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The 12 most important NFL players in the Conference Championship GamesFootball is a game of X’s and O’s, but the real difference gets made by the Jimmies and Joes. As we prepare for Conference Championship weekend, here are the 12 most important players to pay attention to on Sunday. ...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: It's the final countdown (Nos. 10-1)Here they are: The biggest dummies of 2023. Most of them are starting to take up permanent residence here. ...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: More dumbasses (Nos. 20-11)WHY? Why must professional athletics function as such a powerful magnet for stupid, impetuous people? Ugh....

Sports Illustrated has become its own Sidd Finch in the age of AI-Generated journalism

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into every corridor of society has created a surreal state of journalism in 2023. In its infancy, everyone is feeling around in the dark, stumbling over AI-generated content. A bevy of outlets, this site included, have dabbled in AI-generated content....

Where are all the women in NFL studios?

This hasn’t been a great weekend for women in sports. Disgraced Baylor coach Art Briles somehow made his way onto the field of an Oklahoma game to celebrate a win with his son-in-law, Sooners’ offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby. Lebby then had the nerve to get indignant when asked why Briles was on th...

No, ESPN, Trent Dilfer isn't, and won't be, a coaching genius

Do you enjoy football? Are you looking to play it in college? How do you feel about buzz phrases like “Take the cheese”? Well, the University of Alabama Birmingham is looking for highly motivated high school football players willing to work for free, and learn the intricacies of the modern game unde...

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....

IDIOT OF THE MONTH: A March to the bottom

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH! Take a gander at these dunces and be reminded that a future in which artificial intelligence destroys all biological life on Earth might not be so bad after all....