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The sports figures we lost in 2020

2020 has seen much loss, and the sports world was not spared....

Trump’s long history of trying to stick it to sports: A timeline

Today is Election Day, and in a few hours (or days) we, hopefully, we will know the results of the most important Presidential Election in modern times....

'Doctrine of white supremacy:' Jackie Robinson saw the GOP for who they are back in 1964

On Sunday, for the first time in my life, I saw Americans gassed on their way to vote. ...

The biggest game of all that no one wins

The urge is to compare today to some ultimate or galactic Game 7. The gnawing pit in the stomach, the visions of doom in your head, because no sports fan ever allows themselves to think about victory, at least for any more than a fleeting second, in such a thing. You spend the whole day or days stee...

What the NFL's postseason expansion talks suggest

The NFL jumped into the flying-by-their-ass pool Monday by reportedly discussing expanding this year’s playoffs to 16 teams. This coming after they expanded it to 14 already, and they may just jump over that this January without ever trying it....

If you want championship teams to visit the White House again, vote For Biden/Harris

Steph Curry is generally liked by everybody. Well, unless you’re this guy......

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....

Couldn’t you have bought everyone good beer, Jon Lester?

Over the weekend, in a gesture to say thank you and almost certainly goodbye to Cubs fans, Jon Lester offered to buy everyone a Miller Lite at four bars on the Northside of Chicago. Apparently, a good portion of people took him up on the offer, as Lester’s tab ran to $31K, and thankfully Lester put ...

Week 8 Powerless Rankings: Poor Trevor Lawrence

Another Sunday of NFL football has concluded....

Tua's first win, Chargers throw up on themselves, and helmet-punching Bears are the worst 5-3 team ever

It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the 2020 NFL season....

My God, please stop putting the NFC East in primetime

If you watched this game on Sunday Night Football — a 23-9 Eagles win over the Cowboys — I would just like to take this time to say a prayer for you....

Lamar Jackson still can't pass big test, while Steelers are incapable of failing even one

While much of the nation was stuck watching Colts-Lions (and got to see Nyheim Hines’ roundoff backflip with a full twist, twice!) the marquee matchup of the day yesterday was between the Steelers and the Ravens....

Want to support your favorite team? Vote.

In 2016, seven NFL owners donated $1 million each to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, proving without a doubt that owners don’t feel the least bit inhibited when it comes to political speech. No, the neutrality directive has always been leveled at players, whose pockets may not be so deep yet ...

The Chargers have become artists

Javon Wims gives C.J. Gardner-Johnson a two-piece special with no fries

Chicago wide receiver Javon Wims was ejected today after randomly hitting a Saints player in the face… twice....

Deadspin Argues About Stuff: Rating Tua's debut

Dustin Foote: Alright Donovan, Tua Tagovailoa just won his first start against the Rams in Miami. We argued about whether or not the Dolphins should start Tua when Miami made the announcement two weeks ago. I wanted him in, you wanted him out. With the win, did coach Brian Flores make the right call...

Cam Newton is just good enough to break your heart

After nearly two decades of not just expecting. but knowing, all the right plays at all the right times, it must be a crash equivalent to falling from orbit for Patriots fans to see the exact wrong thing happen at the exact wrong time....

Nyheim Hines’ badass spin move for TD isn’t even the most impressive part [UPDATED]

Update - HE DID IT AGAIN:...

In preview of what could lie ahead for MLS and the NFL, USL cancels championship as squad faces COVID outbreak

The USL, the country’s second-division soccer league, canceled its championship game yesterday between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising, due to multiple players and staff on Tampa Bay testing positive for COVID-19. The decision was made because of the amount of time and the amount of players...

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....