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The Sixers continue to show a different gear in win over Jazz
In a COVID-riddled season especially, it’s still too early for definitive NBA Finals ride-or-die predictions that aren’t stupid or clout-chasey. That said, the Philadelphia 76ers proved something last night by taking the team with the NBA’s best record (how much longer will we say this about the Uta...
Here are your Idiots for the month of February
It’s the return of Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH awards, as we continue to cull the newswires for idiots from all over the sports world. Fresh off the smash hit The Top 50 Idiots of 2020, and the idiots of January, we bring you February’s Idiot Kings....
Elijah Millsap accuses Utah Jazz Vice President of racist ‘I’ll cut your Black ass' threat
When you Google “Utah Jazz fans,” the term “racist” is one of the first things that follows. ...
The Jazz are legit contenders, and it’s not just about their ridiculous three-point records
The Utah Jazz could win an NBA title this season....
SEE IT: Donovan Mitchell breaks defender’s legs without even really trying
Donovan Mitchell doesn’t care about your defense. Donovan Mitchell doesn’t care about an open Rudy Goebert. Donovan Mitchell doesn’t care about Shaq. Donovan Mitchell is just going to Donovan Mitchell — and for Utah Jazz fans, that’s a very good thing. Mitchell called game with a deadly series of mo...
Amid Shaq-Donovan Mitchell beef, Utah House passes resolution that <i>Kazaam</i> sucked
In today’s “sports are hilarious” moment, the Utah House of Representatives decided to actually hear, and vote, on a resolution “honoring Donovan Mitchell over Shaquille O’Neal,” which also included naming “Spida” the official state arachnid. Apparently, elected officials decided that young Jazz sta...
NBA Daily Fantasy: With tiny two-game slate, now is not the night to avoid Nikola Jokic
The amount of fingers Kendrick Lamar tells you to put in the air during HiiiPower is higher than the amount of NBA games scheduled for tonight. Fret not, misled degenerate, that makes the evening more enticing, not less. If you subscribe to the preference of being a big fish in a small pond, these t...
Shooting death of Utah’s Ty Jordan shows that in year of abject horror, unforeseen tragedy can still break our hearts
Shooting death of Utah’s Ty Jordan shows that in year of abject horror, unforeseen tragedy can still break our hearts...
Rudy Gobert rubs hands all over 5-year, $205 million deal with Jazz
It’s totally safe to touch, guys. Everything’s fine....
Donovan Mitchell makes the world a better place
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is once again stepping up to fight systematic inequality....
Utah State boycotts game to protest religious discrimination
Utah State football players are using their power to take a stand against what they perceived as religious discrimination by their university president. ...
Racist dirtbag costs Utah fans their NWSL team
Usually when a fanbase is stripped of their team because of their owner, it’s because the owner is simply unconscionably greedy, Modell-like stupid, or both. They can’t leverage their city into a publicly-funded larceny for a new stadium (or at least not as big of a theft as their black heart desire...
Jerry Sloan, Hall Of Fame Jazz Coach And All-Star Bulls Defender, Dead At 78
Legendary Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, a basketball titan on and off the court, died on Friday, the team announced. He was 78....
When The NBA Returns, How Will The League And Teammates Deal With Rudy Gobert?
The internet lasts forever....
Enormous Dog Rescued After Hiking Too Much
This is Floyd. He weighs 190 pounds. He is safe now....
Reggie Bush Returned To The Coliseum And Had A Little Fun
Reggie Bush, as the NCAA’s draconian sanctions of USC stipulate, has been permanently disassociated from the program; his records were never set, his wins were never won, he’s not allowed sideline access to practices and games. In fact, you’re not even allowed to think about Reggie Bush’s career at ...
NWSL Bans Utah Royals Fan Who Yelled Racist Slurs At Portland Goalkeeper
The NWSL announced Saturday that a Utah Royals fan has been banned from all games at Utah’s Rio Tinto Stadium and all National Women’s Soccer League games, after the fan yelled racist taunts at the Portland Thorns’ black goalkeeper Adrianna Franch during a Thorns-Royals game earlier this month....
NIU Quarterback Ross Bowers Front-Flips Into The Endzone, Yet Again
Ross Bowers’s mother coached the women’s gymnastics team at the University of Washington for 10 years, so maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when her son, the starting quarterback at Northern Illinois, gets to the endzone, he takes the most acrobatic route possible....
This Football League Was Built For Girls Who Love To Hit
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Laura Goetz is really good....
An Officer Being Sued For Failing To Help Lauren McCluskey Screwed Up In Another Domestic Violence Case
The Salt Lake Tribune has obtained records from the University of Utah that show one of the police officers accused of mishandling the Lauren McCluskey case was disciplined about four months following her murder for his mistakes in another domestic violence case. ...