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Five pitchers whose Cy Young-caliber seasons are going unnoticed
Baseball has gone through an entire “repressed Catholic kid going into their freshman year of college”-type transformation over the past several years. With baseball moving ever closer to a “three true outcomes” game, several pitchers have revitalized their careers and several more have just started...
Tony Snell takes huge step forward from only running during NBA games
Has Tony Snell actually been hooping?...
It’s time to put some ‘respek’ on Nate McMillan’s name, as the Pacers should have
A legitimate Woj Bomb dropped last night....
Famous basketball robot set to drop a track with Rod Wave and NBA YoungBoy
Every day it feels like we know less and less about Kawhi Leonard....
Dustin May’s injury highlights a bigger problem in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball gets a lot of flack for its unwritten rules, inaction against cheaters, television blackouts, and inability to market top players. Yet, what MLB gets the most hate for is its unwillingness to change....
The Lakers could fall into the play-in and matchups could get crazy
This could get really interesting. The Lakers have played like hot garbage over their last few games, even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis returning to their lineup....
Jed York sets himself up to dodge blame if 49ers draft goes sideways
I thought I was done talking about the Niners’ No 3. overall pick, and I bet you did too, but this is hilarious. Apparently, we’re not the only ones that have no idea what’s going to happen with that pivotal pick....
It’s beyond time for Tim Tebow to stop pretending he’s a pro in any sport
Here’s a name I bet you didn’t expect to hear on NFL Draft Day — Tim Tebow. But hey, he’s here like the Kool Aid Man, crashing your party, whether you invited him or not. Don’t worry about that hole in the wall. I’m sure he’ll take care of it. Oh, yeah!...
Why players and coaches love Cam Newton, but Patriots fans don’t
There is a deep Cam Newton divide in New England....
Please enjoy these three sweet bombs from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Young Vlad Guerrero Jr. was some sort of cheat code last night. The Toronto (Dunedin, soon to be Buffalo) Blue Jays player had… a… game. He hit three homers and drove in seven runs. The Jays beat the Nats, 9-5. You do the math: Vlad’s bat won the game on its own....
Shame on Showtime for the Mayweather vs. Paul Charade-Per-View fight
Thanks, Showtime....
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Britt Reid finally charged with DWI as tale of two justice departments on display in Kansas City and Minneapolis [Updated]
The difference in the two justice systems in America couldn’t be more stark....
Deadspin’s MLB Gambling Guide/Futures Bets to make for the 2021 season
One year ago, as the coronavirus pandemic resided through its infant stages, the baseball world was looking on helplessly and having to wrestle with the thought that there might not be a season....
NL East Preview: Are the Mets good enough to topple the Braves?
You could make a definitive argument that the National League East is the strongest 1-through-5 division in Major League Baseball, so long as no one fucks this up....
Who do we actually think is going to be moved in by the NBA trade deadline?
There are more NBA trade deadline rumors than there are R.A. The Rugged Man syllables on Uncommon Valor. ...
Al Leiter’s kid Jack is a chip off the old ‘no-no’ block
The Yankees knew what they were doing when they drafted Jack Leiter in the 20th round two years ago. But they also couldn’t convince Al Leiter’s son to forego college. Pretty much everyone in college baseball outside of Vanderbilt wishes they had....
Carlos Carrasco suffers hamstring strain, confirming the Mets are still the Mets
There’s this dude; we’ll call him Felix. Felix was ecstatic when the New York Mets acquired his favorite player, Franciso Lindor, along with Carlos Carrasco, in early January. Felix told his co-workers about how he and his father Julio were exchanging celebratory texts regarding the news. Felix is n...
Duke? UNC? UConn? Ranking the best NCAA national champs over the past 20 years
Selection Sunday will be the first time we’ve been able to fill out a bracket in two years. A lot has changed since then, especially in college basketball, as it’s been as upside down as the rest of the world is. Juniors and seniors are the biggest draws this season, as only a few freshmen like Okla...
Only people worse than Indianapolis Colts are sports writers who take part in sham press conference
Shame on the Indianapolis Colts. Shame on the NFL. And most of all, shame on the sports writers willing to go along with a bogus press conference....
Ranking the greatest college basketball championship teams of the 2010s
There are a lot of words you could use to describe a college basketball season that has been wrecked by COVID-19, but the best one is “weird.” Besides the blue bloods of Duke and Kentucky missing the tournament, and North Carolina and Michigan State having subpar years with even lower seeds than usu...