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Deadspin NFL Over/Under: Bet Brees’ last stand in the Superdome?
Over/Under: 52...
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...
Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Divisional Round picks you can bank on - Day 2
Hindsight is 20/20. But in 2021 you should’ve known to take underdogs on Wild Card Weekend and favorites in Saturday’s Divisional round....
It's been a while since we've talked about Buffalo in the context of a Super Bowl run
In one week, the Bills will be in the AFC title game for the first time in 27 years, when, perhaps in a bit of foreshadowing — depending on the outcome of Sunday’s divisional playoff — Buffalo hammered Kansas City, 30-13, to advance to Super Bowl XXVIII....
Now Karl-Anthony Towns has COVID-19, listen to him
Karl-Anthony Towns has COVID-19....
It's The Coaching Carousel: Our top picks for the 4 NFL teams that need new top guys
An inevitable truth of every NFL offseason is the coaching carousel. Coaches are relieved of their duties after failed seasons – this year is no different. Before this week, there were seven head coaching positions available. Two have been filled: the Jaguars and the Jets have found their new coache...
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....
<em>New York Times </em>confuses Biden diversity appointee Mike Leach with coach who made lynching jokes
Meet Michael Leach, a former assistant to the head coach for the Chicago Bears who spent nearly a decade working in the NFL. And who, according to his LinkedIn page, is currently the Chief People, Diversity, & Inclusion Officer at Biden for President....
NHL West Preview: Some top-tier teams, but mostly trash
We move out West, which is probably the most top-heavy of the new-fangled, COVID-adjusted divisions this season. There are three genuine contenders here...and then a whole lot of trash. Colorado, Vegas, and St. Louis will feast on the chum on offer in this intra-division only schedule, and the race ...
NHL Central Preview: This division makes no geographical sense
For the sake of this season, Florida is apparently central, and Dallas is central even though it’s west of St. Paul and St. Louis, which are both in the west this year. This is truly the season of people throwing ducks at balloons and nothing is the way it seems. Whatever the odd alignments, this di...
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....
Steelers were total garbage in end-of-year stench stretch
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Pittsburgh Steelers for getting embarrassed by the Cleveland Browns in the playoffs....
NHL East Preview: The gang's all here
This division is loaded with veteran teams like Pittsburgh, Washington, and Boston that still expect to compete for the Stanley Cup, teams on the rise in the Islanders and Flyers, and teams bolstered by recent No. 1 overall picks like the Rangers, Devils and Sabres who are hoping to break through....
Nick Saban and Alabama’s medical staff should have never let Jaylen Waddle touch the field last night
There was nothing to be proud of when watching Alabama receiver Jaylen Waddle limp around the field last night in the National Championship game....
Lo! The NFL divisional playoff round draws hither
This crazy, six-game slate on Wild Card Weekend lived up to the hype, delivering history and upsets and exciting games, wire to wire. We now have a Divisional Round in the NFL Playoffs that includes the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns. Crazy, right?...
Alabama provides yet another COVID-era chalk title
With the added obstacle of a pandemic, you’d think we would be ripe for surprises. The greater protocols, disrupted or interrupted preparation schedules, the increased pressure based on not really being able to do anything else (not to mention the mental strain), the shortened seasons increasing the...
Ousted Doug Pederson not so special in Philly anymore
Head Coach Doug Pederson is no longer head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles announced today that they have moved on from the coach that brought the city its only Super Bowl victory....
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tests positive for COVID 20 days before Royal Rumble
This afternoon, the WWE announced that two-time and current WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine. McIntyre’s positive test was reported hours before RAW was set to air live on USA at its usual 8 p.m. EST....
After building the Seahawks, GM John Schneider is now destroying the Seahawks
Seahawks’ John Schneider is a mediocre General Manager riding on the coattails of two Hall of Fame draft classes nearly a decade ago, and Head Coach Pete Carroll still thinks he has his 2014 roster. In a league that is seemingly always saying “what have you done for me lately,” why don’t Schneider a...