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Can the benefactor of nepotism also be a victim of it?By now, you’ve probably seen the viral video of 20-year-old Somalian Nasra Abukar finishing beyond dead last in the 100-meter race at the World University Games in China. If you laughed or snickered at the absurdity of it all, you’re not alone, because it was ridiculous. Abukar didn’t even know how ...

Dwayne Haskins sacrificed for NFL Nepotism of Scott Turner, Norv’s SonNew Washington Football Team Head Coach Ron Rivera made one of the riskiest hires imaginable going into 2020. Despite inheriting a young developing quarterback in Dwayne Haskins, he hired Scott Turner as his offensive coordinator, a man who has never won a single game in that capacity....

Basically Everyone Related To An MLB Player Was DraftedWe've gone over this before, but there's no sport that can match baseball for pure draft nepotism....

Kid Shoots 20,317 Baskets Over Labor Day Weekend, Is Randomly The Son Of My Eye Doctor

Sometimes we get a tip in the ol' inbox here that speaks to us for personal reasons. Early this morning, one came in about Will Thomas, a 12-year-old seventh-grader in McLean, Virginia, who decided to spend his Labor Day weekend shooting baskets to raise money for the families of the 17 Navy SEALs k...

If You Aren't Related To A Major Leaguer, Or If You Can Walk, You Probably Weren't Drafted

The MLB draft is long. Like, super super long with about a million players getting picked. It's a crapshoot the deeper you go, so teams just pick players that will make a quick headline (like the Cubs drafting a fat kid). What better way to do that than pick a player whose name fans already know?...

Small Child No Good At Sports, Cries; By The Way, He's In The Pros

Mauricio Baldivieso turns 13 tomorrow. As an early birthday present, his coach got him into the game for a first-division Bolivian soccer side. Did we mention the coach is his father?...