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Jimmy Buckets is About to Burst Bucks’ Bubble

Hope you enjoy this Labor Day weekend, because once it’s over, there’s a whole slew of takes on the way....

The Steve Nash Hire Isn't About White Privilege

Context, reasoning, and facts don’t exist anymore. They’ve been replaced by a lack of information and emotional overreactions....

U.S. Soccer Could Learn Something from England and [Checks Notes] Brazil (!) on Equal Pay

Serena Williams Is Better Than Margaret Court at Tennis and Life

As Serena Williams approaches Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slams, some rightfully wish Court were already an afterthought....

#SayHerName: The Kentucky Derby Is Going To Stand For More Than It Wants To This Year

It’s not the Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs would have imagined. It’s on Labor Day weekend instead of the first Saturday in May. It will take place without fans in the stands. It’ll be the second race of the Triple Crown instead of the first, as the Belmont has already been run. And whereas, for som...

Bucks' George Hill Says He Sat Out National Anthem on the Can [UPDATED]

Updated on Aug. 29, 2020 at 8:05 p.m. EST: Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill decided to sit out the national anthem before the Bucks’ playoff game vs. the Magic on Saturday... literally....

Terrible Flyers Reporter: Can We Just Get Back to Hockey?

That’s some Broad Street Bullshit....

America is Finally Getting It: Poll Shows Majority Supports NBA Protests

A stunning new poll shows that Americans have had a drastic change of heart when it comes to professional athletes protesting against racial inequality. ...

Spoiled Rich Kid Jared Kushner Needs to Keep His Silver-Spooned Yap Shut

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand...

Rest Assured, These Guys Are Still Complete & Utter Jerks

Oh, hey, just in case you were wondering…...

Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]

It’s been an unprecedented day in an unprecedented season....

We Rank the NBA's Coaching Carousel Openings

We have arrived at “that” point in the NBA season. ...

Maybe Fair-Weather Fans Are Actually Good for Sports

Last year, just after the Washington Nationals improbably clinched the NLCS to earn a berth in the World Series, a local news reporter outside of National Park waded into the celebration....

It’s Time to Distrust the Process and Break Up These Loser Sixers

Another year in the playoffs, another year sent home early....

Marc-Andre Fleury's Agent Tweeted this Picture

As an athlete, you always want to know that your agent has your back, but this is certainly a strange spin on that concept....

We Rank the Worst No. 1 Picks in NBA Lottery History

Since the NBA’s first draft lottery in 1985, there have been 11 first-overall picks who did not make an All-NBA team or appear in an All-Star Game. That number is a little inflated because Zion Williamson and DeAndre Ayton are just getting started, so when you’re trying to figure out which is the wo...

One Night of Showtime for L.A. Glosses Over Lakers' Glass Jaw vs. Dame & Blazers

Don’t let one blowout victory fool you, The Los Angeles Lakers are still in massive trouble against the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. ...

It’s Been a Bad Day For Curt Schilling and It’s Not Even Noon

Maybe every day is a bad day for Curt Schilling. More accurately, every day where Curt Schilling is lurking somewhere is a bad day for the rest of us, or at least has a high chance of becoming one. Because that means there’s a threat that Schilling will dive headlong in front of a camera, or onto so...

Fernando Tatis is Defecating on Baseball’s ‘Unwritten Rules’ and it’s Spectacular

The custom of baseball, after some manager bitches about unwritten rules that he very well may have made up, is that everyone wants the whole conflict to go away as quickly as possible. You’ll hear some pregame quotes about going overboard or respecting the opponent or some other boilerplate horsesh...

School is Not Safe for Students - But of Course, It’s Safe for Athletes [UPDATED]

The pandemic continues to expose the glaring dysfunction in our society. This time in college sports....