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Robert Saleh should be a head coach in the NFL tomorrow
The Rams folded a game against the 49ers at home that could have given them a significant lead in the NFC West. Jared Goff played like a Best Buy store clerk once again, throwing for just 198 yards and two interceptions. So nothing really out of the ordinary here....
Santa Clara shuts down sports ... again
After a lot of what’s felt like shouting into the void about how the pandemic is not only still here, but worse and more widespread than it was in March, and how stupid it is to keep doing sports in this environment, it’s good to see that somebody with the ability to do something about it … finally ...
One of these contenders should trade for human secret ingredient LaMarcus Aldridge
$24 million due in the 2020-21 season, a 15 percent trade kicker, and one season removed from a stretch of seven All-Star appearances over eight seasons. LaMarcus Aldridge is the veteran, stretch-four ‘missing piece’ for at least one NBA team that isn’t the San Antonio Spurs, where he currently resi...
NFL's greatest Thanksgiving Day disasterpieces
It’s that time of year again....
NFL’s first all-Black ref crew is worth celebrating, but it should not have taken this long
Last night, history was made — the first all African American officiating crew took the field for an NFL game. This moment deserves to be recognized, but it is also infuriating that in the year 2020, barriers still need to be broken. I hate that we have to celebrate this moment....
As usual, Tom Brady becomes Tom Baby after he plays like crap
Tom Brady is a sore loser....
Week 11 NFL Powerless Rankings
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 11 bets to avoid
I regret to inform you that the Jacksonville Jaguars did not make the cut for this week’s Sunday Scaries. Of course they’re not winning games, but they’re covering. So they seem… reliable?...
Mark Sanchez gives Sam Darnold (and really anyone) great advice: 'Move on' from Jets
This is one of those times where you text your miserable New York Jet fan friend with a caption reading, “LMAO.”...
Cats, Dogs, Balls and Pizza: Deadspin's NBA Draft Betting Preview
Ah, yet another strange oddity in the sports calendar during pandemic life....
Bucks go on Holiday shopping spree for Giannis
Never mind that the Milwaukee Bucks are trading away draft picks in a plea for Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay, they’re also applying pressure to the rest of the Eastern Conference....
Week 10 Powerless Rankings: NFL's race to the bottom intensifies
It’s about that time once again....
Tua Time has Miami rolling
Week 10's matchup between the Fins and Chargers was highlighted by the two rookie quarterbacks squaring off against one another. ...
Is this…a pair of shorts on Keith Burns’ face?
Yes, that is a pair of athletic shorts on an NFL coach’s face....
Dodgers trade World Series for Covid
As you might have guessed, upon returning to Los Angeles from Dallas after winning the World Series, the Dodgers organization is borderline-riven with COVID-19. Nine members of the organization have tested positive, along with a family member. ...
Deion Sanders' kid commits to play with his Prime Time pop at Jackson State
Shedeur Sanders’ Friday announcement to change his commitment from Florida Atlantic University to Jackson State caught people by surprise....
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Forget 28-3 and booing Santa, Philly & Atlanta give us the biggest OT win of all time [UPDATED]
This is going to be hard to take for many, but we’re gonna have to give Atlanta and Philly folks a break....
It had to be the Raiders, didn’t it?
For as much as the Pats get shit for it, mostly because they were the most successful, every football team loves to find ways to flout the rules. It’s what they do. If you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’ as the saying goes. You have to be willing to do what the other guy won’t. That’s the defining ...
The NFL is plowing ahead, despite all logic
We knew when the NFL decided to go ahead with the season as scheduled, it had very little flexibility. This isn’t baseball that can pile on double-headers or fill up off-days. The NFL only has teams’ bye weeks to bounce around and that’s what they’ve done, on a limited basis. Which is why there’s no...
Here’s how Charles Johnson’s GOP candidates of choice fared yesterday
In September, a Deadspin analysis of Charles Johnson’s political donations showed that the owner of the San Francisco Giants had given $1.7 million to Republican causes in 2020 alone, including donations to 46 individual candidates....