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Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! The Mets are still paying $1.19M each year to a guy who retired decades ago
July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn’t set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It’s a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to ...
Mike Gundy and White America Can Save Their Apologies
Most apologies are fake....
Fire Forces 'Blue Lives Matter' Car Out of NASCAR Debut
NASCAR driver Kyle Weatherman and his team tried to make a statement on Sunday when they debuted a “Blue Lives Matter”-themed car at a race in Homestead, Fla....
College Football Players Are Pulling The Sport’s Racist Curtains Back For All To See
Dabo Swinney doesn’t get it. Nor does he want to....
America Can Learn Something From America East Men's Basketball Coaches: Make Election Day A Holiday
Early in the week, rapper Killer Mike went viral with his speech at an Atlanta mayoral press conference. In his comments, he outlined a two-pronged approach to social justice: on-the-ground activism and voting....
Colin Kaepernick Tried To Save George Floyd. They Called Him 'Son Of A Bitch' And Took His Career
Colin Kaepernick was right....
‘Jungleman’ Comes Clean, Admits To Role In Poker Scandal
Renowned poker pro “Jungleman” Daniel Cates ’fessed up to an online cheating scandal that surfaced over the weekend, one which multimillionaire Bill Perkins claimed on Twitter would “make the Mike Postle (scandal) look like a church service.”...
Buck Laughlin Showed What Professionalism In Broadcasting Looked Like
Most of the time, when a broadcaster becomes the voice of a particular sport is when they find the tide shifting against them. Or maybe it’s just that Joe Buck has become the voice of two. Al Michaels and football. Mike Breen and basketball. Doc Emrick and hockey. While all are unquestionably at the...
Promoter Bob Arum: I’d Back A Tyson Vs. Fury Bout … For Charity
Is the world ready for Tyson versus Tyson?...
Talking To Mark Gubicza About Pandemic Mullets, ’80s Metal, And Mike Trout
One of the weirdest complaints about life under quarantine is not being able to cut your hair. This actually came up in a Deadspin staff meeting: If there was one business you could bring back safely, what would it be?...
MLB 'Dream Bracket' Would Be Better If Teams Were Set Up By Country, State. Here's How It Could Work
How About A World Baseball Classic-Style Sim?...
Gov. Cuomo Is Taking Advice From Jeff Wilpon. What, A-Rod Wasn't Available?
Sometimes, it’s easiest to understand the scope of how messed up things are just by looking at the headlines. So, here are a few from the last 24-hour news cycle....
Zion Williamson Shouldn't Wait To Start Demanding More Talent Around Him
There are few people in sports that can combine generational athleticism and advanced intelligence....
FSU's Leonard Hamilton Is A Good Man Whose Possible Last Chance For a National Title Has Been Ripped Away
Tonight could have been life-changing for Leonard Hamilton, as his team had a real shot at being the last one shown during “One Shining Moment.”...
Lynching Jokes Don't Fly In Mississippi And Mike Leach Doesn't Deserve The Benefit Of The Doubt
Mike Leach isn’t gonna make it....
Premier League Owners, They’re Horrible, Just Like The Ones Over Here
They say in times of crisis you find out what people are truly about. We’re certainly learning these days that amongst the heartening tales of heroism, it’s also a prime moment for people to exhibit just how much of their ass they can show....
Sports Will Not Heal Us. It Didn't on 9/11 And It Won't Now. Don't Listen To Anyone Who Tells You Differently
I remember talking my way through a police barricade at the 59th Street Bridge around noon on September 11. Armed with a New York Post building ID card and sense of urgency, I convinced the cop tasked with keeping everyone off the Manhattan-bound side of the expanse that I was an essential member of...
Mike Leach, Convinced Of His Own Cleverness, Tells Unbearably Long Joke About Lip Reading
Asked Monday evening whether he’s nervous for next week’s matchup against No. 11 Oregon, where four of his former assistants now work, Mike Leach used the opportunity to take a swipe at football coaches so paranoid about their plays being found out that they cover their mouths while talking on the s...
The Mystics Did The Shit
The Washington Mystics used a strong fourth-quarter surge and the interior dominance of series MVP Emma Meesseman to overcome a second-half Connecticut Sun lead, then confidently held the relentless visitors at arm’s length down the stretch to win Game 5, 89–78, and capture the franchise’s first eve...