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Let’s take a moment to appreciate American women in sports of the 21st century
I will say it loudly and frequently – celebrate women in sports. They belong in sports. They belong wherever the hell they want to belong. Gender has zero bearing on knowledge about a topic. It has always been a battle for equality, and it should not have to be. And it’s not just athletes. Before an...
If you picked against Steph Curry yesterday, you need to re-evaluate your life
For everyone hurting today after Steph Curry burned your pockets in the three-point contest, you should have known better. ...
Did ratings for Oprah’s Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview measure up against the NFL postseason?
For years, I felt like the only person who didn’t watch Game of Thrones. On Monday mornings in the spring and summer, I would leave my friends and social media to talk about who got killed, who got screwed, or which dragon appeared....
Everything John Schneider does is stupid and inexplicable
Seahawks general manager John Schneider continues to make me a very angry Seahawks fan. So, Schneider, let’s check in to see what you’ve done today to piss me off. Oh, I see, you decided to cut the best pass rusher the team currently has on its roster, less than six months after trading for him. Coo...
The Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match was the worst thing I’ve ever seen, in all the best ways
They actually went through with it....
50 years ago today, Ali and Frazier stepped into the ring and delivered a divided nation its greatest sporting spectacle
Professional boxing had come a long way in the half-century that preceded March 8, 1971, the night Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali stepped into the Madison Square Garden ring for what remains history’s greatest heavyweight championship fight....
It's not Adam Silver's fault that Joel Embiid & Ben Simmons couldn't play in the All-Star Game, but the pregame public relations nightmare is on him
On Saturday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver asked for grace and time....
In one tweet, Jon Rothstein exposes the truth about the college game
College basketball is about to head into hyperdrive this week, but thankfully one of the big media members, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein has revealed everything that it really is. ...
The Buffalo Sabres are a Joy Division song
Buffalo probably thought it escaped sporting hell this past fall when the Bills finally won their division and got to the AFC Championship game, looking poised to be a competitor for the next couple years. A city that hadn’t even had a relevant team for a couple of decades could finally cheer someth...
Bryson DeChambeau hits another moonshot, should come back to Earth shortly
For the second day in a row, Bryson DeChambeau hit another drive over a lake. Like, 377 yards over a lake. That’s seven yards longer than his record-breaking shot on Saturday....
In midst of meaningless All-Star Game, LeBron keeps eyes on voting rights
It’s no secret that Black and brown people hold immense voting power in this country, especially in the south, as evidenced in our most recent Presidential election....
Lil Baby should never be allowed to hold a basketball again
Some of the hottest names in the rap game took center stage on Saturday night to show off their hooping skills during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend....
Adam Silver says NBA players haven't skipped the line to get vaccinated
NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a conference call with media members on Saturday afternoon, one day ahead of tomorrow’s All-Star Game....
Tuberville tries to slip bigoted trans athletes amendment into COVID relief, allowing Manchin to reveal true self
We already know that Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia, is not really your friend....
Julius Randle is the perfect New York Knick for right now
Kristaps Porzingis was great, but he wasn’t Julius Randle....
SEE IT: Devils’ epic power play whiff showcases pivot to neutral zone crap defense
Call them the New Jersey Evils, because they’ve abandoned any concept of “D.”...
Sky-high credit card fees are legal, yet predatory — just like Tom Wilson's game
Tom Wilson barely even took a week to lay another dirty hit after the last time he made headlines for laying a dirty hit....
Is Brooklyn the right move for Blake Griffin?
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Blake Griffin has officially been bought out by the Detroit Pistons, and is now cleared to sign with another team via free agency....
Deadspin Wayback Machine: A look back at some of sports’ great relics
One of the great things about sports is the comfort that they provide. While the world is always changing, sometimes at a pace that’s hard to process, sports are largely static. If you watch a football game from 50 years ago, there certainly are differences in strategy and the size and speed of the ...