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Idiot of the Year #3: Rudy Gobert, whose iconic display of hubris will live on forever
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to get paid in Bitcoin
Carolina Panthers tackle Russell Okung will have his $13 million salary split this year. $6.5 million in U.S. currency, $6.5 million in crypto....

Washington throws away playoff hopes like Dwayne Haskins tosses dollar bills
It seems crazy that Washington was leading the division with six wins coming into Sunday, and it seems even crazier that they are still leading the division after being smacked by a team that has lost twice as many games as it has won....

Don’t let Sunday fool you, the Steelers are the AFC’s most vulnerable playoff team
Don’t let Sunday’s comeback win versus the Colts fool you....

Seahawks defense makes Rams look futile, Dallas can steal booboo division, and Packers could dethrone Chiefs
The end of the NFL season is next week, which means that playoff spots are on the line....

Duke’s women’s team wasn’t the only basketball program to suspend its season last week
When you’re 0-9, people tend to ignore you even when your acts are newsworthy....

Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Cold temperatures can halt Rivers
Over/Under: 44.5...

The Reds (remember them?) are going to blow up something they never even built
The commonly accepted method for building a contending MLB team these days is to one day decide the team you have is rotten and no longer competitive, flog everything off that isn’t nailed down for prospects and lottery tickets, suck pond scum for a few years to rack up high draft picks that result ...

SEE IT: Breaking down an incredible goal by Rangers prospect Vitali Kravtsov
Vitali Kravtsov, the No. 9 pick in the 2018 NHL draft, came to North America last year and spent most of the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, scoring six goals in 39 games for the Rangers’ AHL affiliate....

2020 Idiot of the Year: The void beckons with Novak Djokovic, Ron DeSantis, and Jason Whitlock's stupid hat
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

Bringing in rapper Big Sean shows Pistons looking to win headlines, not games
This has nothing to do with Detroit rapper Big Sean....

Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with acute myocarditis: Report
Keyontae Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, a heart inflammation, according to The Gainesville Sun....

Remembering 'Bowl Durham' & Pearl Harbor: Last time Rose Bowl was held outside Pasadena
Back in March, the NCAA Tournament was just days away from tipping off when COVID-19 took hold in America and turned 2020 upside down, taking with it, among other things, college basketball’s championship....

Dan Mullen continues to screw pooch at Florida with recruiting violations
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators have been tripping over themselves all season, so it’s only fitting that their 2020 campaign ends with more embarrassment. ...

2020 Idiot of the Year: Our descent continues with Jon Gruden, Dana White, and a cold look in the mirror
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

Pistons owner Tom Gores earns millions sucking the blood out of a broken prison system
Worth Rises, a criminal justice advocacy group, took out a full-page in Sunday’s New York Times, questioning commissioner Adam Silver and 29 NBA team owners about one of their colleagues....

2020 Idiot of the Year Awards: Counting down from 50-41 with Ronaldo, Bolt, Cespedes, and more
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....

Derrick Henry gets his superpowers before December 21, uses infinite strength to humiliate defender
Titans running back Derrick Henry just embarrassed another defensive back on national television....

Brian Kelly and Dabo Swinney should be fired if their jobs are truly about leading and protecting young men
College football coaches love to talk about how their job is to be leaders who earn their astronomical paychecks not only by winning football games, but by molding their players into something better, to guide their growth from high school boys to upstanding men who have learned how to handle the wo...

Donovan Mitchell makes the world a better place
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is once again stepping up to fight systematic inequality....