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ESPN's Jesse Palmer gives his NFL Thanksgiving predictions

NBA’s Nepo babies aren't on the court — they're in front officesWhat do Bob Myers, Travis Schlenk, Rob Pelinka, and Monte McNair have in common? They’re each experiencing different stages of the NBA’s own burgeoning nepo baby regimes....

Jesse Palmer on the nuances of being a reality TV show host vs. a football analyst

It’s almost time for college football’s most vacuous tradition: Bowl season! We tell you which bowl games are worth watching and why

Christmas approaches quickly, but college football fans are acutely aware that the real late December holiday is bowl season. Just when visions of the CFB content stream finally slowing to a crawl is dancing in your head, the NCAA presents the most meaningless postseason tradition in American sports...

How will the College Football Playoff Committee shock and upset everyone tonight?

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s College Football Playoff rankings day, which means the CFP committee is getting ready to royally screw things up again, because that’s how this works....

I’m old, so I made my kids help me rank this year’s NBA City Edition jerseys

The new NBA City Edition jerseys are out, with 28 new looks heading to the hardwood while the Jazz and Suns run it back with last season’s getups. Last year, Deadspin ranked Utah’s at No. 8 among the City Editions, and Phoenix at No. 23. Maybe it was the run to the NBA Finals, but those Suns “Valley...

NBC is going to give Simone Biles her own Popemobile

We’re now mere days away from the Olympics, and there’s not much to add to how much of a mess they already are. The virus has already gotten within the Olympic village, it’s within those who are soon going to be at the village, and it’s already waylaid a couple of the biggest stars that were suppose...

Weekend Winner: LeBron The "Runaway Slave"

In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Jesse Jackson's well-timed statement on LeBron James, which turned a controversy over a poor business decision into a firestorm over anything but....