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We Can Usually Count on Ohio State to Produce Top-Tier Oblivious Athletes
If you ever need to find someone who doesn’t get it, you can generally consult Ohio State to come up with a candidate for you. That’s what we have currently with quarterback Justin Fields starting a petition, which currently has 200,000 signatures, to get the Big Ten to reverse its decision to not p...

Pep Guardiola Overthought It Again and City Are Out on Their Ass
We’ve all had to deal with a lot of our rites of spring being moved to another location on the calendar or lost to the pandemic altogether. Opening Day, Memorial Day blockbuster movies, Derby parties, all of these and more were lost or moved to an unfamiliar spot in life’s routine. Oh, and Pep Guard...

Y'all, Deadspin is Pleased to Announce the Commencement of ... Silly Season!
The sports calendar is loaded right now. The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing. The NBA is right about to start its postseason, NFL teams are in training camp, and in baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are…...

While Washington Burns, Colin Kaepernick Steps Up to Fight Hunger
Colin Kaepernick knows that food insecurity is an issue of human rights, poverty and racial justice. It’s also a problem that is getting worse because of COVID....

It’s Inevitable That the Sports World Will Eventually Stop Caring About Black Lives Mattering
At this moment, the sports world is experiencing a sentiment that African-Americans have always known....

UConn Listens to Its Players - Announces It Will Call Off 2020 Football Season
This morning, the University of Connecticut announced it would cancel the 2020 football season. The decision makes UConn the first FBS school to cancel football....

Is a Sentient AI Trying to Destroy the Pittsburgh Pirates?
It was always going to be a trudge for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are the only team in the NL Central not at least making an effort to win. They’ve been stripped of almost any recognizable players. Their fans have to watch Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow anchor the competitive Rays while Chris Ar...

Pac-12 Football Players Use Their Platforms To Promote #WeAreUnited Message, Demand Better Treatment
Since the #WeAreUnited letter released via the Players’ Tribune, Pac-12 players have come out to publicly support the letter written by a collection of conference athletes....

Unity Movement's Kassidy Woods Cut from WSU to Avoid 'Mixed Messages'
John Woods Jr. has been in his son’s shoes....

Jonathan Isaac is Free to Not Kneel. But as a Christian, He’s Missed the Point on Black Lives Matter
Jonathan Isaac missed the mark on Friday and it had absolutely nothing to do with the national anthem....

Kyrie Irving Keeps Walking the Walk
In a time when many in the sports world are using their platforms to be on the right — and wrong — sides of history, Kyrie Irving has been doing the work, despite not having played a game since February....

Patrick Mahomes, Son of Veteran MLB Pitcher, Becomes Part Owner of Royals
Patrick Mahomes, the starting quarterback for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, has become the youngest owner in MLB history, joining a new ownership group of the Kansas City Royals....

Leicester Pull Another Brendan Rodgers, And Villa Hero’s Final Act Saves Them In Premier League’s Last Day
There was a lot to be decided on the Premier League’s long-awaited final day this morning. Two relegation spots, and two spots in the Champions League, were still up for grabs when things kicked off. It didn’t lack for drama....

WNBA Bubble Tip-Off: Stories to Watch This Season, on and off the Court
The WNBA season starts Saturday, with the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty squaring off to open a triple header that also includes the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the Phoenix Mercury and the defending champion Washington Mystics facing the Indiana Fever....

Police Terrorize Black Lives Matter Plaza after Media Goes to Bed; Protestors turn to Midnight Yoga
Saturday night marked another session of “Midnight Yoga” on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C....

With Preseason Axed, Will the NFL Play at All?
The way things are playing out between the NFL and its players association mirrors negotiations between the MLB and its own union. ...

2020 AL Central Preview
“Flyover Country” in the American League contains history’s greatest home-run squad (Minnesota, somehow), perhaps the league’s most exciting team….and then three teams not even trying. This is pretty much the norm in baseball these days, a division that has one or two teams fighting over actual priz...
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Trash Talkin' Tuesday: Sammy Watkins What Are You Thinking? [Video]
Today, I’m trashing Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins for trying to justify taking a pay cut to stay with the defending champions by asking “how much (money) is enough?”...

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...

Mahomes Messed Up On Contract
Patrick Mahomes had a chance to make history with his contract extension....