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Joe Burrow tells how fear of Lord Voldemort turned him into a Disney Channel kid
Bengals’ quarterback Joe Burrow admitted publicly that he is not the one to play with when it comes to being scared....
A tradition unlike any other in a year unlike any other: The Masters, with no azaleas in bloom
Among the wackiest sports nuggets of 2020 will be the Masters, an April tradition being played in November. Add to the mix that Tiger Woods is the defending champion, and it’s downright surreal that it’s been 19 months since we last saw Magnolia Lane (not to mention Woods’ sushi/fajita Masters Club ...
Monday Night Football presents Four Seasons Total Landscaping Bowl with Jets/Pats
No matter how crappy the Patriots are this season, after a 30-27 win during Monday Night Football, Bill Belichick will always have the Jets....
Sergio García, 2017 Masters champ, out of 2020 Masters due to COVID
It’s a 2020 tradition unlike any other: A positive test....
Diego Maradona still kicking, by the Hand of God
Let’s talk about Diego Maradona....
My God, please stop putting the NFC East in primetime
If you watched this game on Sunday Night Football — a 23-9 Eagles win over the Cowboys — I would just like to take this time to say a prayer for you....
Mets fans dream of big-bucks battle with Bombers after sale to mega billionaire Steve Cohen is approved
As a lifelong Mets fan, I’ve been dreaming of this day for some time....
White Sox fill manager slot by exhuming corpse of Tony La Russa
It is impossible to accurately describe how confounding the White Sox hiring of Tony La Russa as manager is. That adjective is not even close to properly illustrating the shock, confusion, and anger of just about anyone around the club today. It’s like staring at a car crash, but both vehicles were ...
The Big Ten should have never reversed course, that much is clear
The Big Ten had done the right thing. They looked at a sports landscape ravaged by the virus, and decided to shelve the football season. ...
The NFC East is bad at football - so get ready to see it showcased on Thursday night
If the NFL were high school, the NFC East is comprised of players who couldn’t make the varsity football team, so they branch off and start another “district.” All seniors but not good enough to make varsity. ...
Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Bearing down on this under
Over/Under: 45...
Remember way back in 2019 when Myles Garrett swinging a helmet was the biggest story in the world?
It’s been almost a year since Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ripped off the helmet of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and began to clobber him with it into the turf. Garrett, Steelers Maurkice Pouncey, and Browns David DeCastro were all ejected....
Kelly Loeffler’s endorsement from QAnon supporter shows how far America has fallen
In a different America, Kelly Loeffler and her financial transactions — that sure as hell look like she was trading on privileged information — would be the political scandal of the year, if not the decade....
Actually, it's LeBron who's the G.O.A.T.
I want to state right at the top I utterly abhor this debate. ...
You don’t have to feel sorry about Jose Altuve's 'Thing'
You can if you want. Certainly in this year that’s causing even Satan to tug at his collar we need all the empathy we can get. But there’s something reassuring that karma can exist, when we’ve spent most of the recent past watching shitty people do shitty things and get away with it to the point whe...
Astros getting good wood, but keep finding Rays' gloves at the other end of their ropes
Heading into the ALCS, it felt like the series would hinge on whether the Astros’ high-contact ways would be able to undo the Rays’ dominant starting pitching and bullpen. Would they find enough holes, or work their way through the Rays’ staff to eventually see them weaken through sheer attrition? T...
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Florida’s Dan Mullen wants to risk 90,000 lives because he can’t coach under pressure [UPDATED]
It’s clear Florida head coach Dan Mullen doesn’t care about public health....
Baseball has lost yet another Hall of Famer in 2020 as Yankees ace Whitey Ford dies at age 91
Unlike many of the parks in New York City, there is no sign or marker at Whitey Ford Athletic Field to explain how the place got its name, just a standard list of park rules posted at the entrance to a ballfield and exercise area....
Les Miles contracts COVID, could coach next week. What?
College athletes are safer in the hands of their coaches, right?...