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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!...
Going to a sports arena or stadium to vote today? Read this first
For millions of Americans, the pandemic has changed when and where you cast your ballot....
Michael Jordan, Bubba Wallace unveil Chicago Bulls-themed design on new car
The 23XI racing team took another step closer to diversifying NASCAR when they announced a new design this past weekend....
For A.J. Hinch, looks like crime does pay as Tigers' gig looms
While White Sox fans, and the actual White Sox for a good portion of the time, have always considered the Cubs their main rival, the way baseball works is that your real enemy resides in the division. That’s who you compete with for playoff spots after all. So while the Sox were having their owner e...
Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow assures you: I did all the good stuff, but none of the cheating
Jeff Luhnow, the disgraced, suspended, and fired general manager of the Astros, has finally spoken publicly, giving a 37-minute interview to Houston NBC affiliate KPRC. And the man who ran the team responsible for baseball’s biggest scandal in a century would like the world to know that it wasn’t hi...
The villainy doesn’t end with the Astros
There was a visceral joy in watching the Rays, on their fourth attempt, finally put the Astros to the sword last night. ...
The Astros finally lost but these cheaters never got what they deserved
Aledmys Díaz didn’t deserve to be the guy who made the last out for the Astros....
An Astros dynasty would be the perfect end to this dumpster of a season
In Greek mythology, before the gods of Olympus, there were the Titans, a group of siblings who came to power by overthrowing their dad, Uranus, and chopping off his dick. The Titan Cronus, who took the throne from his castrated father, was then himself defeated and imprisoned by his own son, Zeus....
We’re only in the 2nd but it’s already the Manuel Margot game
We all dream of having a game named after us. Flipper Anderson has one. Reggie Jackson has one. Jack Morris got the ultimate prize, a Game 7 he’s known for. If you’re a true immortal, like LeBron or Michael, you get a whole flatbed of ’em. The list goes on....
Your totally not late at all LCS preview
Things aren’t supposed to start on Sunday. That’s why the phrase “Even God rests on Sundays” is around. It’s a deflation period. So yeah, I wasn’t totally on top of it with the ALCS starting yesterday. But it was a Sunday. They’re meant for long walks or brunch (which you make yourself these days an...
Kevin Cash continues to win by knowing how to lose
The Astros-Rays matchup for the right to head to Texas (boy, that makes it sound like a pyrrhic victory) has a lot of angles to it. It’s the league’s best contact team in the Astros vs. one of the worst in the Rays. It’s a bullpen full of darkness-bringers in Tampa versus one made up of guys who sou...
Daily dose of inspiration: ‘Blue Lives Matter’ car wipes out in rain, places 37th
You don’t often get to see auto racing, especially NASCAR, in the rain, but Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, the finale for the playoff Round of 12, coincided with a torrential downpour on the Roval road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was bad enough that the race was red-flagged for standing ...
WNBA caps off its wildest, most impactful season ever with the founding of a dynasty
Something special is brewing in Seattle....
The Heat is off in NBA Finals; Time is a flat circle in WNBA Finals; Central teams all spit bit in MLB playoffs
The Lakers and Heat did indeed play a basketball game...
‘He’s been a dick all night’: The Trump-Biden debate, narrated by decade-old NASCAR chatter
Donald Trump’s one moment of positivity during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate was his pride at having brought back Big Ten football, something that isn’t actually a good idea, as we continue to see outbreaks of coronavirus on college campuses and football games canceled — and something th...
The Steve Nash Hire Isn't About White Privilege
Context, reasoning, and facts don’t exist anymore. They’ve been replaced by a lack of information and emotional overreactions....