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Caster Semenya Loses Her Appeal, But Nobody Wins

The continuing case of South African runner Caster Semenya and her fight against the IAAF’s restrictions on her, and others’, bodies reached its likely conclusion Tuesday. ...

NBA Strike Will be Meaningless if Players Don’t Start Voting

What’s next?...

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC South: Who Will Emerge as This Year’s January Darlings?

The AFC South likely will not be a division at the top of most people’s radars to start the year....

Your Contractually Obligated 'Bucks Stop Here' Joke

Without Giannis, the Milwaukee Bucks always faced a mountain to keep their series going against the Miami Heat last night. So it proved, as they simply ran out of gas, weapons, and ideas and exited stage left out of the bubble in five games. It’s the second year in a row having the league’s best rec...

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC North: Young Guns and Scumbag Ben

This is yet another division that seems to be perennially up for grabs between a couple of teams, at least on paper, but unlike the NFC North, this division is fresh and exciting. A rookie quarterback! An MVP quarterback that Bill Polian wanted to convert to wide receiver! An annual dogfight to the ...

Westbrook and Harden Can Shed Choker Label vs. Lakers

Russell Westbrook and James Harden will be playing in the most important playoff series of their careers tonight....

The Stadium Betting Experience Is Here, Now It Just Needs People

It’s taken two-and-a-half years for sports gambling to clear the Supreme Court hurdle to actually arriving in arenas and stadiums where the games people play are housed. But we’re there. ...

NFL's 'Social Justice' Program Won't Make a Difference Until Players Push Harder

Throughout the summer, athletes across the sports spectrum have expressed their viewpoints on issues disproportionately harming the Black community....

U.S. Soccer Could Learn Something from England and [Checks Notes] Brazil (!) on Equal Pay

The NCAA, Just Your Average Billion-Dollar Charity, Needs Its Free Labor Back

NCAA President Mark Emmert has a base salary of something like $2.3 million. In 2017, he made $3.9 million. In 2018, he dropped off to $2.7 million....

Football is the Perfect Reflection of America — That’s Not a Good Thing

They told us that sports were a reward for a functioning society. ...

Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Tells Deadspin Why She Won't Attend USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction

As Jordyn Wieber walked off the mat after her floor routine at the 2012 Olympics, she was giddy, and a big smile danced across her face as she walked down the performance steps....

LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase Doing a Better Job of Educating Athletes on COVID-19 Than Most Colleges

Ja’Marr Chase is a smart man....

Have to Wonder if These Wealthy Owners Are Trying to Advance this Moment or Manage it

It was a garden-variety fuck up....

Mal Washington Weighs in On Activism of Black Tennis Players, and the Racism he Experienced, as U.S. Open Gets Underway

Standing alone on the baseline of his sport’s biggest stage, returning serve against systemic racism on-and-off the court, 1996 Wimbledon finalist MaliVai Washington, knows the weight of being a high-profile athlete balancing professional responsibilities with the complex dilemma of being a role mod...

Add the A’s to MLB’s List of Teams Infected by COVID-19

Halfway through the season sprint, another MLB team has recorded another positive COVID test, bringing the contamination total to five teams....

Bucks' George Hill Says He Sat Out National Anthem on the Can [UPDATED]

Updated on Aug. 29, 2020 at 8:05 p.m. EST: Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill decided to sit out the national anthem before the Bucks’ playoff game vs. the Magic on Saturday... literally....

Irate Canadian Maybe Says 'Vote Trump,' Then Maybe Not, Then, OK, We’re Lost, Too

San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture has shown in the past that he knows how to handle himself in a fight. But maybe that’s only on the ice?...

Messi Wants Out Of Barcelona Disaster

Last month, we wondered if Barcelona had finally broken Lionel Messi. Turns out, the superstar wants out of the famed Spanish club....

'Football is Not Important Today': Lions Take a Stand, & the Mic, on Shooting of Jacob Blake

The Detroit Lions canceled practice today and instead held a media session completely dedicated to discussing Sunday’s shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin....