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The Athletic was supposed to own local sports news. Instead, it's getting owned by the current state of mediaThe Athletic’s plan to replace sports pages worldwide has taken another blow. It announced on Monday that it will be laying off about four percent of its staff, per The Washington Post’s Ben Strauss. Further proof that nothing in media is being replaced just yet. Instead, it is steadily eroding due ...

Skip Bayless gives us another reason to hate himThe takes don’t get created by themselves, so I understand that it takes a lot for Skip Bayless to have enough of them to fill up a two-hour television program. However, speculating on how someone’s personal life is affecting their play is usually a bridge too far. That goes double when it’s informa...

Here's who could end up yelling at Skip Bayless if Shannon Sharpe leaves <i>Undisputed</i>After years of sitting opposite Skip Bayless on Fox Sports’ Undisputed desk, Shannon Sharpe is reportedly departing the show soon after the NBA Finals’ conclusion. As enticing as it would be for Skip Bayless to host a one-man show, I think that would be too much for even his most ardent supporters. ...

West Virginia lets Bob Huggins off the hook too easily after anti-gay slur

West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins will reportedly keep his job after uttering an anti-gay slur on a Cincinnati radio show. He will instead be penalized in the form of a $1 million reduction in salary, and will need to take sensitivity training....

If you’re mad at Bob Huggins but shrugged at Glen Kuiper, you’re part of the problem

If West Virginia men’s head basketball coach Bob Huggins gets fired for calling Xavier fans “Catholic f**s” on a Cincinnati radio show — whose hosts encouraged and laughed at his behavior — one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport will have earned his termination. And if Oakland A’s b...

Of all people for Brett Favre to publicly stump for, he chose Tucker Carlson

For those curious about Brett Favre’s feelings regarding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from Fox News, you can get it straight from the horse’s mouth. He is unhappy with the decision to oust a host so toxic that with more than three million viewers per night, the program struggled to find blue-chip adverti...

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Which is more impressive: Tampa Bay's win streak or Jordan Walker’s hit streak?

The best team in baseball has one of the hottest hitters of this young season, but there’s a young hot hitter also on his own 12-game streak, so I thought it’d be fun to debate over whose accomplishment is more impressive: The Tampa Bay Rays’ 12-game winning streak, or St. Louis Cardinals rookie Jor...

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The Sports Emmys are lacking, so Deadspin is here to pick up the slack

A problem with the Sports Emmys is there simply aren’t enough categories for individuals. Most awards are for shows, segments, reports, documentaries, etc. Only a handful acknowledge the on-air personalities, so those who care about bringing home some hardware are in for an uphill battle....

by Stephen Knox|Sports

|Thu Apr 13 2023

Did Jim Nantz waste his best goodbye on March Madness?

Sportscaster sentimentality is one of the weirdest aspects of the sports world. One of the storylines of Monday night’s men’s title game was Jim Nantz. The voice of March Madness since literally as long as I can remember delivered his final college basketball broadcast in his hometown of Houston, an...

by Sean Beckwith|Jim Nantz

|Tue Apr 04 2023

Jackass Tournament: The rest of Round 1

Welcome back to Deadspin’s March Madness-themed Jackass Tournament. Here are the rest of the results from Round 1. Yesterday’s batch is available here....

by Criss Partee|Jason Whitlock

|Wed Mar 22 2023

Texas Rangers may end rights deal with Diamond Sports Group [Updated]

A huge portion of local sports broadcasting is in jeopardy after Diamond Sports Group, responsible for nearly half of local MLB, NHL, and NBA games under the Bally Sports brand, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in Texas. The conglomerates’ financial troubles stem from expensive broadcast r...

by Eric Blum|Sports

|Wed Mar 15 2023

Shannon Sharpe drops F-Bomb on <em>Undisputed</em> (not directed at Skip Bayless)

Anyone familiar with Undisputed on FS1 knows about the contentious relationship between co-hosts Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe. While shows like Undisputed are frequently blasted for being over-scripted, Sharpe and Bayless shared an unscripted moment on Thursday morning’s show. ...

by Criss Partee|Skip Bayless

|Thu Mar 09 2023

Bally Sports possibly plunges baseball toward caring about what happens on the field

MLB’s biggest problem in the last few years is that too many teams have not really cared about whether their teams win or lose. They’ll say all the right things, and maybe make just enough signings or trades to fool their idiotic portion of their fanbases into buying tickets or for a new Carlton Fis...

by Sam Fels|Sports

|Fri Jan 27 2023

Was drinking a 40 on ESPN the apex of Jemele Hill’s career?

by DJ Dunson|Jemele Hill

|Wed Jan 25 2023

Larry Johnson should be jettisoned into the abyss for Damar Hamlin take

It’s difficult to out-blowhard Skip Bayless. The internet troll come to life had a searing Damar Hamlin take the night of the young Buffalo Bills’ cardiac arrest, but as is the case in the online age, it didn’t take long for someone to hand Bayless their beer to hold. Enter Larry Johnson, the former...

by Sean Beckwith|Larry Johnson

|Wed Jan 11 2023

Scott Van Pelt and Ryan Clark stepped up when the sports world needed them most

Scott Van Pelt knows how to advertise himself after developing a loyal fan base after more than two decades on ESPN’s airwaves. The Marylander’s Twitter bio says it best, he anchors the network’s flagship show, SportsCenter, starting at midnight on the East Coast. Or after the game you’re watching e...

by Eric Blum|Sports

|Tue Jan 10 2023

Shannon Sharpe seems to finally be fed up with Skip Bayless — he isn’t innocent in this, though

Shannon Sharpe returned to FS1’s Undisputed on Wednesday morning after missing Tuesday’s show due to the way he was affected by what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on Monday Night Football — and Skip Bayless’ insensitive tweet about it....

by Carron J. Phillips|Skip Bayless

|Wed Jan 04 2023

Congrats, Boomer Esiason, you’ve made me defend Mac Jones

Boomer Esiason saying “there’s a douchiness” to Mac Jones’ facial expressions is like Cristiano Ronaldo calling someone a narcissist, Kobe Bryant telling a teammate they’re a ball hog, or Mike Ditka criticizing a coach for being too abrasive. The only correct response is, “MF’er, what did you just s...

by Sean Beckwith|Boomer Esiason

|Wed Jan 04 2023

Surprise! Skip Bayless steps in it (again), this time over Damar Hamlin's injury

In the immediate aftermath of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffering a horrific injury that caused an ambulance to be driven to midfield of Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Skip Bayless decided it was time to make it about himself. The FS1 talk show host thought it was best on a tweet that include...

by Eric Blum|Skip Bayless

|Tue Jan 03 2023

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