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We’ve got your Wrestlemania Night 1 preview
It’s the Showcase of the Immortals! And it’s a return to live crowds for wrestling, at least for big-time wrestling. As well as the first time the industry’s biggest show appears on Peacock. So many nuances! Once again, Wrestlemania is split into two nights, and Deadspin wrestling writers Bryan Fons...

'Football messed him up,' says father of former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed 5 and himself
Former NFL defensive back Phillip Adams shot and killed five people in South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, and then killed himself in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to an Associated Press report. Those killed were Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, his wife, Barbara Lesslie, 69, their grandc...

North Carolina apparently forgot “Bathroom Bill’ fallout, as new anti-trans bill would force sports world’s hand again
A good rule of thumb in life is to always avoid making the same mistake twice....


Tiger Woods was doing 87 in a 45 when he crashed, but cops saw no probable cause for blood test
Tiger Woods was involved in a car crash in February, and according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Woods was speeding heavily in the 45 MPH zone. Over the course of seven seconds and multiple impacts, Woods was driving between 85 and 87 miles per hour....

Nike, Beats By Dre become first major sponsors to drop Deshaun Watson
Nike announced this morning that it has suspended its endorsement deal with Deshaun Watson over mounting sexual misconduct allegations....

It's great to see Isaiah Thomas again, and hopefully other NBA veterans can follow
Being labeled an NBA journeyman has to be awkward....

Track coach allegedly stole ‘compromising photos’ from athletes, used pix to scam them out of more
Steve Waithe, a former assistant track and field coach at Tennessee and Northeastern, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on federal charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme that’s equal parts stupid and gross....

This week in The Ladies' Room: Kate Scott
Welcome to the Ladies Room - A Deadspin Sports Podcast....

Of course the PGA won’t stand against Georgia by boycotting the Masters
And then there’s the PGA....

The U.S. should boycott the Beijing Olympics because it’s the Olympics
No one seriously expects the U.S., or any of its allies, to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing....

More evidence that umpire Angel Hernandez is the worst at his job in America
Hey, let’s watch Angel Hernandez suck at his job! Again. ...

Terrace Marshall Jr.’s family connection with Joe Delaney, the Chiefs running back who died a hero
LSU has been churning out wide receiver talent over the last couple seasons, none more notably than last year’s should-have-been Offensive Rookie of the Year and Vikings phenom Justin Jefferson. This year, the NFL, its scouting personnel, and everyone who gets paid to share their opinions are seemin...

Rougned Odor must shave glorious beard thanks to Yankees’ dumb-ass facial hair policy
Because he’s been traded to the New York Yankees, Rougned Odor has to adopt the identity of a “clean-cut” American baseball player due to a policy that’s 48 years old....

In the end, Darnold, not the Jets, will have figured it out
The New York Jets won’t be, can’t be, right about this in the end....

Aaron Rodgers is absolutely nailing it as <em>Jeopardy! </em>guest host (yes, even with the FG zinger)
Aaron Rodgers recently said that hosting Jeopardy! full-time would be a “dream job,” and it’s one that now seems within reach....

Jacob deGrom was excellent, again, before the Mets Mets’d it all up
“Ughhhhhhhhhh.”...

WTF are these hideous pee-yellow Red Sox/Nike cash-grab alternate jerseys?
It was bad enough when the Red Sox rolled out green alternate jerseys, but at least those had some meaning to them. The Sox have worn green to honor Red Auerbach after his death, again to celebrate the Celtics beating the Lakers in the NBA Finals, and then once more for Earth Day in 2009. They looke...

Paul Pierce getting fired on his day off is hilarious, but should he have?
When I saw the news that Paul Pierce got fired from ESPN, I and many others had this initial reaction:...

Hey Trump, we boycotted you, we're not boycotting baseball
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing former President Donald Trump for asking fans to boycott MLB.MLB did the right thing when it pulled the All-Star Game from Atlanta after Georgia passed new voter suppression laws.By the way, hope you checked out the sellout crowd in Arlington, Texas...