Mississippi State ended Big Blue nation’s hope of a tourney run this season after Iverson Molinar hit two clutch free throws to give the Bulldogs the 74-73 win over Kentucky. Read more…
Tag: Basketball
Basketball should be ashamed by Meyers Leonard’s slap on the wrist
The NBA has decided that using an antisemitic slur is worth the same fine as violating COVID protocols or violating anti-tampering rules. Read more…
On the anniversary of sports shutting down due to COVID-19, what have we learned about sports, the virus, and ourselves?
It’s been a year since NBA player Rudy Gobert smeared his hands on reporters’ microphones at a press conference and then tested positive for the coronavirus. A year of lockdowns and masking and handwashing and flouting mask-wearing protocols. Read more…
Duke player tests positive for COVID, knocking them out of ACC Tournament
On the one-year anniversary of Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19, which led to a suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season, we were reminded this morning that we’re still in this same nationwide pandemic. Read more…
I was hours away from a video shoot with a Jazz player the night Rudy Gobert got COVID
Before my trip to Salt Lake City, I signed up for Delta SkyMiles I would never use. Read more…
The day it all fell apart: Deadspin talks to journalists all over the sports world about what they remember when everything shut down
A year ago today was our last “normal” day. At least in the beginning. Only we didn’t know it. Read more…
Justin Bieber releases Maple Leafs song, merging two great plagues into one
Look, I know you’re expecting a rant and a rave and perhaps for your laptop to start emitting smoke from this, but that would just be wasted emotion. Justin Bieber wrote a song about the Leafs, because of course he did. Read more…
Meyers Leonard Will Be Away From Miami Heat ‘Indefinitely’ After Using Anti-Semitic Slur
The Miami Heat is distancing itself from problematic player Meyers Leonard. In a statement on Tuesday, the NBA team said the 29-year-old will be “away from the team indefinitely” after he used an anti-Semitic slur during a video game livestream. The statement read: “The Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate […]
College athletes: NCAA must act swiftly against states passing transgender discrimination laws
College athletes are challenging the NCAA to stand up for the rights of transgender athletes. Read more…
Don’t look now James Wiseman, but Draymond Green is loving himself some LaMelo Ball
James Wiseman is on the clock. Read more…