Walt Disney World resort, and some players are not pleased with their current living arrangements....
LGBTQ Athletes And Allies Celebrate Supreme Court’s Decision
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decided today that federal civil rights law protects LBGTQ workers from discrimination....
Youth Sports Need a Wake-Up Call
Youth sports have transformed in front of our very eyes. ...
Retro NES Hits The Slopes With Ski Or Die! Who Needs Practice Or A Manual?
When the Deadspin Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club launched, we thought it would be a brief distraction, a chance to revisit a few different games before real sports got back to action....
It's Great That The 76ers & Devils Backtracked On Cutting Employees' Salaries. Maybe Try Not Being Greedy Dickheads From The Start Next Time?
Joel Embiid is making $27.5 million in the second season of his five-year, $147.7 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. So, his decision to pledge $500,000 to medical relief and Sixers employees facing hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic represents a little less than two percent of his sa...
Good Luck Getting Through The Sixers' Forest Of Arms
Sixers rookie Matisse Thybulle had three points, one rebound, and one assist in 22 minutes during his NBA debut Wednesday night, and yet he received a glowing postgame interview on the arena floor after his team beat the Celtics on opening night. Why? Because he threw sand in the gears of his oppone...
Rihanna Admits That She Turned Down The Super Bowl Halftime Show In Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick
It’s long been rumored that Rihanna declined an invitation to perform at the Super Bowl LIII halftime show because she was morally opposed to the league’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick. Now, thanks to an interview she gave to Vogue, we know that rumor to be true....
Joel Embiid Crushes Tennis Balls At The Public Courts In Philly
The NBA will start its season soon, and its behemoths are running rampant across the nation. Boban Marjanovic is busy flipping-a-chick at the State Fair of Texas, and Joel Embiid is back on the public playgrounds of Philadelphia....
Daniil Medvedev's Perfect Loser's Speech Completed His Transformation From Villain To Darling
Tennis is the only sport where the loser of a championship has to stand next to the winner and praise them. It’s a contrived performance, and often feels unfair because the loser is judged not only on how courteously they accept a wrenching defeat, but also on how insightful they are in the moments ...
Daniil Medvedev Nearly Ushered In The Future, But Rafael Nadal Shut The Door
Daniil Medvedev’s run at the U.S. Open, the most absorbing of any men’s non-winner in recent memory, could have ended earlier—well before his final Sunday against Rafael Nadal had a chance to transform from old hat to modern classic. As late as the third set, the 23-year-old Russian was straight-up ...
Some Suggestions For How Daniil Medvedev Should Continue Taunting The U.S. Open Crowd
On Friday night, Daniil Medvedev prevailed in his third-round U.S. Open match against Feliciano Lopez, and then he dedicated his post-match interview to trolling the fans in attendance, the majority of whom had spent the match vociferously rooting against Medvedev. The Russian played in front of ano...
Daniil Medvedev Thanked A Jeering U.S. Open Crowd For Inspiring Him To Victory
In the final match of the evening on Friday, Daniil Medvedev defeated Feliciano Lopez with a 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory. His third-round win at the U.S. Open was rewarded with a shower of boos as the 23-year-old Russian approached center court for his post match interview. Like any good spor...
Arizona Quarterback Khalil Tate Was One Yard Short Of Sending The Game To Overtime
Saturday’s game between Arizona and Hawaii featured eight turnovers, over 1100 yards of offense and 83 points, yet the most exciting moment of the game began with only 10 seconds remaining in regulation....
IIHF Bans Evgeny Kuznetsov For Four Years After Positive Cocaine Test
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced today that Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov will be suspended from international hockey for four years after testing positive for cocaine in late May. The statement says:...
As A Formerly Decent Middle School Athlete, I Can Relate To This 13-Year-Old Who Won The European Diving Championships
This week in Ukrainian diving news: 13-year-old diving prodigy Oleksii Sereda has captured gold in the 10-meter European Diving Championships in Kiev, a historic feat I would definitely be significantly more impressed with if I too had not enjoyed athletic success as a 13-year-old. Sereda finished f...
Dean Ambrose Is Dead, But Jon Moxley Is Alive And Well
Dean Ambrose is dead. Long live Jon Moxley. ...