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'Doctrine of white supremacy:' Jackie Robinson saw the GOP for who they are back in 1964
On Sunday, for the first time in my life, I saw Americans gassed on their way to vote. ...
Week 8 Powerless Rankings: Poor Trevor Lawrence
Another Sunday of NFL football has concluded....
Tua's first win, Chargers throw up on themselves, and helmet-punching Bears are the worst 5-3 team ever
It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the 2020 NFL season....
Lamar Jackson still can't pass big test, while Steelers are incapable of failing even one
While much of the nation was stuck watching Colts-Lions (and got to see Nyheim Hines’ roundoff backflip with a full twist, twice!) the marquee matchup of the day yesterday was between the Steelers and the Ravens....
Javon Wims gives C.J. Gardner-Johnson a two-piece special with no fries
Chicago wide receiver Javon Wims was ejected today after randomly hitting a Saints player in the face… twice....
Deadspin Presents: Top 10 presidential endorsements from sports stars, Part II: Biden backers
It’s rare for athletes to openly advocate for a change in leadership in their day-to-day lives, because it usually means getting branded as a “coach killer,” or an excuse-maker. But when it comes to politics, it’s different. There’s the choice of either the person in charge, or the person running to...
Ryquell Armstead, 23-year-old running back, sidelined for season with COVID complications
After spending a rookie season behind Leonard Fournette in 2019, Ryquell Armstead was supposed to contend for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ starting job. Yesterday, ESPN reported that the second-year back will miss the remainder of the season due to COVID....
Week 7 Powerless Rankings: Did your favorite NFL team make the bottom 5?
After another week of football in the National Football League, we have had the pleasure of seeing some outstanding teams battle....
An early check-in on the quarterback class of 2018
Since 1983, only three NFL drafts have produced five or more quarterbacks in the first round....
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....
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....
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Daniel Chiang placed his first sports bet a few years ago....
Actually, it's LeBron who's the G.O.A.T.
I want to state right at the top I utterly abhor this debate. ...
Mark Jackson is the reason why Mark Jackson isn’t an NBA head coach
The key to life is being a palm tree instead of an oak....
LeBron’s Ugly Truth: He cheated us and the game
Deep down, LeBron James knows what’s gnawing at him....
Sorry LeBron James fans, Michael Jordan is still the G.O.A.T.
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday and today, I’m trashing all those LeBron James fans who are being prisoners of the moment....
Defense and the play of a former Celtic gave Lakers their 17th NBA championship
Defense wins…. well, you know the rest....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 5 bets you should avoid
Welcome to another installment of the Sunday Scaries where NFL Sundays are becoming, fittingly, scarier....
Rangers win race against no one to sign the worst player available in NHL free agency
Henrik Lundqvist, bought out last week by the New York Rangers, found a new home as soon as NHL free agency opened up on Friday, joining the Washington Capitals on a one-year deal to try to chase the Stanley Cup that eluded the 38-year-old for his whole career on Broadway....