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Becky Hammon doesn’t need your pity interviews and neither do we
Back in the mid-2000s, long before she would eventually get the GM position she so desperately deserved, Kim Ng’s name used to pop up in every single GM search. “Oh, (insert MLB team name)? They’re interviewing this guy, that guy, this guy over here, and Kim Ng.”...
Portland’s next head coach should be Becky Hammon
The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Terry Stotts earlier this month, and they’re honing in on a few candidates. According to reports, three of the finalists for the position, who have all had two interviews, are Clippers assistant Chauncy Billups, long...
Hear me out: Great as he is, it may be time for Blazers to move CJ McCollum
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the otherworldly performance Damian Lillard gave last night in a losing effort — 55 points, 10 assists, six rebounds, three blocks. He’s the first NBA player ever — EVER — regular season or postseason, to post at least 50 points, 10 assists, and 10 three-pointers mad...
IOC president cancels Japan trip as COVID cases spike — remind me again how safe the games will be
Well this isn’t the best look....
Why I won’t watch the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Count me out on the Olympics....
The IOC is trying to ‘stick to sports’ by banning kneeling at the Tokyo Olympics – it won’t work
A day after it was proven that the sports world played a part in the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin, and just hours after police in Ohio murdered 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, the International Olympic Committee decided to keep the ban on athletes protesting racial and social issues at the Tokyo Game...
The U.S. should boycott the Beijing Olympics because it’s the Olympics
No one seriously expects the U.S., or any of its allies, to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing....
SEE IT: New ‘Space Jam’ trailer showcases LeBron, ’toons, and formulaic fun
The trailer for the new Space Jam movie came out on Saturday....
NL East Preview: Are the Mets good enough to topple the Braves?
You could make a definitive argument that the National League East is the strongest 1-through-5 division in Major League Baseball, so long as no one fucks this up....
Pepe Le Pew should be canceled, but Space Jam misses a huge opportunity
“Now they are canceling Looney Tunes characters!”...
Laughingstock of Japan Yoshiro Mori won’t resign from Olympic committee gig
It’s been a rough week for Yoshiro Mori. After spouting sexist comments and igniting a media firestorm in Japan, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said he will not resign....
Tokyo Olympic organizers raise giant middle finger to Japanese citizens
Last month, a Kyodo News poll found that 80 percent of Japanese citizens favor canceling or postponing this year’s Olympic games. Today, Tokyo Olympic organizers vowed to hold the games in the summer....
The Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympics are off ... or not ... maybe
It would be very….I guess we call it “this age” as 2021 hasn’t really separated itself from 2020 yet, for leagues like the NBA, NHL, various soccer leagues, and UEFA as a whole to avoid the Olympics like the plague, and then watch them canceled....
Wentz makes watching the Eagles worse than having a Vegan Thanksgiving, it’s time for Jalen Hurts
It might be time for Eagles fans to get out their brown paper bags. Watching this team has become more insufferable than sitting through an HR presentation. ...
My God, please stop putting the NFC East in primetime
If you watched this game on Sunday Night Football — a 23-9 Eagles win over the Cowboys — I would just like to take this time to say a prayer for you....
The NFC East is bad at football - so get ready to see it showcased on Thursday night
If the NFL were high school, the NFC East is comprised of players who couldn’t make the varsity football team, so they branch off and start another “district.” All seniors but not good enough to make varsity. ...
The Eagles being in first place is hilarious
I can hear the LMAOing in Philly all the way in Chicago....
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Kelechi Osemele, NFLPA Now Considering Legal Action Against Jets' Doctor [Update]
The Jets continue to look crueler and dumber in their feud with Kelechi Osemele. The left guard spent weeks begging the team to approve a procedure to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and decided to have it without their blessing on Friday, after an independent doctor he consulted recommen...
The Jets Are Being Babies About Sam Darnold's "Seeing Ghosts" Comment
The only bit of entertainment Jets quarterback Sam Darnold provided Monday Night Football viewers this week was when he candidly admitted into a microphone that he was “seeing ghosts” during his four-interception performance against the Patriots. Because no NFL team can ever just let one of their pl...
Adam Gase Is Out Of Excuses
To list all the problems that plagued the Jets last night would be futile and time-consuming. That laugh-track loss to the Patriots, which snuffed out any cautious optimism that might have flowered from last week’s promising win over the Cowboys, speaks for itself. But going forward, the overarching...