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Duke’s women’s team wasn’t the only basketball program to suspend its season last week
When you’re 0-9, people tend to ignore you even when your acts are newsworthy....
At Duke, it's women doing the right thing while Coach K mouths empty words
If the federal government isn’t going to do anything to stop sports from being played in the middle of a pandemic, it’s up to local officials to step in and take the steps necessary to prevent COVID-19 from spreading just so that games can be played....
SEE IT: Breaking down an incredible goal by Rangers prospect Vitali Kravtsov
Vitali Kravtsov, the No. 9 pick in the 2018 NHL draft, came to North America last year and spent most of the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, scoring six goals in 39 games for the Rangers’ AHL affiliate....
Your degenerate Christmas Day NBA Daily Fantasy picks are in!
Merry Christmas, my fellow degenerates. ...
Why is Big Ten college basketball being played on Christmas?
Sports on Christmas has a long history. Today, five NBA games will be played, while the Vikings and Saints will meet on the football field. Paid professionals working on America’s most celebrated holiday isn’t anything out of the norm....
Time to get your titles with these fantasy WRs and TEs
Merry Christmas, my friends! As Pére Noël makes his rounds tonight, allow us to replace our dreams of sugar plums to those of fantasy football championships. Let’s look at some wide receivers and tight ends to help get your squad to the finish line....
2020 Idiot of the Year: The void beckons with Novak Djokovic, Ron DeSantis, and Jason Whitlock's stupid hat
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
James Harden must drag Hakeem Olajuwon’s retired jersey around the parking lot next
James Harden’s diet Eyes Wide Shut evening netted him a $50K fine, which he’ll barely notice. What’s really important here is it’s a continuing pattern of Harden trying to alienate anyone associated with the Rockets so that they’ll trade him for office-candy-on-the-dollar instead of the fifty cents ...
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Rockets' season opener vs. Thunder postponed due to COVID concerns [Updated]
Updated on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at 5:30 p.m: The Houston Rockets saw their season opener with the Thunder tonight postponed just hours before tip-off because of COVID contact tracing connected to rookie Kenyon Martin Jr., according to reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets do not h...
James Harden fined, not suspended, for 'not a strip club' maskless video
This story was updated on Wednesday, December 23 at 7:33 p.m....
2020 Idiot of the Year: Deeper into the abyss with Dwayne Haskins, Lou Holtz, and Trevor Bauer
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
KD & Kyrie make statement in season opener
It’s hard not to get caught up in the hype when the hype surpasses…the hype....
NBA Gambling Guide/Futures Bets to Make for the 2020-21 Season
For the first time in nine years, the NBA is rolling out its regular season with a late-December start date. Obviously, the current instance is sparked by far different circumstances than the lockout of 2011....
Remembering 'Bowl Durham' & Pearl Harbor: Last time Rose Bowl was held outside Pasadena
Back in March, the NCAA Tournament was just days away from tipping off when COVID-19 took hold in America and turned 2020 upside down, taking with it, among other things, college basketball’s championship....
Dan Mullen continues to screw pooch at Florida with recruiting violations
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators have been tripping over themselves all season, so it’s only fitting that their 2020 campaign ends with more embarrassment. ...
2020 Idiot of the Year: Our descent continues with Jon Gruden, Dana White, and a cold look in the mirror
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
Forget LeBron & Giannis, these are NBA players who <em>need </em>to show out in 2020-21
Just as the headline reads....
The NBA will definitely expansion its way out of this pandemic hole
It was the most interesting note out of Adam Silver’s preseason launch meeting with the press. While he addressed what it would take for the season to be halted again, as well as some other issues, he also let it out that the NBA was dusting off the box marked “expansion plans” for another look....
Tim Duncan is way, way better than Anthony Davis, jeez
For some inexplicable reason, there is a conversation happening on the interwebs debating the merits of Tim Duncan vs Anthony Davis. Davis is an incredible talent, there’s no denying it, and nor do I want to. However, “The Big Fundamental” is an all-time great and deserves much more respect than thi...
Week 15 NFL Powerless Rankings: This garbage keeps getting hotter
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....