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If Mark Davis ‘believes’ in Colin Kaepernick, why hasn’t he signed him?
Don’t talk about it. Be about it....

The Louisville jerk store called — it got its men
Louisville coach Chris Mack is suspended for six games after being found to have violated university guidelines while being extorted by former assistant Dino Gaudio, who was sentenced Friday to a year of probation and a $10,000 fine for doing said extorting....

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. ...

Deadspin fixes: The Olympics
After the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles in Tokyo, eventual silver medalist Grant Holloway talked in an NBC interview about the challenge of sitting around the Olympic Village, waiting for what seemed like an eternity for his chance to take his spot on the grandest stage in athletics....
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Richard Sherman arrested on suspicion of ‘burglary domestic violence’ [Update]
Former Seahawk Richard Sherman was arrested this morning in King County, Washington, for “Burglary Domestic Violence,” according to police records and first reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN. Sherman was denied bail....

This week in The Ladies Room: NBC Sports Bay Area's Jessica Kleinschmidt
Welcome to the Ladies Room - A Deadspin Sports Podcast....

Shannon Sharpe sold Julio Jones out – there’s a pattern here
If you’ve ever been unclear about what separates a journalist from a media member, then you were able to get a free master class on the subject via Twitter this past week due to Shannon Sharpe’s shenanigans on FS1's Undisputed....

Draymond Green’s rant on pay equity needed more listening, less talking
Draymond Green needs to take a step back....

NBC-ya Sports Network — Peacock pulls plug, moves NHL, NASCAR to USA Network
Pour one out for the former Outdoor Life Network....

Doc Emrick, champion of vocabulary with an infectious passion for hockey, retires
Hockey coverage tends to split in two directions. On the one side are those who either think hockey never advanced out of 1976, or seriously wish it didn’t, and try to accentuate and focus on the “crazies in a cage” aspect. This is your Jack Edwards/Mike Milbury school. What is it about Boston? Oh, ...

Jeremy Roenick Sues NBC, Claims He's the Real Victim Here
When will a straight white hockey player ever get a fair shake in this world, man!...

It’s Great That You Have An All-Female Sports Podcast. But Why Is Your Whole Staff White, NBC Sports Washington?
If you’re going to have an all female sports podcast at least bring a chair up for a woman of color. And that’s at the bare minimum....

NBC Has Totally Fucked Its Premier League Coverage
Have you been loving NBC’s amazing English Premier League coverage these past few years, as they’ve coupled smart and engaging studio and commentary teams with unparalleled access to the matches through multi-channel broadcasts and a streaming service that brought every single league game live to yo...

Premier League TV Ratings Are Falling Off A Cliff, Too
You’ve no doubt heard that TV ratings for NFL broadcasts are down double digits. So are English Premier League ratings, on both sides of the pond....

NBC Won't Air The Olympics Opening Ceremony Live
The Rio Olympics formally begin August 5th with the opening ceremony from the Maracanã stadium. Proceedings start at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, only you won’t be able to watch them on NBC until at least an hour later. At a press conference yesterday, NBC execs announced plans to broadcast the ceremony at ...

The NHL Threatened To Fine The Lightning If They Didn't Shut Down Their Watch Party
The Tampa Bay Lighting hosted a very well-attended viewing party on Sunday for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals series with Pittsburgh. Thousands went to the public showing (around 8,000 attended an analogous event last year), and the team had planned another official party for tonight’s Ga...


NBC Sports Chairman Has Pushed NHL Players To Shave Their Playoff Beards
NBC appears to “get” hockey in a way that ESPN never wanted to. That’s apparently mostly thanks to middle management, because the head of NBC Sports thinks one of hockey’s most venerated traditions is just getting in the way of marketing....

Michelle Beadle Is Returning To ESPN
Almost two years after leaving ESPN for NBC, television host Michelle Beadle is returning to the mothership. ...

How Not To Tweet About Today's Jameis Winston News
The tweet has since been deleted, but whoever decided to send it in the first place will be spending the rest of the day in Oof City....