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IDIOT OF THE YEAR #2: Aaron Rodgers, ‘immunized’ from absolutely nothing
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities! Nos. 50 through 11 are available for your enjoyment here. And our top 10 thus far:...
Principal resigns at Lebron’s I Promise school in Akron after allegedly smacking a student
Lebron James’ I Promise School is making news headlines for negative reasons stemming from an incident between the school’s now-former principal and a student. Brandi Davis recently resigned as principal of the school after being accused of smacking a student back in September. Davis has been under ...
Your Season 30 <em>Dancing with the Stars</em> winner: 2016 NBA Champion Iman Shumpert
OMG, Iman and Daniella did it! On Monday, Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach won the 30th season of Dancing with the Stars, making Shumpert the first NBA player and the 12th athlete to win the competition....
Take a look at Iman Shumpert ripping up the dance floor on <i>Dancing with the Stars</i>
At 31 years old, Iman Shumpert would appear to be too young to be done with an NBA career. He hasn’t officially retired, but he hasn’t been on a roster since 2019. Even though he’s not on the court, he’s still making great use of his time. Shumpert has been acting on Showtime’s The Chi and BET’s Twe...
Remember Ray Fosse for the good man, catcher and broadcaster he was
A word on the passing of A’s broadcaster Ray Fosse, who died from cancer last night....
Baseball needs more Jazz Chisholm & Josh Rogers interactions
Pettiness. Passion. Playfulness....
One-handed RB Kayleb Wagner breaks Derrick Henry’s high school rushing record
We here at Deadspin have written numerous times about how dominant Tennessee Titans halfback Derrick Henry was in high school. He was a football boogeyman, the type of guy coaches would tell their players about as a scary story when sitting around the campfire. He put up video game numbers every wee...
Iman Shumpert shows out on <em>Dancing with the Stars</em> and judges give a failing score
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Iman Shumpert in the sports world....
Soulja Boy-Kanye is the celebrity boxing match no one asked for
As the boxing world continues to recover from the latest low blow to the sport of pugilism, another potential celebrity boxing challenge has already been laid on the table....
Remember when Dame and Shaq had beef? Now they’re collaborating on a dang sneaker
It was less than two years ago, in a pre-COVID time, when Damian Lillard and Shaquille O’Neal were exchanging diss records at each other, and the rest of us witnessed it play out over the course of a week. Now, to be fair, the beef was “just for fun,” according to O’Neal at least, but it’s worth rev...
Our long national nightmare is over
Of course the Orioles would snap their 19-game losing streak against Shohei Ohtani. Why wouldn’t they? When you’ve lost every game for three weeks, become a national story, maybe even a metaphor for where the league is as a whole, you can’t just win a game. It’s not enough. You have to make a show o...
Fans need to abide by kindergarten rules and keep their hands to themselves
Why can’t we all just get along?...
Jake Paul pulls stunt to promote mediocre boxing exhibition: Take 1,027
Whether we like to admit it or not, or agree with their tactics (and around here we will never let readers not remember that they’re “horrendous human beings”), the Paul brothers are injecting some much-needed life back into the world of boxing....
Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have been the best part of the Olympics
The Olympics have been lackluster. Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have not. ...
Kanye West living out a sports fan’s dream as he finishes album
Well, it looks like Kanye West is doing Kanye West things again. This time, the shenanigans are taking place in Georgia....
Little children thank Ben Simmons for building them an orphanage with all of his bricks
Ben Simmons is about to go through it....
The WWE is going to be at … Rolling Loud?!?
Did you grow up on Sweet Chin Music?...
‘K’Von’ Huerter will be key to Atlanta’s potential
Kevin “K’Von” Huerter has been a revelation for the Hawks on this playoff run....
Jay-Z & Meek Mill chipped in on a Bentley for Robert Kraft's birthday
At this point, if you still believe that Jay-Z’s partnership with the NFL is a strategic and calculated maneuver that will help Black America, instead of it being the shrewd business move it’s always been, then you’re a dumbass. ...
J. Cole’s pro basketball career is over — it should never have begun
Dreams are something J. Cole often raps about. It’s the name of his music label — Dreamville Records. But dreams aren’t promised. Sometimes one person’s dream can be another’s nightmare....