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A small school in Georgia is channeling the 1986 Mets in all the best ways
There’s a moment in 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember, the greatest sports year-in-review video ever made, when, as Ray Knight hits a walkoff homer to beat the Astros on July 3, Tim McCarver crows, “They’re spreading the news that they are right now the dominant team in this game — in either league!”...

Tom Brady takes less money again? How is that possible? Oh now I remember
I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog’s day....

Can P.J. Tucker still uplift a championship contender? And which one?
P.J. Tucker’s never been a basketball player you could define solely by numbers. ...

Tom Izzo, Michigan State cross advertising rubicon in a banner week for the NCAA
In the same week that the NCAA disclosed that they don’t really have a plan if anything goes sideways at their Indiana NCAA Tournament, and Les Miles and Jeff Long showed what kind of people are really in charge, Michigan State may have taken the cake. That is, if the cake were sponsored by Betty Cr...

Let these athletes tell you all about how much it sucked to have COVID
Remember when you heard that young, healthy people would have an easy time with the coronavirus? Looking back, it’s as ridiculous as comparing COVID to the flu or saying the country would open by Easter. But that’s what some thought around this time last year....

Let's predict where this batch of high-profile quarterbacks will end up next year
We are in the throes of NFL speculation season. So much so that, as I’m writing, I feel as though it’s entirely possible I will have to scrap this entire article because Russell Wilson may have been traded to the Bears. Seriously – Chicago Bears Reddit is literally tracking a private jet flight from...

Lonzo Ball might be a better three-point shooter than your favorite NBA player
Remember when we all made fun of Lonzo Ball’s shot?...

Kentucky puts Big Blue nation out of its misery with SEC Tourney loss
Mississippi State ended Big Blue nation’s hope of a tourney run this season after Iverson Molinar hit two clutch free throws to give the Bulldogs the 74-73 win over Kentucky....

Basketball should be ashamed by Meyers Leonard’s slap on the wrist
The NBA has decided that using an antisemitic slur is worth the same fine as violating COVID protocols or violating anti-tampering rules....

On the anniversary of sports shutting down due to COVID-19, what have we learned about sports, the virus, and ourselves?
It’s been a year since NBA player Rudy Gobert smeared his hands on reporters’ microphones at a press conference and then tested positive for the coronavirus. A year of lockdowns and masking and handwashing and flouting mask-wearing protocols....

The day it all fell apart: Deadspin talks to journalists all over the sports world about what they remember when everything shut down
A year ago today was our last “normal” day. At least in the beginning. Only we didn’t know it....

The NCAA doesn’t know what it’s doing; also, see Connor McDavid's insane no-look pass
As the NCAA begins the process of sorting out their tribute-to-Hoosiers championship tournament, it’s becoming pretty obvious that they’re making it up as they go. Which we already knew, but it’s always a little jarring to see a multi-billion dollar “non-profit” give the shrug emoji to genuine quest...

Justin Bieber releases Maple Leafs song, merging two great plagues into one
Look, I know you’re expecting a rant and a rave and perhaps for your laptop to start emitting smoke from this, but that would just be wasted emotion. Justin Bieber wrote a song about the Leafs, because of course he did....

Will the Big Ten’s 21-year national title drought end next month?
On April 3, the national championship trophy inside of the Breslin Center at Michigan State University will be old enough to drink. When that day arrives in three weeks, it will mark 21 years since the Spartans, led by Mateen Cleaves, won their last national title....

Kansas rids itself of another boil on its ass, this time in the shape of Jeff Long
It was the only logical conclusion, probably should have happened weeks ago, but there’s still some spiritual affirmation with the news that Jeff Long was shitcanned as Kansas’ AD....

College athletes: NCAA must act swiftly against states passing transgender discrimination laws
College athletes are challenging the NCAA to stand up for the rights of transgender athletes....

Don’t look now James Wiseman, but Draymond Green is loving himself some LaMelo Ball
James Wiseman is on the clock....

If Johnny Damon looked like David Ortiz, he very well might be dead
I know you’ll have to get over the shock that someone who spent their whole career trading on the label of “idiot” got arrested for a DUI. It’s a cold world. That’s what Johnny Damon did last month in Florida, as well as resisting arrest without violence. Damon’s blood-alcohol level was .30, some fo...

Deadspin Wayback Machine: On this date, Cardiac Kemba is born and DeAndre Jordan makes Brandon Knight rethink ever stepping onto a court
Today is the anniversary of two of the most iconic basketball moments in the 21st century....
