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The Diversity Dozen: 12 Black NFL assistant coaches who deserve more attention

With the start of the 2021 NFL season seven months away, the conversation about the lack of Black head coaches tends to go dormant after the Super Bowl, as those potential candidates aren’t eligible to be hired for another 11 months....

Beer-breath mask is real: My trip to MSG shows what it’s really like at indoor sports events during COVID

Deciding to attend the first live sports event in New York City with fans in just under a year, indoors at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, had me very much channeling Sméagol/Gollum in The Lord of the Rings....

Luka Dončić just ripped out the Celtics’ heart and showed it to ’em

Luka Dončić is happiness....

Tiger Woods is 'awake' and 'responsive' after lengthy surgery to repair injuries from rollover crash

After a lengthy surgery Tuesday, Tiger Woods is “awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room,” read a statement posted to the golfer’s official Twitter account....

SEE IT: Olivier Giroud scores everyone’s backyard goal with bicycle kick

Boy, did this match need this. Today’s Champions League round-of-16 first leg between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid was a chore. Atletico can always be that, as their identity for the past decade has been to be defiantly, sneeringly obstinate. Chelsea are still finding their feet under new manager Tho...

The NBA ballers most likely to be snubbed from tonight’s All-Star announcement

In advance of NBA consumers getting pissed off at tonight’s full All-Star roster reveal, it’s only right to brace ourselves for the angry fanbases who will defensively rise up in a matter of hours....

The Nuggets need Jamal Murray to keep this up, but they also need to be better for him (and Nikola Jokic)

It’s a stretch to say that Jamal Murray is finally back to his bubble self, but his last six games highlight that he’s on that trajectory. Since February 12, the enigmatic Orangeville-native has averaged 31.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. His field goal, three-point, and free throw shooting...

The Artemi Panarin story smells even more

Yesterday, we pointed out the fishiness of the Artemi Panarin story. While any story of domestic violence/sexual assault is worthy of a deeper look, the circumstances around this one didn’t quite add up from the start. One, the claim came from a stated political enemy of Panarin in former coach Andr...

Tiger Woods injured in single-car rollover crash, rushed to hospital for surgery

Tiger Woods was in a rollover car accident on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles just after 7 a.m., and hospitalized at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in serious but stable condition due to injuries in the single-vehicle wreck....

Joe Maddon thinks David Fletcher is great, but shouldn’t be throwing others under the bus about it

David Fletcher is a nice, solid ballplayer. Since debuting with the Angels in 2018, he’s played all over the field and been above-average defensively wherever he goes, while posting a .292/.346/.386 line with 10 homers and 13 steals in 283 games....

How many workers must die before FIFA moves World Cup?

Actress Shailene Woodley confirms engagement to <em>Jeopardy!</em> nerd Aaron Rodgers

It’s officially official. ...

Is WWE putting a title on Matt Riddle ignorance, direct retaliation, or something in between?

WWE isn’t known for its sensitivity, and at times is quite proud of that, and that was clearly evident on Sunday night during the company’s “Elimination Chamber” pay-per-view event. Matt Riddle won the United States Championship, and to say the timing is odd would be scaling a mountain of a euphemis...

Rudy Giuliani just keeps getting grosser

Rudy Giuliani, fuck you....

In more optimistic stadium news, England races to host Euro 2020 fans (in 2021)

While the NFL begins to lick its chops about having full capacities for the 2021 season, and MLB try to find every break and crack they can to start getting fans in from Opening Day, across the pond they’re planning for big returns too....

Is it too early to be optimistic about the NFL’s stadium capacity optimism?

Tailgates, gameday traffic, long restroom lines, and tens of thousands of people packed in stands sound crazy right now. And it should. But we could be living in a completely different world by September....

Is Russia fabricating the claim that Putin critic Artemi Panarin beat up an 18-year-old girl?

It’s probably easiest to start this layered story at the top. Artemi Panarin, star winger of the New York Rangers, is taking a leave of absence from the team as a story back in Russia broke today about him allegedly beating up a 18-year-old girl in a bar in Riga in 2011. While this may at first appe...

Attention-seeking adolescent apologizes for heckling Cam Newton

Free agent quarterback Cam Newton showed his class over the weekend after being called “ass” by a heckling kid at one of his football camps....

Incomplete Brooklyn Nets are scary good, just ask the Western Conference

The numbers are stoopid....

Mariners President Kevin Mather unleashes torrent of stupidity on Zoom call, then resigns [Updated]

Yet another baseball executive stepped in a big ol’ pile yesterday....