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From ‘selfish’ to savior: NBA’s Reggie Jackson is for real
Reggie Jackson always wanted to be empowered. Who doesn’t? But you could always tell early on that his career revolved around striving for that seemingly unattainable belief system....
Ron DeSantis is ‘Florida Man’
About once a month, you see a headline or hear about a story so absurd that it could only happen in one place – Florida. Well, here are a few more....
Jay Williams claims hacker made him forget about basic basketball history
Former Duke star and current ESPN analyst Jay Williams was under fire yesterday after a tweet was sent out from his account congratulating new Celtics head coach Ime Udoka on becoming the next man in charge in Boston....
HEAR ME OUT: MLB should restructure league like Euro soccer
It’s always neat when a European sporting event comes along and provides some games to watch during the daytime hours here in North America. Right now, it’s the pandemic-delayed Euro 2020 soccer tournament, and while the teams involved are national sides, part of the nature of soccer is that there’s...
Candace Parker still got it, and she got her coach, too
Candace Parker’s own peers voted her the most overrated player in the WNBA in 2019....
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Both Team USA Basketball squads looking super stacked [Updated]
Yesterday, the Team USA women’s basketball squad announced its full 12 for next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the men’s roster, while yet to be finalized, is taking shape....
Lamar Jackson is negotiating a deal on his own and nobody knows what to make of it
Money management is a thing that we all deal with. But when it comes to athletes, the stakes are even higher as their salaries are just as accessible as their stats. And with Lamar Jackson closing in on a contract extension that will pay him hundreds of millions of dollars, many are curious how this...
Roger Goodell desperately needs to shut up
I’m glad NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is trying to say the right thing, but I don’t buy it. Not for a second, and I’ll gladly tell you why. Here was the statement from Goodell yesterday in response to Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib coming out as gay:...
Chiefs' Frank Clark charged with third felony in decade
The Kansas City Chiefs offense is filled to the brim with elite weapons. Well, last night we learned that their defense has some weapons of their own, just not the kind any football team wants to have....
Even the Supreme Court can see through the NCAA’s B.S.
For years, the NCAA has seemed legally untouchable. It is a corporate structure complete with lavishly compensated executives, but was able to avoid paying its labor class by invoking a long-ago tradition derived from British private schools, where wealthy competitors were able to exclude the unweal...
Eli Manning getting his flowers from Giants, along with a new job
Eli Manning is coming back to the Giants. ...
The track athletes on this U.S. team are easy to root for
There’s something special about seeing other people’s dreams come true....
‘Fight the Power’ is a look at the real fabric of America
There is no growth without pain....
The Kemba-Horford deal should work for both the Celtics and Thunder
Admit it. You woke up not knowing that NBA teams not currently playing could make trades during the playoffs. Don’t feel bad — a lot of people learned that today, in a startling way. ...
Giving the ‘Suns in 4’ guy tickets and a signed jersey sets a bad precedent
Who wants to stage a fight at an NBA game next season? Any takers? I’ll let someone throw a few haymakers my way if it means I get tickets to a playoff game. I’ll take a signed Jayson Tatum or Mike Conley jersey. It can’t be that hard to fake a fight, right? The WWE scripts their fights all the time...
Juneteenth is being hijacked from African-Americans
There’s nothing on Earth that gets stolen from more than Black culture. From our bodies being taken from Africa to every part of our identities being appropriated and fawned over, as infuriating as it may be, it makes sense that America would want to steal our joy, too. It’s why a white-ass team in ...
Even with a promising QB, Matt Nagy could still screw this up for the Bears
When the Chicago Bears traded up in the first round of the NFL Draft and selected quarterback Justin Fields out of The Ohio State University, Chicagoland felt cautiously optimistic that maybe they finally found the franchise quarterback that has long eluded them....
NYC should appreciate and take notice of what’s happening in Brooklyn
To: New York NBA fans ...
Deadspin presents: Madden old GOAT/young GOAT combos
On Monday, the NFL posted a video teasing a forthcoming announcement in regards to their Madden 22 cover. The social media post suggests that the announcement will be shared at 10 a.m. Thursday. ...