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Tokyo Olympics to be held without foreign fans

Most Japanese citizens don’t want the large international event to begin with. But now, according to the Kyodo News, the Japanese government will not allow foreign spectators to attend this summer’s Olympics and Paralympic Games. The decision to bar overseas fans, according to the report, stems from...

The Buffalo Sabres are a Joy Division song

Buffalo probably thought it escaped sporting hell this past fall when the Bills finally won their division and got to the AFC Championship game, looking poised to be a competitor for the next couple years. A city that hadn’t even had a relevant team for a couple of decades could finally cheer someth...

Is Brooklyn the right move for Blake Griffin?

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Blake Griffin has officially been bought out by the Detroit Pistons, and is now cleared to sign with another team via free agency....

Deadspin Wayback Machine: A look back at some of sports’ great relics

One of the great things about sports is the comfort that they provide. While the world is always changing, sometimes at a pace that’s hard to process, sports are largely static. If you watch a football game from 50 years ago, there certainly are differences in strategy and the size and speed of the ...

It’s never a good sign when a star athlete like Baker Mayfield sees UFOs

The Cleveland Browns are in some serious trouble....

'Mentor,' your ass — report reveals Les Miles was a well-paid, predatory pig at LSU

Breaking news: Creepy entitled white guy in position of power does creepy things. I feel like I’ve written this story a few times already. Les Miles, the former head football coach at LSU, apparently has quite the list of very inappropriate behavior with female students at LSU, and the athletic depa...

Sports uniforms are having a weekend

Red team, meet red team. And, no, neither ballclub includes the actual Reds....

John Geddert, the ex-USA gymnastics coach with ties to Larry Nassar, kills self after being charged with a litany of heinousness

John Geddert, the former USA gymnastics coach who employed monster Larry Nassar at his gym, has reportedly died by suicide. The report comes on the same day that he was charged with 24 counts of human trafficking, sexual assault, racketeering, and lying to police....

Beer-breath mask is real: My trip to MSG shows what it’s really like at indoor sports events during COVID

Deciding to attend the first live sports event in New York City with fans in just under a year, indoors at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, had me very much channeling Sméagol/Gollum in The Lord of the Rings....

How many workers must die before FIFA moves World Cup?

The Dallas Stars love America, but apparently not their neighbors

Texas’ complete handcuffing by winter’s rare invasion into the state is a scary situation, and thousands not having power or heat in sub-freezing temperatures is a real problem. You know that. I know that. But apparently the Dallas Stars don’t seem to know it, and required the mayor of Dallas’ offic...

$1.5B in debt, Barcelona are broke-ass broke — and royally FC'd

We’ve spent the past year casting doubt upon American sports franchises’ claims of just how much an effect the pandemic had on their finances. They claim “biblical” losses left and right, while never bothering to provide any information to confirm that. Well, thankfully, unless you’re a Barcelona su...

Jake Paul boxing Ben Askren won’t give him the legitimacy he longs for, but it will be entertaining

Though he won’t be competing against a professional boxer, Jake Paul has booked his first bout with an actual fighter for once. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that Paul will main event his first card and face retired mixed martial artist and former amateur freestyle wrestler “Funky” Ben Askren. ...

The sports figures we've lost in 2021

Here’s a look at the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2021....

KD & Kyrie make statement in season opener

It’s hard not to get caught up in the hype when the hype surpasses…the hype....

WNBA players speak out in support of high school student-athletes after allegations that game cancelled due to BLM t-shirts [Updated]

Update: This story has been updated with statements from American Heritage-Delray School that conflict with initial reports, and with allegations reported in The Palm Beach Post....

If we must have sports right now, weird is definitely the way to go

This college football season is an exercise in madness, but it’s continuing to be weirdly historic....

That Cajun accent and ‘loveable charm’ won’t save Ed Orgeron from what’s happening at LSU

When USA Today drops an exclusive report on you, then you know it’s real. Just ask USA Gymnastics, Michigan State, and Larry Nassar....

LSU’s Koy Moore being ‘violated’ by police is another example why we can't relax on fighting injustice

LSU wide receiver Koy Moore says he was “violated numerous times” during an incident with Baton Rouge Police on Saturday night....

Jeff Luhnow sues Astros, claiming they dumped cheating blame on him

In another continuing theme of the week, it’s raging assholes filing dumbass lawsuits! You thought you’d had your fill, but too bad, dingus. Because here comes former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow!...