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IDIOT OF THE YEAR: More dumbasses (Nos. 20-11)WHY? Why must professional athletics function as such a powerful magnet for stupid, impetuous people? Ugh....

IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Who’s worse — the alleged sex pest or the Nazi enthusiast?Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH, beautiful reader! We’ve got a good one for you this time. ...

Curt Schilling is having a Hall of Fame week at being human scumIf making headlines for acting as inhumanely as possible could be a goal in life, Curt Schilling is having an impeccable week. ...

The sports figures we lost in 2023

Here is where we look at some of the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2023. That list includes football legends Jim Brown, and Dick Butkus, basketball HoFer Willis Reed, former men’s college basketball coach Bob Knight, hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, Heisman Trophy-winning running back Ch...

Will the knuckleball ever make a comeback?

The knuckleball might not be dead, but it’s certainly on life support. There are only two active players who’ve primarily used a knuckleball at the Major League level: Steven Wright, who is currently a free agent and hasn’t pitched in the Majors since 2019 and Mickey Jannis, who is also a free agent...

Here's A Sneak Peek At A New Documentary On Knuckleball Pitchers

R.A. Dickey is one of the best stories in baseball this year, partly due to his singular, newfound success and the fact that he's doing it in a way different from every single other big league pitcher. As fate would have it, documentarians Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern shadowed Dickey and Tim Wake...

If A Team Wants To Call Tim Wakefield In June, He'll Pick Up

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Knucklers always get the itch....

20 Years Ago, Tim Wakefield Had A Fast Rise And Fall In Pittsburgh

In May 1992, Pittsburgh's two daily newspapers at the time—the Press and the Post-Gazette—went on strike. The walkout left the city without a paper of record for eight months, an unremarkable footnote of Yinzer history that happened to coincide with a most remarkable moment for the city's sports tea...