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Jeremy Lin warned the sports world about #StopAsianHate, then a white terrorist killed six Asians in Atlanta — are you paying attention yet?
Far too often in America, racism is thought of as something that only Black people endure. But, as history and the present have always proved, hate has no color....
The best NCAA Tournament performances ever
The NCAA tournament is one of the most captivating sporting events of the year. For an entire month, the world of college basketball takes center stage and the world is introduced to young, new stars trying to make a name for themselves. Many players have had great NCAA tournament performances over ...
Damian Lillard was back on his… whatever voodoo that was… last night
If there’s one thing Twitter is good for, and it might not be, it’s alerting you when you might miss something. The Blazers were down 17 last night to the Pelicans with just six minutes to go. They won by one, thanks to a 25-7 run, in which Damian Lillard was involved in 18 of those points. He finis...
The best national champion teams of the 2000s
As the NCAA Tournament returns next week after missing a year due to COVID-19, one of the conversations that have been hovering over the sport is when will the NBA get rid of the “one-and-done” rule....
It’s happening to Erik Karlsson again
Erik Karlsson has always generated an infuriating debate amongst hockey observers, where the “old school” — i.e. Molson-filled and incontinent old Canadians who somehow fell out of a duck blind and into a TV studio — could never reconcile Karlsson’s style of not eating pucks regularly and his desire...
The 10 best men’s college basketball national champions from 1990-1999
If you lived through the ‘90s then you understand just how important and historic that decade was. And if you didn’t, someone who did has probably tried to explain it to you over, and over, and over again....
It’s finally here, folks, welcome to Selection Sunday!
It’s been two years since we got to have an NCAA Tournament, and this one is going to be different, staged entirely in Indianapolis and entirely without Duke and Kentucky. Oh, and even though it’s in one city, that doesn’t mean a pandemic isn’t still happening, so who the hell knows what will happen...
Swing and a miss … and a welt … as Yanks’ Darren O’Day gets a K on a HBP
Darren O’Day has been in the major leagues since 2008, he was an All-Star in 2015, and he’s been to the postseason with Texas, Baltimore, and Atlanta. The well-traveled and well-decorated righty reliever signed with the Yankees this offseason, and his role in the New York bullpen is clear....
Let's see if we can make baseball better by exploiting loopholes in MLB’s rulebook
Major League Baseball’s takeover of the minor leagues has paved the way for the 2021 season to be one of experimentation on the farm, with different rules being tested at different levels in the developmental circuits....
Lonzo Ball might be a better three-point shooter than your favorite NBA player
Remember when we all made fun of Lonzo Ball’s shot?...
If you picked against Steph Curry yesterday, you need to re-evaluate your life
For everyone hurting today after Steph Curry burned your pockets in the three-point contest, you should have known better. ...
Everything John Schneider does is stupid and inexplicable
Seahawks general manager John Schneider continues to make me a very angry Seahawks fan. So, Schneider, let’s check in to see what you’ve done today to piss me off. Oh, I see, you decided to cut the best pass rusher the team currently has on its roster, less than six months after trading for him. Coo...
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 not a good look for the NBA when Kevin Garnett can't get a stake in Timberwolves ownership
If there’s any former player who deserves an ownership stake in a franchise he helped build, it’s Kevin Garnett. But unfortunately, the Minnesota Timberwolves don’t see it that way....
Back in the Saddle(dome) for Darryl Sutter
Nine years ago, the Kings were 13-12-4 when they fired coach Terry Murray. After four games with John Stevens behind the bench as interim coach, Los Angeles tapped Darryl Sutter, six seasons removed from his last job with the Flames, to return to the NHL and take the helm....
It’s never a good sign when a star athlete like Baker Mayfield sees UFOs
The Cleveland Browns are in some serious trouble....
Damian Lillard for MVP? It’s about Dame Time
There is no player in the NBA that I would want to build a franchise around more than Damian Lillard. Not only is he an elite talent on the court, with his signature #LogoLillard range and #DameTime late-game heroics, but he’s as loyal, hard-working, and passionate about the community as it gets. He...
The MLBPA isn’t giving the owners a dime
You’d like to think that the rules for the upcoming baseball season would have been set, considering that spring training games are already being played. Seeing as how they went through an offseason and teams are already constructed for the most part, it would be ideal for everyone to know the param...
'Predator' Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for insidious rapes, attacks targeting vulnerable victims
Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II was sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offenses against five women in Southern California, a homeless woman he attacked in 2018, according to ESPN. Winslow II is the son of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, who is widely re...
Popovich rightly calls Texas’ ‘100 percent’ opening and mask-mandate removal ‘mystifying’ ‘ignorant’ and ‘ridiculous’
Texas is open. All of it. 100 percent. The whole shebang. In true Texas fashion. And in a global pandemic that’s still going on, by the way. Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott made that announcement, and removed the state’s mask mandate....