I’ve used this space to try and quiet any meaning to NBA regular-season games. It’s been especially acute this season, when teams have rarely been at full-strength, and they seem more intent on just being intact for the playoffs, which they know are what counts and are more likely to have at least some fans. […]
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It’s great to see Isaiah Thomas again, and hopefully other NBA veterans can follow
Being labeled an NBA journeyman has to be awkward. Read more…
This week in The Ladies’ Room: Kate Scott
Welcome to the Ladies Room – A Deadspin Sports Podcast. Read more…
The week in The Ladies Room: Kate Scott
Welcome to the Ladies Room – A Deadspin Sports Podcast. Read more…
The U.S. should boycott the Beijing Olympics because it’s the Olympics
No one seriously expects the U.S., or any of its allies, to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Read more…
Rougned Odor must shave glorious beard thanks to Yankees’ dumb-ass facial hair policy
Because he’s been traded to the New York Yankees, Rougned Odor has to adopt the identity of a “clean-cut” American baseball player due to a policy that’s 48 years old. Read more…
Larsa Pippen & Malik Beasley Split Four Months After Infamous PDA Scandal!
Say it ain’t so, Malik Beasley! The Minnesota Timberwolves player is a single man again after he split from Larsa Pippen just four months after the unlikely duo commanded headlines for their infamous Miami mall PDA-filled outing late last year. Related: KarJenner Fam Claims ‘No Hard Feelings’ After Larsa Lunch With Scott Disick! Really?! According to a […]
WTF are these hideous pee-yellow Red Sox/Nike cash-grab alternate jerseys?
It was bad enough when the Red Sox rolled out green alternate jerseys, but at least those had some meaning to them. The Sox have worn green to honor Red Auerbach after his death, again to celebrate the Celtics beating the Lakers in the NBA Finals, and then once more for Earth Day in 2009. They […]
Paul Pierce getting fired on his day off is hilarious, but should he have?
When I saw the news that Paul Pierce got fired from ESPN, I and many others had this initial reaction: Read more…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boycotts first pitch at Rangers’ packed home opener over MLB pulling ASG out of Georgia
The progressive heroes or “woke” decision-makers of the MLB (lol) made an uncharacteristically bold choice to strip Georgia of the 2021 All-Star Game. It’s a move that now plays into the hands of political opportunists like Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Read more…