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Meet the Bronx Breezes: Yankees are now a whiff-a-palooza
The New York Yankees were one of those bubble teams heading into Hot Stove season. They werenât in the best position â barely above .500 in one of the toughest divisions in baseball â but had the tools, money, and prospects to grab players at the deadline and maybe make a late-season push for a Wild...

Hear me out: NBA, WNBA should adopt 3x3 format for in-season hoops tourneys
Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Young are Olympic gold medalists now. They should also be the catalysts for a permanent change in both WNBA and NBA basketball....


Deadspin fixes NBA free agency, Part III: Small Forwards
Again, if you see a dude here that you label a shooting guard, then whatever. Think of this more as âSwingmen II.â If your favorite swingman wasnât mentioned on either, then perhaps theyâll make the sleepers for Saturday, Saturday Sleepers, whatever the editors call âem. If he is a part of none of t...

The 2021 NBA Draft could shift the power of the league
If youâre like most sports fans, the 2021 NBA Draft is probably the last thing on your mind right now....

The Dumbening begins (aka NHL free agency is here)
Thereâs an old saying among NHL general managers that todayâs free agent signing is tomorrowâs salary cap dump. Unfortunately, no general managers live by this saying, because thereâs another old saying among NHL general managers: Todayâs mistake is the next guyâs problem....

The womenâs 3x3 team handled their business
I told yâall this team was about that action. ...

Green Bay continues trying to please Aaron Rodgers by targeting favorite Randall Cobb
Good news Texans fans! You may not have a strong defense, good head coach, tons of early draft capital, or a quarterback devoid of controversy, but what you do have is one of Aaron Rodgersâ favorite targets from his past and a team willing to do anything to keep Rodgers happy. ...

Deadspin fixes NBA free agency â Part 2: Shooting Guards
Disclaimer: If you donât see a guy here that you think is a shooting guard, he might be a small forward. Whatâs the difference nowadays? Who knows? Do you know anyone that plays one of the two positions and not the other? In fantasy and in 2K, nearly every two can play the three, and vice versa, and...

Olympics are confirming what we already knew: NBA officiating is trash
Itâs safe to say at this point that the USA menâs basketball team has not lived up to its expectations. The team consists of some of the best players in the world, and yet, despite the abundance of talent, Team USA continues to fall short against lesser opponents. No matter what head coach Gregg Pop...

Womenâs 3x3 hoops it down for team USA hoops
USA Basketball could still come home with two medals this Olympics....

Kanye West living out a sports fanâs dream as he finishes album
Well, it looks like Kanye West is doing Kanye West things again. This time, the shenanigans are taking place in Georgia....

SEE IT: Olympic skateboarder falls nuts first into rail
You probably donât know the name Vinko Bogataj, but if youâre a sports fan of a certain age, youâve seen him in action more times than you can count....

Team USA women debunk 3x3 basketball âadjustment periodâ myth
Thereâs a lot of talk about how 3x3 basketball is different from regular basketball, and it absolutely is. Itâs faster-paced, more physical, harder to play defense â lots of stuff. Thereâs also a funny sense that the best 5-on-5 basketball players in the world might have trouble at 3x3, and need an ...

Team USA menâs basketball begins gold medal chase with revenge on their minds
Amid all the chaos, and now finally fully rostered, does Team USA have enough to win the gold medal? The short answer is yes, but as we know regarding international play, chemistry is much more of a deciding factor than the talent of your roster alone. ...

Whatâs the Story? With Yanks itâs a tale as old as time
The Yankeesâ pursuit of Rockies shortstop Trevor Story, reported by ESPNâs Buster Olney, is apparently serious enough that Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, not the throw-it-against-the-wall-to-see-if-it-sticks type, speculated Friday about the implications that acquiring the All-Star would have on New York...

Because Tokyo 2021 is weird and shouldnât be happening, Deadspinners recall their favorite past Olympic moments
Conflicted about tuning in tonight for the Opening Ceremonies of an Olympics that most of the host nation donât even want in the middle of a pandemic where athletes are essentially being greeted with positive COVID-19 tests at the airport and rumors abound of possible cancellation even as it kicks o...

NFL doesnât rate in St. Louis, the âBaseball Capitalâ of the U.S.
ST. LOUIS â The St. Louis Cardinals had their largest attendance this season last night at Busch Stadium....

Salute to Brandon Jennings, Bobby Portis, and everything Bucks
Remember Brandon Jennings? ...

Is Daniel Bryan going to AEW? Maybe! Maybe! Maybe!
Bodyslam.net says they have an exclusive, reporting that Daniel Bryan, whose real name is Bryan Danielson, is headed to AEW. Danielson had been with the WWE from 2009 through this past April. After being in the main event of WrestleMania 37 in a triple threat match including Edge for the WWE Univers...