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Kirk Cousins hits ‘Griddy’ in the style of an arthritic 72-year-old
Watching Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins try to do anything remotely coordinated may be worse than binge-watching a Tyler Perry original series on BET. So you should understand why I rarely tune in to Vikings games or anything else the H&R Block accountant disguised as an NFL QB may decide to do....

Is time up for Frank Lampard at Chelsea?
It felt like it was lining up for Chelsea today. After some disappointing results around Christmas, they were getting Manchester City at home after the latter’s training facility had been closed for days, had its last game postponed, and certainly hadn’t had the best preparation for such a big game....

Let Stefon Diggs remind you of your empty New Year’s resolution
It’s early January. If you’re like me, you’ve made an extremely vague New Year’s resolution you’ll forget you ever had within a matter of weeks. Of course you didn’t tell anyone of this resolution. You don’t want people actually holding you to your word. Mine was to floss more, yours was to go to th...

Ranking the NFL’s head coaches on the likelihood they’ll be immediately fired Monday
We’re a day away from Bloody Monday in the NFL. Which, side note, sounds a lot scarier than it is....

Vanderbilt Athletics should be a prototype for college sports departments everywhere
Vanderbilt is no stranger to making history in sports. Over the past 12 months alone, the school’s athletics program has continued to help women break barriers by providing talented women opportunities to shine in some of the program’s biggest roles. Today is no different....

Wrestle Kingdom will be the pandemic’s first big wrestling show, whatever that might mean
While WWE loves to tell you the turn of the year signals “Wrestlemania Season,” which kicks into high gear with the Royal Rumble at the end of January, but for a lot of wrestling fans the turn of the year kicks the wrestling schedule into high gear immediately. That’s because every January 4th (and ...

To play or not to play: The Coach K conundrum
This is a column about Duke basketball and Coach K. Most of you despise the two, while I, on the other hand, cheer for them harder than any team I’ve ever rooted for....

Sunday Scaries: The Week 17 bets to avoid
We made it. Week 17. It’s here despite, you know, everything going on....

Saints will need to fight for NFC bye slot without Kamara, who has coronavirus
The Saints come into the final day of the NFL regular season with an outside shot at the top seed in the NFC and the bye next week that comes with it. It would take a win over the Panthers, the Packers losing in Chicago, and the Seahawks beating the 49ers in Arizona to create a three-way tie at 12-4...

Jags eyeing Ohio State royalty in Meyer & Day for potential next coach, whether or not it makes any sense
Doug Marrone is still, as these words are being written, head coach of the Jaguars. But that doesn’t figure to be the case for long as Jacksonville wraps up either a 1-15 or 2-14 season, already assured of the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL Draft....

The sports figures we've lost in 2021
Here’s a look at the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2021....

Still undefeated, Father Time makes Eli Manning feel old
Eli Manning celebrates his 40th birthday on Sunday, but he was ahead of the game on Saturday while watching the Outback Bowl between Indiana and his alma mater, Ole Miss....

Dabo Swinney could learn a lot from a meme of Katt Williams
“You shouldn’t have been talking s***” ...

Idiot of the Year: All the worst from a 2020 to forget
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! Our expert team has worked tirelessly to bring you this annual list of the sports and sports-adjacent figures who most intensely made us wish we had been shaken as infants....

Bend, don't break: Ranking the NFL's top 10 defenses
Even in today’s high-scoring NFL, defense is crucial. The playoff picture will be solidified this weekend, and as that old clichéd adage goes, “Defense wins championships.” I know, I know… I threw up a little writing it. But, it holds true. Just two seasons ago, we saw the second-ranked offense (Ram...

Welcome to the 2021 College Football Playoffs: Here are its most embarrassing & unforgettable moments thru the years
The quest for a college football champion will begin its final chapter on New Year’s Day with both college football playoff semifinals on tap. ...

NBA Daily Fantasy Grind, New Year Edition: 'Young' love & the return of … Josh Jackson?!
Happy New Year! Hopefully, you lose way less money in 2021 than you did in 2020. That may sound facetious, but it’s sincere. That shit was hard. This shit gon’ be aight … hopefully. Anyway, to begin the new calendar, we’ve got 10 games. Ideally, whoever you put money on tonight isn’t hungover. ...

Idiot of the Year #1: Kelly Loeffler, somehow worse than Trump
Welcome to Deadspin’s farewell-to-2020 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! If you have made it this far, then congratulations, brave traveler....

