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NBA bans hugging to curb COVID spread in sport featuring constant physical contact
The NBA is implementing NO TOUCHING!...

Utah State boycotts game to protest religious discrimination
Utah State football players are using their power to take a stand against what they perceived as religious discrimination by their university president. ...

Dabo Swinney either doesn't get that COVID is killing people or doesn't care
This week, as the CDC advises against Thanksgiving travel in a week when the coronavirus rate has soared to a peak of 200,000 cases and 2,000 deaths a day, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is mad as hell....

Earl Thomas' wife reportedly files for divorce; no word on how brother, mistress are taking news
Earl Thomas is now a man without a job … or a wife....

Titans WR Corey Davis to play to honor late brother
In the midst of tragedy, Titans wide receiver Corey Davis will suit up and honor his late brother Thursday night against the Indianapolis Colts....

Why It Doesn't Matter if Baker Mayfield Kneels
Let’s get a few things straight off the jump. ...

Everyone Forgot That Daryl Morey Still Hasn't Discussed His Hong Kong Tweet
What if I told you that we knew that this was going to be an unusual NBA season before a single game was played....

NBA Strike Will be Meaningless if Players Don’t Start Voting
What’s next?...

NFL's 'Social Justice' Program Won't Make a Difference Until Players Push Harder
Throughout the summer, athletes across the sports spectrum have expressed their viewpoints on issues disproportionately harming the Black community....
![Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/xjkyyfptpwlfqwg1c7ns.jpg)
Athletes No Longer Playing Games: Historic Moment in Sports as Teams, Players Protest Racial Injustice by Refusing to Take Court, Field [UPDATED]
It’s been an unprecedented day in an unprecedented season....

The Toronto Raptors Embody the Intersection of Sports and Racial Justice
A few months ago, NBA players didn’t know what to do. And after some back and forth, it was decided that the season would restart....

Y'all, Deadspin is Pleased to Announce the Commencement of ... Silly Season!
The sports calendar is loaded right now. The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing. The NBA is right about to start its postseason, NFL teams are in training camp, and in baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are…...

Even Athletes Know the Quality of Socially-Distant Sports Sucks Right Now
If you’re having a hard time getting into sports as they’ve restarted during the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. The athletes playing are struggling with this, too....

WNBA Urges Voters: Kick Kelly Loeffler’s Terrible Ass Out of Congress
The WNBA pulls no goddamn punches....

Pac-12 Football Players Use Their Platforms To Promote #WeAreUnited Message, Demand Better Treatment
Since the #WeAreUnited letter released via the Players’ Tribune, Pac-12 players have come out to publicly support the letter written by a collection of conference athletes....

Matt Dumba Spoke From His Heart, and the NHL Left Him Out to Dry
Update: Ryan Reaves reversed course and kneeled for the anthem before Vegas’s game against Dallas, along with Robin Lehner, Tyler Seguin, and Jason Dickinson....

You’ll Never Believe This, but the NHL Whiffed on Its Protests
It’s obviously awkward for the NHL and its players to find a way to join in on the Black Lives Matter movement and protests before and during their games. It’s an almost entirely white league, with a majority of players not even from this country — and even the ones who are come from a generally aff...

C.J. Mosley Rips NFL's Protocols & Jets Deal Adams
The NFL’s agreed upon protocols appear doomed from the start, and C.J. Mosley sees right through the league’s unbalanced expectations. ...

Adam Wainwright: My Job as a Christian is to Love My Neighbor and Love My Teammates
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is a devout Christian, so much so that in addition to his own regular Twitter account, where the first thing in his bio is “Follower of Jesus,” he maintains another feed called “Walking With Waino,” which links to a newsletter where posts a daily analysis of Bible p...

Giants’ Sam Coonrod Emerges as Early Favorite for MLB Idiot of the Year
The San Francisco Giants have been lacking a complete moron in their bullpen since they let wall-punching, brawl-starting, even-had-Fox News-wondering-if-he-was-racist imbecile Hunter Strickland go after the 2018 season....