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U.S. Soccer Could Learn Something from England and [Checks Notes] Brazil (!) on Equal Pay

My Son Is Also Named Dort: The Game 7 That Wouldn't End Because Refs Ref It Up

It was another primetime night for the NBA in Orlando, and generally their worst nightmare is when the refs hijack such an occasion. NBA refs can never decide if they want to be the show or not, and the indecision tends to just make it worse (credit the other sports arbiters for knowing exactly what...

You REALLY Don’t Want Vin Scully On Twitter

It’s rare that Twitter lights up in positivity, aside from baseball writers getting wind of a new Springsteen album. It’s a hellscape for the damned, and we’ve known that forever. But there is no dark space filled with the most vile evil that light cannot penetrate. U2 has a good song and a half som...

Serena Williams Is Better Than Margaret Court at Tennis and Life

As Serena Williams approaches Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slams, some rightfully wish Court were already an afterthought....

Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Tells Deadspin Why She Won't Attend USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction

As Jordyn Wieber walked off the mat after her floor routine at the 2012 Olympics, she was giddy, and a big smile danced across her face as she walked down the performance steps....

Ex-Athlete U.S. Senators Tell Deadspin: College Bill of Rights Upends NCAA’s Imbalance of Power

When Senator Ron Wyden played basketball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he got paid — just not on the court. ...

All This Cowboys Hype is Ridiculous... Again

Today, I’m trashing owner Jerry Jones and his Dallas Cowboys....

Russell Westbrook Finally Gives Thunder Fans A Moment To Remember

The Bubble Domes continued at pace last night, and perhaps the story was OKC forcing a Game 7 against the Rockets in their first-round series. Or rather, the story within the story. ...

Weston McKennie’s Move To Juventus Could Be Huge Boon To USMNT...If He Plays

It kind of came out of nowhere. While rumors of Weston McKennie wanting to move on from Schalke in the Bundesliga were running pretty wild, the mentioned destinations were more mid-tier Premier League clubs. Southampton was the main one, which made all the sense in the world. Certainly McKennie woul...

John Thompson Coached Life, Not Basketball

For Black men of a certain age, John Thompson was the pinnacle. And even if they didn’t play for him, he was their coach....

Have to Wonder if These Wealthy Owners Are Trying to Advance this Moment or Manage it

It was a garden-variety fuck up....

Legendary Coach John Thompson Dead at 78

Legendary Georgetown Men’s Basketball Coach, John Thompson Jr., has died. He was 78....

Novak Djokovic Forming His Own Club — 'No Girls Allowed'

Novak Djokovic certainly can’t be accused of just going along with the crowd, even if his own road takes him to some truly stupefying and weird places. It appears Nole is once again following his own beat, as he, along with Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil, are forming their own men’s tennis pl...

Chadwick Boseman, Actor Who Played Jackie Robinson in '42,' Dies at 43

Even after all that 2020 has taken from us, the loss of Chadwick Boseman seems unbearable....

Terrible Flyers Reporter: Can We Just Get Back to Hockey?

That’s some Broad Street Bullshit....

America is Finally Getting It: Poll Shows Majority Supports NBA Protests

A stunning new poll shows that Americans have had a drastic change of heart when it comes to professional athletes protesting against racial inequality. ...

No, Your iPhone Won't Autocorrect to a Racial Slur

In the past two weeks, there’s been a rash of white men blaming the slurs they let slip onto social media on typos and, by implication, autocorrect....

Nine NFL Teams, Eight MLB Teams Join NBA, WNBA in Racial Justice Walkout [UPDATED]

As the NBA continued its postponement Thursday after players protested police violence on Black lives, some NFL teams staged a smaller scale work strike of canceling practices....

Spoiled Rich Kid Jared Kushner Needs to Keep His Silver-Spooned Yap Shut

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand...

Rest Assured, These Guys Are Still Complete & Utter Jerks

Oh, hey, just in case you were wondering…...