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Marcus Smart calling out Joel Embiid for flopping is a breathtaking self-own
The hypocrisy of Celtics guard Marcus Smart is mind-boggling....

Conor McGregor being sued by woman who accused him of sexual assault is latest in string of lowlights
He’s commanding in the octagon, but polarizing in real life. He’s also breakable and heavily flawed. And now, Conor McGregor is being sued by the woman who accused him of sexual assault back in 2018....

Collin Sexton totally got in the way of Brooklyn Nets’ ‘Big 3' debut
We tuned in to see the return of Kyrie Irving as he was finally going to join James Harden and Kevin Durant in the most offensively-gifted trio in NBA history. What we wound up getting was a coming-out party from a rising star, as Cleveland’s Collin Sexton crashed Brooklyn’s bash as the Cavs defeate...

Why Martin Luther King Jr. would be happy to know that sports are still saving America
If Martin Luther King Jr. hadn’t been assassinated by the predecessors of the political party that will misuse his quotes today, he’d have been 92, and I imagine rather pleased with the role that sports have played in society....

Joe Ricketts, the man who burned down a newsroom for trying to unionize, is at it again
Joe Ricketts, actual owner of the Chicago Cubs and producer of a special class of doofus-progeny, wants to get back into the news game. You can look forward to any personality that attains any popularity on this network to be shipped off as soon as they ask for a raise, replaced by a college sophomo...

Nickelback celebration should make Habs your least favorite team, if they weren’t already
Let’s be honest, it’s not like anyone needed more ammo to have a strong distaste for the Montreal Canadiens. Their fanbase’s sense of entitlement even though the Canadiens have barely managed to cling to the label of “relevant” for 27 years since their last Cup (the last championship won in Montreal...

Pam Oliver is an OG and the slander must stop
Pam Oliver is a legend who doesn’t need anyone to defend her. She’s been producing stellar on-air work since before many of the people trolling her were even alive. But after a report during the divisional matchup between the Rams and the Packers on Saturday, many people decided to come for the broa...

Pregame warmup oopsie sends Isles’ Varlamov to the training room, offers Ilya Sorokin long-awaited NHL debut
Hockey warmups always have a little bit of danger to them, with every player on the ice having their own puck, and everyone skating around all at once — but it’s really organized chaos. It’s not like everyone is shooting on the goalie at the same time....

Now Karl-Anthony Towns has COVID-19, listen to him
Karl-Anthony Towns has COVID-19....

NBA Daily Fantasy: Someone’s gotta score for the Houston Rockets tonight
I’ve never smoked crack before, but the rush of an NBA transaction probably brings me closer to that feeling than the Houston Rockets were to making any of their 27 straight threes to end that infamous game 7. That James Harden trade … man, hopefully, we could actually get through this season....

Houston Rockets win in James Harden divorce
Houston, you don’t have a problem anymore. The trade happened; it finally happened....

Raiders social media team mixes up new DC Gus Bradley with Ken Whisenhunt
Whoever is running the Las Vegas Raiders’ social media department probably needs to spend a little more time on quality control, because the Raiders Twitter account welcomed new Defensive Coordinator Gus Bradley with a Photoshopped picture of … Ken Whisenhunt. ...

Frosh phenom Paige Bueckers is living up to the hype at UConn, but no one is paying attention
No matter the circumstances, women always get ignored....

Racism is ruining the Houston Texans
Hatred is a learned behavior that is passed down from one generation to the next. For the McNair family, it’s a tradition. So it should come as no surprise that their franchise is in shambles. After all, racism and mediocrity go together like peanut butter and jelly....

Like most everything the NHL does, this season is a wreck before it even starts
Credit to the NHL, in that its summer bubble went off about as smoothly as could be imagined, allowing the league to complete its playoffs and award the Stanley Cup. Betting that the NHL wouldn’t be able to get through anything without fucking up royally was a very chalky play, so it was a real upse...

Tommy Tuberville still objecting to the election after Capitol invasion is lunatic fringe-worthy
This country’s failures have always centered around these three demons:...

Terrorists take over Capitol and athletes wonder what would happen if they were Black
As domestic terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol in a coup attempt on Wednesday, the world was glued to screens watching the drama unfold. That includes the sports world, as athletes past and present had takes on what was going on....

Tommy John, COVID-denying namesake of medical marvel, hospitalized with COVID
From The Daily Beast today comes a story that might make you chuckle about your own cantankerous grandfather if it wasn’t so dangerous, sad, and yet another symbol of just how this country devolved into a hellscape....

WNBA players risked it all to bring down one of their owners; it’s time we all supported them
Angel McCoughtry, who was drafted by the Dream in 2009 and still lives in Atlanta, spent the last few months supporting Rev. Raphael Warnock’s candidacy for Georgia Senate over the woman who essentially signed her checks for years....

Before Trump tried to tank democracy, he tanked the USFL
When it comes to Donald Trump and all the batshit-crazy, Jonestown-esque nonsense he’s pulled over the past four years, the word “unprecedented” is often attached....