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St. Louis City acquire M Conrad Wallem on loan
St. Louis City SC acquired Norwegian midfielder Conrad Wallem on loan from Czech side Slavia Prague.,The deal, announced Friday, runs through the 2025 MLS season and includes a purchase option.,Wallem, 24, will occupy an international roster slot for St. Louis City.,"A versatile player like Conrad, ...
The ATP tour and Saudi Arabia agree to another round of woke pandering
We need a more menacing term than sports washing because it’s not working. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the ATP tour agreed to a five-year sponsorship Wednesday, with courtside ads slated for the season-ending ATP Finals, Indian Wells (of course), Miami, Madrid, and Beijing....
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Raiders draft bust tried to hide meth in his sock: police [Update]
Update: Police claim that Damon Arnette hid a pill stuffed with meth inside his sock on the night of his arrest....
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Marvin Harrison Jr. are making the right call by not working out at the NFL Combine
In young people’s latest affront to the spirit of competition, the participation of some top NFL draft prospects in the upcoming scouting combine will be slim to none. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels will not throw until their respective Pro Days. Marvin Harrison Jr. will not be participating in a...
Sports agency wants NFL prospects to avoid pre-Draft test that C.J. Stroud reportedly bombed
The S2 cognition test may go the way of the Wonderlic. According to a report from The Athletic one sports agency is directing its NFL Draft prospects to not participate in any cognition tests in their pre-draft process this year. The organization, Athletes First, emailed NFL teams last month to noti...
Looks like Taylor Swift didn't ruin the NFL after all
Maybe talk of the decline of the NFL at the hands of Taylor Swift and the Deep State was premature. CBS announced Monday that their Super Bowl LVIII broadcast drew 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms. The broadcast metrics included audiences that watched on CBS, Paramount+, Nickelodeo...
The Bears may keep Justin Fields — and draft Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears offseason centers around one major question: What to do at quarterback? Should the team draft for need, or trade Justin Fields and select Caleb Williams?...
Kirk Herbstreit is going to need Secret Service for future visits to Athens, Ga.
Perhaps the juiciest story to come out of college football’s National Signing Day centered not on a recruit but an ESPN analyst. According to Dominic Raiola, father of top three QB recruit Dylan Raiola, Kirk Herbstriet reached out to him to endorse Dylan flipping from Georgia to Nebraska. ...
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So much for Saquon Barkley being a 'Giant for life' [Update]
It’s official. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the New York Giants will not give running back Saquon Barkley the franchise tag. He will hit the open market for the first time since entering the league in 2018. ...
Tom Brady's dad criticizes Bill Belichick's 'horrible' people skills
Tom Brady’s dad, Tom Brady Sr., defended Bill Belichick following his release from the New England Patriots, but didn’t hold back when assessing the main reason behind his son’s split from New England. ...
There aren’t enough wealthy team owners on Earth to save the PGA Tour
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are engaging in an arms race for the future of golf, with the former getting a $3 billion injection of cash from the Strategic Sports Group this week, while the latter is content luring defectors with massive contracts. The endgame for the PGA Tour? Try to keep golf as clos...
Is Jerry Jones looking to replace Mike McCarthy with Bill Belichick?
Is Mike McCarthy already a lame-duck head coach before the 2024 league year even begins? ...
PGA finalizes $3B agreement with Strategic Sports Group
The PGA Tour and Strategic Sports Group have finalized a $3 billion deal to create a new for-profit operation called PGA Tour Enterprises. ...
Ben Johnson staying with the Lions is a wise decision
During Dan Campbell’s pensive postgame press conference following the Detroit Lions NFC Championship Game loss to the San Francisco 49ers, he acknowledged the possibility that they might have blown their best chance at a Super Bowl. A reason for him acknowledging that less-than-deal possibility is t...
Yes, the Lions choked, but all is not lost in Detroit
This year’s NFC Championship Game is one the Detroit Lions and their fans will have nightmares about all offseason. One they seemingly had in the bag against the San Francisco 49ers entering the second half up, 24-7. Although the second half was entirely different from the first, and Detroit ended u...
Lamar Jackson's top target returning for AFC Championship game
One of the league’s best offenses is getting even better, just in time for the AFC Championship. ...
2023 NFL postseason receiving yards leaders
See how Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, and other top NFL players performed this season — check out more Deadspin NFL Stats below:...
Tua Tagovailoa’s charlatan season sets Miami up for a difficult choice this offseason
Miami is the nexus of cult phenomenons. Heat Culture, cryptocurrency, crash diets. Over the last year and a half, Tua Tagavailoa has also become a South Beach cult favorite. Tuanon is the most prominent group of devoted believers in the Dolphins quarterback. When the Tuanon founder died last year, T...
Boom or bust: A look at the NFL's best and worst rookies
Now that the regular season is done, many NFL rookies made headlines for their skills and ability to transition well into the professional game. Pre-draft, there was lots of speculation about who would be a bust and who would excel greatly. Here is our list of booms and busts amongst NFL rookies for...
Every team in the NFL playoffs, ranked
The NFL playoffs are officially set. All the ups and downs, laughs and years, improbable comebacks and unprecedented collapses, none of those mean anything now. All that’s left is a four-week sprint to immortality. ...