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Colin Kaepernick Continues Protesting During National Anthem, Four Players Raise Fists [Update]

In his first regular season game, and on Monday Night Football, San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick continued his protest against police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. He was joined by teammate Eric Reid....

Roger Goodell Vs. The Refs

I want to make a revelation that I truly believe—and have believed for a long time:...

The Most Ludicrous Parts of Breitbart’s Fawning Trump “Exclusive"

Donald Trump toured Detroit with the good doctor Ben Carson this weekend. And in addition to a greater understanding of his son-in-law’s heritage, Trump walked away with his very favorite thing in the world: Press....

Two More Players Join Colin Kaepernick In Sitting Out The National Anthem

The 49ers traveled down to San Diego for a preseason game against the Chargers on “Salute to the Military” night. As he did against the Packers last week, Colin Kaepernick did not stand during the national anthem, instead choosing to take a knee in protest. This time, he was joined by teammate Eric ...

This Is Rick Reilly's Least Offensive Tweet In Weeks 

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Andre Iguodala Says The Thunder Deserved To Win The Title

The NBA last season was, functionally, a three-team race. But according to Andre Iguodala, the best of the three didn’t even make the finals....

TLC Concert Forces Top-Division Soccer Match To Be Played On Ridiculously Tiny Pitch [UPDATE]

Tonight’s match between the Western New York Flash and Seattle Reign took place on a ridiculously-configured pitch at the home of the AAA Rochester Red Wings due to a previously-scheduled concert by TLC at the Flash’s home stadium....

Rick Reilly's Still Got It

Deadspin Awards: Worst Tweet

The Deadspin Awards are in July, and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to vote on an issue close to our hearts: Of all these bad tweets, which one was the absolute worst?...

Zack Greinke, Chill Out, My Friend 

Zack Greinke left the Dodgers for the huge pile of cash that the Arizona Diamondbacks offered him this offseason, and he tried to show out a bit when he hit what he probably believed to be a donger against his former team. He flipped a itty bitty bat flip to commemorate the occasion. Except, yeah, n...

Andre Iguodala Delivers Withering Assessment Of Matthew Dellavedova

After getting thumped in the dick by Matthew Dellavedova last night, you knew Andre Iguodala would have something to say. Rather than going fire and brimstone, he delivered a devastating series of backhanded compliments, essentially calling Dellavedova a YMCA scrub. “To make a life, and to feed thei...

Matthew Dellavedova Thumps Andre Iguodala In The Dick And Balls

Earlier today, we had Matthew Dellavedova atop our rankings of the most hateable players in the NBA Finals, and he lived up to his billing in short order, striking the first blow against an opponent’s dick and balls. The victim? Andre Iguodala....

That Time Two Cyclists Tried To Fix A Tour de France Stage And Royally Screwed Up

It’s the final climb of Stage 15 of the 2005 Tour de France, the queen stage of the last Tour Lance Armstrong will win before retiring. A small group featuring the General Classification contenders and a few hangers on is grinding up the Pla d’Adet, when Oscar Sevilla makes the first attack five kil...

Just How In The World Did Andre Iguodala Hit This Layup?

Andre Iguodala is primarily a defender and a passer for the Golden State Warriors. He won the Finals MVP for a series in which he shot 10-for-28 37-for-71 after all. But this circus layup, my lord. Get a load of this puppy. The whole play was wild and weird, but the finish (which Shaq correctly call...

People Will Pay Crazy Amounts For Your Early Apple Products

If the proliferation of Mean Girls (released in 2004) memes on the Internet hasn’t convinced you that the nostalgia cycle is faster than ever, consider that early iPods and Apple promotional materials are now being marketed as classic collectors items—with Ebay values rivaling more traditional memor...

Ryan O'Reilly Nominated For Masterton Trophy For Some Inexplicable Reason

Sometimes it feels like the release of each team’s Masterton nominee is timed right for the slow end of the regular season, just before the final few must-win games, to give the writers (who pick the nominees and vote on a winner) something to write and argue about. If so, Buffalo’s PWHA chapter win...

<i>Raw</i> Attendee Loses Her Damn Mind Watching Roman Reigns Beat Down Triple H

Last night’s episode of Raw featured Roman Reigns ambushing Triple H, much to the delight of this fan seated near the ring:...

Rick Reilly Just Will Not Go Away

Since going into something like semi-retirement two years ago, disgraced dentistry enthusiast Rick Reilly has stayed relatively quiet, delighting sports fans everywhere. Not two weeks ago, though, he emerged with a long, bad SI cover story on the Golden State Warriors, and now he’s sent out what wil...

The Chiefs Will Fight The NFL On Tampering Penalties

The Kansas City Chiefs have been hit by the NFL with a raft of penalties for illegally tampering with Jeremy Maclin during 2015's “legal tampering” period, and, frankly, it’s pretty insane. The penalties are harsher than any previously imposed, and the violation was one that undoubtedly happens doze...

This Rick Reilly Thing Sucks So Much

Last we heard from Rick Reilly, he was retiring to Italy after ESPN finally got tired of him recycling his own material. So what happens when you give an old sportswriter who perfected the art of mailing it in a shot at a Sports Illustrated cover story? You get this pile of shit....