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Daily News beat writer allegedly tailed Jets GM’s son, kept covering team after ban from facilities
There was never an official proclamation that the Jets banned New York Daily News reporter Manish Mehta from their facilities, just the word of ESPN Radio host Chris Carlin that it happened, with a follow-up two months later that, “There were clearly reasons not related to negative coverage.” A stor...
Ranking the NFL’s worst quarterback franchises
The Bears’ quarterback situation is dismal. You knew that. You’ve known that. You’ll continue to know that. It’s been the case for decades and it’s not getting any better. But how bad is it?...
Doug Pederson, you are the cause of your own misery. Just pull Carson Wentz
You can tell Doug Pederson is tired. But he is the cause of his own misery....
On Maradona, his life, and the most famous two goals in soccer history
This story was taken from an episode of Julie DiCaro’s now-defunct sports history podcast, Stick to Pods, and originally aired on July 13, 2018....
NFL postpones Ravens-Steelers Thanksgiving game, players pissed
The Steelers vs Ravens Thanksgiving day tilt has been postponed until Sunday. This comes a day before they were supposed to play, and Steelers players are not happy....
Maradona, the best human to ever do it
When you discuss the greatest to play any sport, there’s definitely a mythical edge to it. Jordan, LeBron, Gretzky, Lemieux, Mantle, Mays, Payton, Sanders, whatever your names are, it always feels like you’re talking about some sort of separate being. Something bestowed upon the Earth, unknowable in...
![Saturday Fight Night: Previewing Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr. (& Nate Robinson v. Jake Paul!) [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/egybo6uao0egshpjb03c.jpg)
Saturday Fight Night: Previewing Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr. (& Nate Robinson v. Jake Paul!) [UPDATED]
More than 15 years ago, Mike Tyson sat on his ass for 13 seconds at the end of round six against journeyman heavyweight Kevin McBride. Referee Joe Cortez told Tyson to “come on” or “get up” a total of 12 times — because he wasn’t even knocked down, he was pushed. Even after the bell rang, Tyson appe...
Stop me if you've heard this before, but Nick Saban has COVID-19
Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 again. But this time it’s real. ...
COVID-19 wins another day — will probably soon start yelling, 'SCOREBOARD!'
It’s an easy headline to grab, because it’s been the case every day for eight months. And the havoc the virus is wreaking in sports pales in comparison to that which it is doing in everyday life. But yesterday seemed to be a thorough illustration of everyone’s failing to come to terms with what a pa...
FEAST MODE! Marshawn Lynch gives out turkeys in Hawaii
Sorry, not sorry — we had to say it....
Patrick Mahomes' ketchup obsession has become a disgrace to common decency — says he’ll put it on his turkey
I think it’s time that we have an intervention for Patrick Mahomes....
Dabo Swinney sucks even more than you thought yesterday
God save us from the incessant idiocy of college football coaches....
MLB's feel-good story of the year, Randy Arozarena, arrested in alleged kidnap attempt, assault
Tampa Bay Rays phenom Randy Arozarena is in some hot water south of the border. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Arozarena was detained in Mexico after he allegedly attempted to take his daughter from her mother, and assaulted the woman’s father in the process....
The fight Daniel Jacobs said would never happen with Gabriel Rosado won’t hurt him (if he wins)
Backstage at the weigh-ins before his Dec. 20 fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a man confronted Daniel Jacobs near the entrance of the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The headphones around this man’s neck couldn’t hide his tattoos. The wide ear-to-ear grin revealed his mood as he walked ...
College basketball is screwed when Rick Pitino is the only one with a plan
When it comes to college basketball, the month of March has always been associated with madness....
Tommy Sweeney has myocarditis — will the NFL take COVID-19 seriously now? (Prolly not)
Maybe the NFL will learn a valuable lesson now that one of its own has myocarditis....
NFL’s first all-Black ref crew is worth celebrating, but it should not have taken this long
Last night, history was made — the first all African American officiating crew took the field for an NFL game. This moment deserves to be recognized, but it is also infuriating that in the year 2020, barriers still need to be broken. I hate that we have to celebrate this moment....
Just trade Blake Snell and Nolan Arenado to the Dodgers already
As a non-Dodgers fan, and in fact someone who used to openly loathe everything about them, their dominance over the rest of baseball is fatiguing at best, life-draining at worst. Though some will point to just one World Series title, make no mistake that by any logical measure they’ve been baseball’...
No trophy is worthy of a presentation unless it’s the KBO sword
I don’t know about you, but I think I just saw the greatest sports trophy ... ever?...
As usual, Tom Brady becomes Tom Baby after he plays like crap
Tom Brady is a sore loser....