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Week 13 NFL Powerless Ranking: Detroit finally wakes from nightmare
Welcome to this week’s NFL Powerless Rankings. We’re closing in on the home stretch of the NFL season, and we know the contenders from the pretenders at this point. We’ll talk about the contenders later because this list is about the less fortunate teams in the league. Let’s check out the worst of t...
Bam Adebayo crumbles Domantas Sabonis on nasty dunk
Miami Heat star big man Bam Adebayo just made a seven-foot human being fall over himself like a baby learning how to walk....
Adam Silver triples down on NBA All-Star Game, and it’s probably for the exact reasons you think
The decision to not only hold an NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, highlighted by the game itself on March 7, is as befuddling as commissioner Adam Silver’s efforts to triple-down on it. Last night, Silver spoke to Inside The NBA regarding the All-Star Game, and Ernie Johnson actually opened the floo...
The NBA All-Star Game is a fan event, and playing one without them is idiotic and dangerous
For the most part, the NBA has done a good job navigating through the pandemic....
NBA has answered the When, Where and How of the 2021 All-Star Game, but what about the Why?
The NBA released a memo of what their totally farkakte March 7 All-Star Game will look like. The Slam Dunk Contest will indeed take place during halftime of the game, and the 3-Point Contest will be held before the game. Players who are part of the game must travel to Atlanta in private jets and mus...
Twitter's best reactions to The Weeknd’s bizarre halftime performance
Whether you liked it or not — and the social media streets were all over the place — The Weeknd’s Super Bowl halftime performance brought the best and worst of Twitter reactions, per usual during a sporting event. ...
Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Wild Card picks you can bank on: Day 1
Are you ready for some self-imposed quarantine football? You have two straight days of NFL triple headers. Stop pretending you’ll leave the couch....
Behold! Your NFL playoff matchups are nigh
We get a real treat on Wild-Card Weekend this year. With the expanded playoff structure that was introduced prior to the 2020 season, an additional Wild-Card team is in play. In the past, the top two seeds from each conference received a bye – now, only the one seed moves on, giving us six teams fro...
Cardinals fumble playoff berth, NFC East ends season just like it started, and Titans almost cough up AFC South like a cigar smoker
The end of the NFL season is finally here. By Hell or high water, the NFL made it through this season, some will rejoice in that fact, but many will say that this season should have never been played....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 13 bets to avoid
It was a rough week for the Sunday Scaries last week....
Titans give Colts the Jake Paul combo, Belichick treats Murray like he’s 5’2”, and Bears are NFL’s most depressing team
It’s been a crazy week in the NFL....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 12 bets to avoid
So I went 1-1 in the Thanksgiving Spreads. Not bad. But I won’t count ‘em in the Sunday Scaries total....
NFL Week 9 morsels: Tua outlasts Murray after baby-legged FG attempt, Giants win by default, Bills score at will against Seattle
Another NFL Sunday is in the books. The league continues to push through this season even though COVID cases continue to pop up all around the league....
Sunday Scaries: the Week 7 bets you should avoid
We’re almost halfway through the NFL regular season and the Sunday’s are still scary — and not for betting reasons....
Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Bearing down on this under
Over/Under: 45...
Falcons Fold Like Cheap Lawn Chairs, Eagles Booed By Empty Stadium, TikTok Dad Russell Wilson Goes for MVP
Week 2 of the NFL season is nearly complete and it has left us with some must-see plays from some of the biggest names in the league....
NFL's Cluelessness on BLM Exposes Fake Team Unity & Not Caring a Lick for Players' Communities
If the NFL owners and front office thought that adding Lift Every Voice and Sing to the pre-game program would mollify more players than it put off fans, they were likely wrong on both counts....
Report: The Dodgers Hate The Players' Weekend Jerseys Just As Much As You Do
In an attempt at adding a “fun” new twist to Players’ Weekend, MLB revealed earlier this year that every team playing in a game over these couple days would wear a nearly monochromatic uniform, with options of white and black. Beyond the simple problem that the color scheme makes it difficult to see...
Invisible Men, A Pizza Party, And Sexism: A WrestleMania Week Diary
WrestleMania week is invariably a dizzying experience, and the one that recently sprawled over the course of a full week in and around New York City was no exception. There were way too many shows this year spread across too many locations, and even sleeping in my own bed every night, not attending ...
Here's What To Expect From An Exceptionally Overstuffed WrestleMania
It’s that time of year: Springtime, when casual wrestling fans return to the fold for WrestleMania and its many surrounding events. Perhaps this is happening to you, whether of your own volition or because you are being dragged into it by a friend or family member. If you’re rusty, this year’s overs...