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Gus Kenworthy believes reaction to Carl Nassib coming out wasn’t all positive for the LGBTQ+ community

Gus Kenworthy knows a thing or two about breaking boundaries in sports for LGBTQ+ athletes. He was the first openly gay X Games athlete and alongside good friend and figure skater Adam Rippon, he was half of the first openly gay duo to represent the United States in the Winter Olympics at the 2018 g...

Is Eric Bieniemy being held to an unrealistic standard?

Eric Bieniemy’s circuitous route to an NFL head coaching throne has taken him through at least 16 interviews, and the beat goes on. The coaching game of musical chairs is nearing its conclusion once again, and Bieniemy’s only coaching interview during this cycle has been with the Indianapolis Colts....

So, a food delivery person walks into a basketball game...

If you aren’t familiar with @FootyScran on Twitter, and judging by their follower count you probably are, you should correct that. It’s a Twitter feed that documents some of the horrors, and the rare joys, that pass as food at various soccer stadiums around the globe. If you think you know what the ...

Wide Right: The biggest missed kicks in NFL playoff history

About halfway through the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Wild Card game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars, Chargers’ kicker Cameron Dicker missed a seemingly insignificant field goal wide left. No matter though. The Chargers were up 10, and with so little time, three points wou...

The Sports Nihilist: Anything but a Dallas-Philadelphia NFC title game

It’s odd how many NFL teams I hate despite not technically having an NFL team I root for. And I don’t feel like I’m in the minority on that either. Not the teamless fan part. The “I hate all of these teams” part. I refused to watch Patriots-Philadelphia Eagles and Patriots-Rams Round Two Super Bowls...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2022: The complete rankings

Happy new year and welcome to the grand finale of Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities — here’s hoping 2023 will be better. It probably won’t....

Does Boston's Chris Sale still hold any trade value?

Boston ace Chris Sale is set to be 34 years old in 2023. He has a career 3.03 ERA and is the all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings and strikeout-to-walk ratio. From 2013 to 2018, Sale never finished worse than fifth in AL Cy Young voting. He’s also pitched only 48.1 innings since the start ...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: The standings so far

Merry Christmas and welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR party! As we gear up for the unveiling of our top 10 next week, here are the first 40 dummies on our list. Enjoy....

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: The annual descent into madness continues

Welcome once again, dearest and most beloved reader, to Deadspin’s vaunted IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards, the global phenomenon in which we say churlish things about people we dislike. Huzzah!...

The San Francisco move has been Golden for the Warriors

This Golden State Warriors in San Francisco thing will never sit right with me. ...

Soccer reporter Grant Wahl dies in Qatar [Updated]

America’s most prominent soccer reporter, Grant Wahl, has passed away while covering the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, according to his brother, Eric....

Don’t expect this UNC team to make a run to the finals

After losing in the national championship game in April, the AP preseason No. 1, UNC, has lost three in a row early in the season....

This week in obnoxious athlete entitlement

Nearly 10 years after the ButtFumble, a next-generation Jets quarterback is fumbling his job away and coming across like a buttface in the process. There was no escape for the Jets quarterback on Sunday or afterward. Based on reports from Jets insiders such as Rich Cimini, the Jets’ fractured locker...

The warm glow of MLB Hot Stove’s warming glow — AL East

The GM Meetings are in the books, the Winter Meetings aren’t in the distant future, and the rumors are beginning to fly. You can be sure your favorite team is talking to agents for players! Does that mean anything? Nope, sure doesn’t! But you’ll take anything at this point, and they know that. So we...

IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Morons, morons everywhere

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH bonanza! Everything is terrible!...

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Tommy Tuberville called Black people criminals, and it likely helped him

For the average American, saying what Tommy Tuberville said last week would be career-ending....

Myles Garrett, what the hell, man?

There’s a thin line between bad luck and stupidity, and the Cleveland Browns straddle it as well as any “cursed” team....

The media needs to treat Brett Favre like it did Michael Vick and Colin Kaepernick

Newsflash: As much as you love them, dogs aren’t humans. And as much as it might have infuriated you, asking the police to do their job isn’t a fireable offense that should get you blackballed in your industry....

America begs Dennis Rodman to sit this one out

You may have missed it but for a brief moment, former NBA player Dennis Rodman was back and ready to schmooze concessions out of another authoritarian....