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‘His Only Crime: Running While Black’ — Anquan Boldin, Players Coalition Call On AG Barr To Take Up Arbery Murder Case
Players Coalition founder Anquan Boldin, along with 62 current and former professional athletes — including Tom Brady — sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, asking for the Justice Department to investigate Ahmaud Arbery’s death, citing decades-long ties between law enforcement and Ar...
As Athletics Budgets Plunge, Who's Fighting For Women's Sports On Campus?
When evaluating the college athletic departments that might be leaving programs in the dust or with a slashed budget, Title IX will be a huge factor in their decision....
Toxic Coke-Bro Brendan Leipsic Was Fired For Being Bad At Hockey, Not Caustic DMs
The Washington Capitals are getting rid of Brendan Leipsic after the journeyman winger’s Instagram messages were leaked this week, chock full of misogyny, gripes about current and former teammates, and “love” of “coke.”...
A Small Town, An International Event Canceled, And Tens Of Millions In Lost Revenue
Mayor Derek Slaughter is working from home today. You can hear his daughter through the phone, playing with her computer, perhaps between online learning sessions. It’s another unusual Tuesday in a country increasingly accustomed to the abnormal....
Listen, Kristin: Jay Cutler Has Earned The Right To Sit On His Ass
Earlier this week, talentless harpy and anti-vaxx shitbird Kristin Cavallari announced that she and Jay Cutler were getting divorced after 10 years. Now she says it’s because Culter was “lazy and unmotivated.”...
Ahmaud Arbery, LeBron James & Jason Whitlock: How The Fear Of Blackness Gets Weaponized
This is a column about three black athletes....
Hey Brendan Leipsic, Do You Kiss Your Mom With That Mouth
Some shitty hockey player said shitty things about a bunch of people!...
'No Reason To Expect This Would Happen,' Says School Who Hired Rick Pitino, As Coach Faces Fresh NCAA Charges
You get what you pay for — and Rick Pitino isn’t worth the hassle....
Pete Rose Corked His Bat, Says Yet Another Accuser
They oughta ban this guy from baseball forever....
Grim Reaper McConnell Wants Baseball Back For One Reason: Ass-Covering
Being a Webster’s-worthy definition of “hypocrisy” isn’t anything new for Senator Mitch McConnell. At this point it’s of the same regularity to him as breathing....
Legal Setback Or Not, Equality For Women’s Soccer Is Inevitable
Don’t be fooled....
This Is Why Supporting Heavily Armed Militias Is Dangerous, Justin Rohrwasser
Donald Trump is basically advocating for white violence. His actions continue to prove it....
It’s Great That You Have An All-Female Sports Podcast. But Why Is Your Whole Staff White, NBC Sports Washington?
If you’re going to have an all female sports podcast at least bring a chair up for a woman of color. And that’s at the bare minimum....
Imagine An Entire Super Bowl Crowd Dying. Jared Kushner Calls That 'A Great Success'
It’s easy to make jokes at Jared Kushner’s expense, and he truly deserves every last bit of mockery he gets. You also don’t have to look far to find clever takedowns of a man who has spent his entire life failing upward, including multiple plum White House assignments owing to the fact that he’s mar...
I Hate To Say It, But Isiah Thomas Was Right
I don’t need to be a Chicagoan to hate Isiah Thomas, but it helps....
Jordan Fans On Twitter Confuse Isiah Thomas With Isaiah Thomas ... Shocking
You got the wrong guy, tweeples....
The Last Dance Episodes 3 & 4: The Bad Boys, The Migraine & The Making Of Michael
Not one, not two, but three....
Patriots Draft Pick Justin Rohrwasser's Ignorance About 3 Percenters Isn't Believable
A photo of new Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser caused quite a stir Saturday when tattoos on his arms displayed a logo for a far-right group known as “The 3 Percenters” or “III%ers.” The logo is three roman numeral I’s surrounded by a ring of 13 stars, as the original U.S. flag. Rohrwasser, who kic...
Steve Dalkowski, Inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh of ‘Bull Durham,’ Dead At 80 Due to COVID-19
Steve Dalkowski, a towering figure in minor-league lore whose legendary arm strength was matched only by his lack of command, died earlier this week, his family announced. He was 80....