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After All That, Stephen Strasburg Might Start Game 4
What the hell is wrong with the Washington Nationals? Jon Morosi reports that Stephen Strasburg, whose inability to start today’s Game 4 against the Cubs has been the subject of a brewing shitstorm, is now in fact likely to be taking the mound....
Two Belligerent Tennis Men Struck With Heavy Fines
It’s no secret that tennis is populated by tempestuous dingbats, and today two such guys were struck with big fines for bad behavior....
Red Sox Get Off John Farrell’s Rollercoaster Ride<em></em><em></em>
It was very evident that if the Red Sox bombed out of the ALDS—which they did, in wild fashion—that John Farrell was going to get the boot from Dave Dombrowski. The team confirmed this, announcing this morning that it had fired Farrell....
Oh God, There's A Stephen Strasburg Controversy Brewing
A rainout pushed yesterday’s scheduled NLDS Game 4 to today, and as we now know, that game won’t be started by Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg, despite the fact that he would be pitching on regular rest. Why exactly this is the case keeps getting more and more confusing....
Nationals Are Gifted Rainout, Will Still Start Tanner Roark Over Stephen Strasburg, Have Mold Problem
It can be very, very easy to see the decisions surrounding a rainout as far simpler than they are. If it looks like it’s going to rain all evening, but a team refuses to either move up first pitch or call the game—you fucking morons. If it is maybe going to rain later but definitely is not raining n...
Report: Gary Andersen Was Fed The Hell Up With His Coaching Staff
It’s been just over 24 hours since Gary Andersen abruptly stepped down from his post as Oregon State head coach, but the picture of the shitshow going on behind the scenes throughout the first half of a frustrating season for the Beavers is starting to take shape, thanks to the reporters at The Oreg...
How Did Jason Whitlock Do This?
Earlier today, All Takes Matter co-host Jason Whitlock sent a tweet that was genuinely mystifying:...
Hail Shapo
Eighteen-year-old Denis Shapovalov cracked the top 50 this week, becoming the youngest player to do so since an 18-year-old Rafael Nadal in 2004. Congrats to Shapo....
Harvey Weinstein Wouldn’t Take No For An Answer<em></em>
In an audio recording released today by the New Yorker, you can hear the true, common-as-all-hell approach Harvey Weinstein used against the women who say he assaulted them: Wear them down....
Falling From High Places Might Be Shane McMahon's Best Skill
You know what’s not fun? Watching a pro wrestling match in 2017 with a genuine fear that someone is about to be maimed....
Nick Kyrgios Retires From Match After Losing First Set To Luigi
Thursday will mark an important anniversary in Nick Kyrgios’s life: Last year in Shanghai he openly threw a match, abused fans in the stands, and earned eight weeks of suspension plus $41,500 in fines (later softened to three weeks after he agreed to meet with a tour-appointed sports psychologist). ...
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Mike Ditka Slams NFL Protests: "There Has Been No Oppression In The Last 100 Years" [Update]
Pro Football Hall of Famer and former ESPN analyst Mike Ditka dove again into the NFL protest controversy last night in an interview with Jim Gray on Westwood One Radio, saying that players kneeling during the national anthem need to “go to another country and play football” because he “doesn’t know...
A Day On The Set Of <i>Fat City</i>, John Huston's Cult Classic
Originally published as “Up In Fat City: On The Set With Keach And Huston” in the Rolling Stone in 1971, this feature appears here with permission from Lewis’s estate....
Roger Goodell Says In The Blandest Way Possible That He Wants All NFL Players To Stand For The Anthem
In the NFL, there are no spectrums. There are only polarities. Star or bust. Locker room guy or distraction. Truck or trailer. Divided or united....
Tim Cahill Eliminates Syria From World Cup Qualification With Extra-Time Header
Syria’s run through World Cup qualification ended in heartbreak today. Tim Cahill headed in a goal, his second, in extra time to put Australia past Syria, 2-1, in the second leg of their fifth-place AFC playoff. Australia won, 3-2, on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation playoffs....
Jerry Jones Thanks Donald Trump For Telling Him What To Do
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is surprised that all these anthem protests are still happening—for some reason, they didn’t go away after he personally ripped off the cause with a smirk and an empty gesture on national television—so he’s doubling down on his intention of benching any player who “d...
The NFL Quietly Changed Its Obscure Rule About Standing For The National Anthem
Having gotten all the public relations it wanted (even a hackneyed Sports Illustrated cover), NFL leadership is now back to the more familiar demeanor of reminding its players to either get in line or join the unemployment line. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Monday that any player who is “d...
Deadspin Up All Night: I Need To Know
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Who would’ve thought that you’d fall for his line....
The Red Sox And Astros Got Bullpen Crazy In Game 4
This afternoon’s ALDS Game 4 between the Astros and Red Sox was wild and messy, and it’ll be a difficult one to top both in terms of drama and bullpen management....