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SEE IT: Olympic skateboarder falls nuts first into rail
You probably don’t know the name Vinko Bogataj, but if you’re a sports fan of a certain age, you’ve seen him in action more times than you can count....
Team USA women debunk 3x3 basketball ‘adjustment period’ myth
There’s a lot of talk about how 3x3 basketball is different from regular basketball, and it absolutely is. It’s faster-paced, more physical, harder to play defense — lots of stuff. There’s also a funny sense that the best 5-on-5 basketball players in the world might have trouble at 3x3, and need an ...
Deadspin fixes NBA free agency — Part 1: Point Guards
Free agency, the part many of you care about most, begins the evening of August 2....
Team USA men’s basketball begins gold medal chase with revenge on their minds
Amid all the chaos, and now finally fully rostered, does Team USA have enough to win the gold medal? The short answer is yes, but as we know regarding international play, chemistry is much more of a deciding factor than the talent of your roster alone. ...
Have you heard the one about the doctor who didn’t get vaxxed and ruined his country’s Olympics?
The Olympics are always full of surprises, and right at the beginning of the Tokyo Games, there’s already a stunner: the first vaccine-shunning idiot to ruin things for a bunch of other people isn’t an American....
What to make of Rodgers’ and Adams’ cryptic IG stories
Aaron Rodgers has been making Packers’ fans sweat for months now, whether it be through expressing his displeasure with the organization while hosting Jeopardy or through his inaction during the most pivotal moments of this offseason. Rodgers has made cryptic comment after cryptic comment attempting...
Sad spectacle of NHL stepping on yet <em>another</em> rake is exhibit 999 that it’s time to abolish the draft
Had Logan Mailloux been picked in the second round of the NHL draft, as ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski reported was likely to have happened, it still would have been gross. It just would have slipped into the second day of the draft, sparing hockey some embarrassment that even though the admitted sex offen...
What’s the Story? With Yanks it’s a tale as old as time
The Yankees’ pursuit of Rockies shortstop Trevor Story, reported by ESPN’s Buster Olney, is apparently serious enough that Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, not the throw-it-against-the-wall-to-see-if-it-sticks type, speculated Friday about the implications that acquiring the All-Star would have on New York...
Buffalo, with Sabres-ian flourish, bucks history, takes D with No. 1 pick
It’s not that selecting a defenseman with the first pick in the NHL draft is always a mistake....
NFL coaches axed for no vax
Yesterday, the NFL sent a very strongly worded memo to teams regarding their stance on vaccinations, and their desire to play every game. They also made it abundantly clear that if a game is unable to be rescheduled because of a COVID-19 breakout due to unvaccinated players or coaches, the teams wil...
Jets’ ‘QB whisperer’ dies after being hit by car while biking
New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died yesterday from injuries sustained when he was struck by a car while riding a bike last Saturday in California. The 25-year assistant coach had stops in San Francisco, Seattle, Oakland, Houston, Denver, Atlanta, and most recently New York. He was 58 years...
Nelson Cruz can absolutely still rake
Last night, we had our first big name dealt ahead of the MLB trade deadline on July 30. Twins’ slugger c was sent to the Tampa Bay Rays along with pitcher Calvin Faucher in exchange for two of the Rays’ top-20 prospects. Nelson Cruz is one of the biggest bats in baseball. Since 2010, no hitter has m...
Let’s hope Tony La Russa and Yermin Mercedes have a productive conversation about all this
Chicago White Sox catcher Yermín Mercedes is back after a one-day retirement, showing up in uniform for the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte....
Because Tokyo 2021 is weird and shouldn’t be happening, Deadspinners recall their favorite past Olympic moments
Conflicted about tuning in tonight for the Opening Ceremonies of an Olympics that most of the host nation don’t even want in the middle of a pandemic where athletes are essentially being greeted with positive COVID-19 tests at the airport and rumors abound of possible cancellation even as it kicks o...
So now Jim Harbaugh is finally ready to ‘die trying’ to defeat Ohio State?
Apparently, Jim Harbaugh is finally fed up with getting embarrassed every November. So, on behalf of every Michigan football fan on the planet, I’d like to welcome Harbaugh to the sentiment that we’ve been feeling since 2011—- the last time we beat “that school down south.”...
NFL doesn’t rate in St. Louis, the ‘Baseball Capital’ of the U.S.
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals had their largest attendance this season last night at Busch Stadium....
This is what Luke Prokop is up against
I bet you didn’t think the lawsuits against the Chicago Blackhawks could get worse. Sure they can! This is hockey! There is no bottom to the gorges of ignorance and detestability! That’s what happens when you have a collection of 7th-grade educated shitheads playing games for guys who are only worri...
Oh, the shockwaves that would ensue from UT and OU moving to the SEC
The college football conference map has been drawn and redrawn, torn down and rebuilt so many times in the past that it was starting to feel routine. The Big 12 specifically has seen a carousel of teams coming and going that nowadays, the conference itself can’t remember how many teams are involved?...
Why can’t we have nice things, like a Game 7 tonight?
Shoulda, woulda, coulda....
Is Daniel Bryan going to AEW? Maybe! Maybe! Maybe!
Bodyslam.net says they have an exclusive, reporting that Daniel Bryan, whose real name is Bryan Danielson, is headed to AEW. Danielson had been with the WWE from 2009 through this past April. After being in the main event of WrestleMania 37 in a triple threat match including Edge for the WWE Univers...