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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....

Cleveland gets the Browns beat out of ’em, Packers get smacked with their cheeseheads, and is Adam Gase calling in plays from a bar?
NFL football is still underway, despite multiple COVID-19 scares that have endangered the season over the past few weeks. ...

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...

Atlanta Cockatoos finally look like pro franchise against tax accountant disguised as Vikings QB
Some occurrences in life are so rare that we all need to take a timeout and acknowledge them, for no other reason than to just simply admire the event for happening. ...

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?...

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....

NFL plays Russian roulette with decision to let Titans back on field
In the 15 days since the Titans played the Vikings, nine have involved a member of the Tennessee organization testing positive for COVID-19. ...

An Astros dynasty would be the perfect end to this dumpster of a season
In Greek mythology, before the gods of Olympus, there were the Titans, a group of siblings who came to power by overthrowing their dad, Uranus, and chopping off his dick. The Titan Cronus, who took the throne from his castrated father, was then himself defeated and imprisoned by his own son, Zeus....

Stadium and arena voting is just one step in long war against voter suppression
In a healthy, vibrant and functioning democracy, Nse Ufot’s job would be done by a government official....

Joe Morgan, championed by the analytics he hated, passes away at 77
Most old-time baseball men hate sabermetrics for fear of their own legacy. They’ll never admit that, but it’s what’s at the heart of it. That pretty much spreads to every industry, where the way we used to do it is obviously better than the way we do it now (and sometimes that’s true). That somehow ...

Week 5 takeaways: Another coach is gone, the Niners got smacked like they ate an edible, and the Boys’ D is as bad as Trump’s COVID team
After a crazy week in the NFL that saw more players testing positive for COVID-19, a mass reshuffling of games, and coaches getting the boot, here we are again with our weekly NFL takeaways. ...

Deadspin Over/Under Bet of the Week: Hail to this Chiefs total
Over/Under: 54.5...

Sunday Scaries: The Week 5 bets you should avoid
Welcome to another installment of the Sunday Scaries where NFL Sundays are becoming, fittingly, scarier....

Baseball has lost yet another Hall of Famer in 2020 as Yankees ace Whitey Ford dies at age 91
Unlike many of the parks in New York City, there is no sign or marker at Whitey Ford Athletic Field to explain how the place got its name, just a standard list of park rules posted at the entrance to a ballfield and exercise area....

The NFL must start handing out forfeits
It’s clear by now that the league is winging it....

Dumb football players are going to ruin football
Athletes hate being called dumb jocks, but sometimes the title fits....

Is it racism? COVID-19? Incompetence? What <i>IS</i> the Football Team's secret to constantly stepping on rakes?
Here are three mystery quarterbacks:...

It’s all going wrong and the NFL’s malice could cost lives
The recklessness from the NFL is mind-boggling. ...