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Rockets' Russell Westbrook is Latest to Test Positive for COVID-19
Add Russell Westbrook to the list of NBA stars diagnosed with COVID-19....
Manchester City Are Destroying Everything In Its Path, Including UEFA
If it’s felt like Manchester City are just an irresistible, and inevitable force, today will only underline that. Not only have they outscored their opposition since soccer returned 25-3, or won six of their eight games, or still have a very good chance at claiming three trophies this season (alread...
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At Last! Racist Name of Washington's NFL Franchise is Dead [Updated]
Daniel Snyder once said he would NEVER (in all caps) change the racist name of his NFL franchise. Never just arrived. ...
The WNBA Has a Privileged White Woman Problem and Her Name Is Kelly Loeffler
If Kelly Loeffler were a white man, she would have already been banned from the WNBA....
Baseball Coronavirus Round-Up: Literally Everyone Will Become Infected at This Rate
On Tuesday, four weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, Phillies second baseman Scott Kingery talked to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. He wanted to let everyone know to take the virus seriously, that “it can creep up on you and get you pretty bad like it did with me.”...
Introducing the MLB COVID Index: Ranking Each Baseball Team’s Coronavirus Schedule Score
The coronavirus pandemic gets worse by the day in the United States. Giants icon Buster Posey is the latest player to opt out of playing this season. Mike Trout, the best player in the game, remains uncertain about what to do. But Major League Baseball presses on, having announced its 60-game schedu...
Orange Cassidy Is the Wednesday Night Wars
It’s been a week where Triple H has admitted that the WWE is directly counter-programming AEW with their NXT shows, essentially an official acknowledgement of the “Wednesday Night Wars” between the companies. Last night seemed the most distinct illustration of the difference between the two. While b...
MLS’s ‘New Normal’ Is a Bleak, Barren Field With Ads Plastered Everywhere
As the first American men’s league and the first league to actually bring to life the dog-in-a-burning-room meme, MLS hit the field last night. We didn’t know what it was before, other than a vague, bad idea, and it doesn’t feel like we have much more of an idea now....
Philadelphia Union Players Surprise MLS With Names of Police Brutality Victims on Their Backs
Before kicking off the second MLS game in the “MLS is Back” tournament, the Philadelphia Union paid tribute to the Black American victims of police brutality....
Baseball Neighborhoods are Now Ghost Towns
The line goes from the door onto Gerard Avenue, four people waiting outside the Yankee Tavern, one of the top spots for pregame food and drinks around Yankee Stadium, on a day, in a year, when no fans will be entering the home of the 27-time world champions....
Change the Name of Da ’Hawks to … Da Hawks (and Dump the Logo)
Chicago’s hockey team is going to keep its name. So too, it appears, will Atlanta’s baseball team. This does not come as too much of a surprise, given that it was pressure from sponsors that led to the start of name-change discussions for Washington’s football team, while corporate boosters have eit...
You're Out...of Your Mind! ‘Cowboy’ Joe West Doubts COVID-19 Deaths, Won’t Opt Out of MLB Season
To the shock of absolutely no one, Joe West made a bad call....
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Trash Talkin' Tuesday: Pat Mahomes Deserves Every Penny [Video]
This Tuesday, I’m trashing sports fans and those other TV/radio talking heads who question whether Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is worth that record-setting, mega contract extension he just signed....
Racist College Coaches Are Getting Exposed by Their Players, and it's Awesome
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy was just the tip of the iceberg....
This is Going Great: Where MLB Stands with COVID [UPDATED]
When last we left our intrepid MLB, it was crowing about getting guys into summer camp (sponsored by Camping World!) and making a naked bid to get Domino’s Pizza to sponsor their health “plan.”...
HBCUs Need More than Makur Maker, They Need NBA Money Makers, Too
The only thing Historically Black Colleges and Universities need more than a five-star basketball recruit like Makur Maker is cash....
Who Are the Best Athletes to Come From an HBCU? We Found a Few
The decision of top college recruit Markur Maker to turn down scholarship offers from Kentucky, UCLA and Memphis to attend Howard University, in D.C., an Historically Black College and University, has put the focus on HBCUs, once home to some of the best student-athletes in the country. When souther...
5-Star Recruit Makur Maker Committing to Howard Could be Game Changer for HBCUs
Maybe Makur Maker’s decision will be the spark....
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Your Guide to the Most Important Sporting Event of July 4
I am pleased to inform you that the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating contest has not been canceled. The freakshow will go on as scheduled on July 4, as usual. It is one of the few live American sporting events currently slated to play on the nation’s birthday....
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FedEx, Washington NFL Stadium’s $205 Million Sponsor, Asks Team to Change Name [UPDATED]
Update (July 3): With pressure mounting from sponsors including FedEx, Nike, and now Pepsi, Washington announced today it would consider changing the name of its franchise. Follow the latest here....