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The 10 best players we missed out on playing with in NCAA College Football
It’s finally back. Now, we don’t know when it’s officially coming back, but it’s coming…at some point....
Alabama provides yet another COVID-era chalk title
With the added obstacle of a pandemic, you’d think we would be ripe for surprises. The greater protocols, disrupted or interrupted preparation schedules, the increased pressure based on not really being able to do anything else (not to mention the mental strain), the shortened seasons increasing the...
DeVonta Smith deservedly won the Heisman, but voters have a history of hating on wide receivers
On Tuesday night, amid a global pandemic that sacked college football every week, and during a historic election night in Georgia that will have a long-lasting impact on America, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith won the Heisman Trophy during a very lowkey and virtual ceremony....
Bianca Smith makes history as first Black woman coach in professional baseball
The Boston Red Sox recently announced that Bianca Smith will join the ballclub, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. Smith will begin her MLB career at the Red Sox player development facility in Florida. There, she’ll work with minor league players....
Washington throws away playoff hopes like Dwayne Haskins tosses dollar bills
It seems crazy that Washington was leading the division with six wins coming into Sunday, and it seems even crazier that they are still leading the division after being smacked by a team that has lost twice as many games as it has won....
JuJu Smith-Schuster deletes Ravens DB like an ignored DM pickup line
Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster just embarrassed Ravens defensive back Tramon Williams on national television. ...
Tread with caution if you're playing these guys on your fantasy football team: Week 11
It’s Thursday, which is the start of Week 11 on the football schedule. You only have this week and next to pencil your name into your league playoffs and to get that trash talk going against your leaguemates. Since this is the first of this column that you’ve seen from me, let’s set the expectation ...
History shows Callum Smith must knock out Canelo Alvarez
With greatness comes polarization, especially when your living is dependent on fighting....
Soulless ESPN lays off Claire Smith, the first female baseball writer enshrined in Cooperstown, in latest round of cuts
When I opened Twitter this morning and started scrolling, I have to be honest; I was shocked....
![J.R. Smith calls out former teammate Sam Dekker’s white-privilege Trumper garbage [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/xmi8lhkho70ibn8lg14h.jpg)
J.R. Smith calls out former teammate Sam Dekker’s white-privilege Trumper garbage [UPDATED]
Update (3:20 PM EDT): Sam Dekker responded to J.R. Smith’s comments in a now-deleted tweet....
Torrey Smith says Kap throws hardest ball ever, wonders (like many) why QB doesn't have an NFL job
Former NFL wide receiver Torrey Smith kept it real on Chris Long’s podcast, Green Light, saying Colin Kaepernick could be the solution for teams struggling at quarterback right now....
The Steve Nash Hire Isn't About White Privilege
Context, reasoning, and facts don’t exist anymore. They’ve been replaced by a lack of information and emotional overreactions....
Kyrie Irving Tried to Save the NBA From This Moment, but Nobody Wanted to Listen
Some people want to be right, while others need to be heard....
WNBA Bubble Tip-Off: Stories to Watch This Season, on and off the Court
The WNBA season starts Saturday, with the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty squaring off to open a triple header that also includes the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the Phoenix Mercury and the defending champion Washington Mystics facing the Indiana Fever....
Bubble World: Joel Embiid Shows Up in a HAZMAT Suit and J.R. Smith Says 'This is Ass'
NBA players are getting their first look at the league’s makeshift quarantine “bubble” at Florida’s Walt Disney World resort, and some players are not pleased with their current living arrangements....
J.R. Smith Gave Us A Much-Needed Moment Of Levity
In life, there are consequences and repercussions....
The COVID Class: How Will History Remember The 2020 NBA Draft?
Athletes are creatures of habit. It’s why so many of them get lost in translation when their playing days are over....
Amid Accusations Of Tampering, The NFL's CBA Mess Only Promises To Get Uglier
Eric Reid and his lawyers are mad. ...
Cleveland Browns' Chris Smith Fined, But Driver Who Killed His Girlfriend Skips Charges
From ESPN to Fox News and ABC’s News5 Cleveland, reports that a 47-year-old woman who struck and killed the 26-year-old girlfriend of Cleveland Browns’ defensive end Chris Smith in an auto accident on Interstate 90 will not face criminal charges all ducked the question, how come? One native of a cit...