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Carson Wentz is back way ahead of schedule
Everyone in the Indianapolis Colts organization should be jumping for joy today with the return of quarterback Carson Wentz to the practice field. It has been just three weeks since Wentz had surgery to remove a broken bone in his foot. Initially, estimates were that Wentz would miss anywhere from 5...

So what happens when going for it doesn’t work for the Padres?
After all the buzz and excitement that the San Diego Padres’ offseason contained, the goal probably wasn’t staring up at the Cincinnati Reds’ ass on August 23rd. If you’re looking up at the Reds, by definition you’re mediocre or worse. But that’s where the Padres find themselves after losing their f...

This weekend told you everything you needed to know about what WWE and AEW are
The idea WWE higher-ups have been pushing that they don’t pay attention to AEW seems as flimsy as ever now....

Tom Brady’s son is a ball boy for the Bucs, and no, that’s not great
Tom Brady’s son getting a job as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ ball boy is what’s wrong with the NFL....

Alex Rodriguez is the Alex Rodriguez of saying idiotic stuff
“[The Dodgers] have become the New York Yankees of baseball.”...

Every Mike Trout season ends like this
It’s becoming part of the MLB schedule at this point. Pink bats on Mother’s Day, and purple on Father’s Day. All-Star Game in July. Trade deadline at the end of July. And then a discussion of whether Mike Trout, who hasn’t played since May 17 due to a right calf strain, will be shut down for the sea...

Carson Wentz putting best foot forward
After all of the drama surrounding Carson Wentz’s foot, which sparked major questions about the Colts’ chances this season, there seems to be some hope for both the quarterback and the Horseshoe....

Carson Wentz’s foot is going to complicate everything, so now what?
This Carson Wentz experiment isn’t off to a good start. ...

Herbstreit's <i>woe is tradition</i> rings laughably dense in today's NCAA
Kirk Herbstreit complaining that Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC is ruinous to college athletics — “It’s all about money. It’s no longer about tradition” — is a very special kind of willful ignorance....

The flat cap has caused NHL GMs to get even dumber
While the lead story of the NHL’s weekend is — and should be — Montreal GM Marc Bergevin ignoring all decency, logic, and the player’s own wishes to draft alleged sex criminal Logan Mailloux, that doesn’t mean it was the only story. The NHL is in a strange place these days, with the salary cap stayi...

NFL coaches axed for no vax
Yesterday, the NFL sent a very strongly worded memo to teams regarding their stance on vaccinations, and their desire to play every game. They also made it abundantly clear that if a game is unable to be rescheduled because of a COVID-19 breakout due to unvaccinated players or coaches, the teams wil...

Is Daniel Bryan going to AEW? Maybe! Maybe! Maybe!
Bodyslam.net says they have an exclusive, reporting that Daniel Bryan, whose real name is Bryan Danielson, is headed to AEW. Danielson had been with the WWE from 2009 through this past April. After being in the main event of WrestleMania 37 in a triple threat match including Edge for the WWE Univers...

A bunch of Deadspinners sit around Kraken wise
Chris Baud, Jon Hoefling and Jesse Spector got together to talk about the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, in which the team surprised many by not going for big-name players like Carey Price, Gabriel Landeskog, Vladimir Tarasenko or Jakub Voracek. What’s up with that?...

Unleash the Kraken
They won’t admit it, but there is a decent amount of pressure facing the Seattle Kraken ahead of their first year as an NHL franchise. ...

Emmanuel Acho is turning into the Black Will Cain
Emmanuel Acho is determined to live his life as the token Black friend in every all-white movie. He’s the new Donald Faison....

The Canadiens all seem conveniently hurt
NHL teams had to submit their protected lists on Saturday for the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft, and it always contains a good amount of fun when you see what GMs are prioritizing and what they’ll move along to avoid losing someone for free. Even if that someone is a complete dope. GMs are...

Previewing Sunday’s<i> Money In The Bank</i> PPV
Briefcase SZN is back! ...

What happens in San Antonio stays in … Vegas?
“There’s no hard and fast rule across sports for how to handle team histories and intellectual property when franchises relocate, but there should be some common sense: when a team moves, if it changes its name, it relinquishes the history. It’s just good practice. Can you imagine the Oklahoma City ...

The NFL is trying to give Black people things they didn’t ask for – again
Close your eyes and imagine this scene....

The Oilers continue to fail McDavid and Draisaitl
The Edmonton Oilers have arguably the two best hockey players on the planet in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Together, the two of them have combined for the last two Hart Trophies and three of the last five. Yet despite incredible efforts from the dynamic duo, the Oilers have never lived up to ...