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Odell Beckham Jr.: I'm Relaxed With the Idea I Might Not Be Playing
The NFL season is in serious jeopardy and a COVID-19 outbreak doesn’t have to be present within its personal circles for things to be doomed before they even get started....
Former MLB Pitcher Sergio Mitre Under Investigation for Rape, Murder of 2-Year-Old
Former major league pitcher Sergio Mitre was arrested on Monday for drug possession and is being investigated for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl, according to a report from El Heraldo de Saltillo....
If Sports Want To Return, Then Leagues Should Copy The TBT’s Formula For Success
Sports are a product of a functioning society....
Atlanta Braves To Look At Tomahawk Chop, But What Else Is There To See?
Now that we live in a post-racist Washington NFL nickname world, the scrutiny on other teams, from professional to high school, using Native American imagery and names will only grow. There has yet to be any word from the Cleveland Indians after they said they were “reviewing” their name (and what’s...
NHL Training Camps are Going About as You'd Expect
Across the continent today, NHL training camps are opening before the league’s restart on August 1 in Edmonton and Toronto. And considering the time and places we live, it’s going about as you’d expect. ...
Rockets' Russell Westbrook is Latest to Test Positive for COVID-19
Add Russell Westbrook to the list of NBA stars diagnosed with COVID-19....
Manchester City Are Destroying Everything In Its Path, Including UEFA
If it’s felt like Manchester City are just an irresistible, and inevitable force, today will only underline that. Not only have they outscored their opposition since soccer returned 25-3, or won six of their eight games, or still have a very good chance at claiming three trophies this season (alread...
Tuskegee Airmen Would Be ‘Honored’ to Have Washington Team Adopt Red Tails as New Name
The National Office for Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated told Deadspin that the organization would be “honored” to work with the NFL franchise in Washington D.C. if it were to change the name of the organization to the Washington Red Tails....
LeBron James Missed a Wide-Open Jumper
LeBron James missed what should have been a layup....
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At Last! Racist Name of Washington's NFL Franchise is Dead [Updated]
Daniel Snyder once said he would NEVER (in all caps) change the racist name of his NFL franchise. Never just arrived. ...
Soccer Doesn't Have a Coronavirus Problem, the MLS Does
Professional sports have been back for months....
Arsenal’s Defending Continues To Be The Best Television
With production shut down on everything in Hollywood these days, you might be worried that soon your entertainment options will run dry. Comedies you’ve come to count on to provide just enough giggles to get through this death march of a timeline might not be around. Don’t you worry, weary traveler,...
The WNBA Has a Privileged White Woman Problem and Her Name Is Kelly Loeffler
If Kelly Loeffler were a white man, she would have already been banned from the WNBA....
Nobody Puts LeBron in a Corner
LeBron James, once famously told to “shut up and dribble” by condescending Fox News voice Laura Ingraham for speaking his mind on politics, has decided to send a message by not sending a message....
Meet Martin Dihigo, The Best Baseball Player You've Never Heard of
“Dihigo was the best all-around baseball player I’ve ever seen.”— Buck Leonard...
Baseball Coronavirus Round-Up: Literally Everyone Will Become Infected at This Rate
On Tuesday, four weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, Phillies second baseman Scott Kingery talked to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. He wanted to let everyone know to take the virus seriously, that “it can creep up on you and get you pretty bad like it did with me.”...
DeSean Jackson is Still an Eagle, Sets Out to Educate Himself
Carron Phillips was right: Jeffrey Lurie and the Eagles couldn’t cut DeSean Jackson....
Lou Holtz Stupidly Compares College Football Games to D-Day at Normandy
Former college football coach Lou Holtz has become the latest individual to make ridiculously stupid comments about the return of college football during the coronavirus pandemic....
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the NHL Restart
Major League Baseball’s plan to play a 60-game 2020 season is asking for trouble, as teams are going to be asked to fly from city to city, and coronavirus hotspot to coronavirus hotspot, multiple times a week for a two-month period....
Will Media Access Ever Return to Normal?
Days before the entire sports world fully shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the leagues in North America put a major social distancing measure into place. Although that measure very much proved to be an attempt to shut the barn door after the horses were miles down the road, it was seen...