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'Coach' Tommy Tuberville is the worst senator in the country
Allow me to address your concerns right off the bat. Yes, saying that Alabama Senator Tommy Tubervil...
IDIOT OF THE YEAR: More dumbasses (Nos. 20-11)
WHY? Why must professional athletics function as such a powerful magnet for stupid, impetuous people...
The NHL is pawing at international competition again
While admitting I’m completely clueless as to the detailed logistics of constructing an internationa...
IDIOT OF THE MONTH: People doing stupid things
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH! Free will is an illusion and nothing matters....
Yelling at Brittney Griner isn’t going to put Viktor Bout back in prison
The latest example that human beings weren’t meant to have the internet came Saturday. The Phoenix M...
Clay Travis is using a school shooting to promote transphobia
The reality of this world is that everyone with influence is not going to treat it with the respect ...
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Alex Ovechkin’s leave of absence does little to change his chase of Gretzky [Updated]
Alex Ovechkin has transcended hockey since he entered the league officially in 2005. He had to wait ...
IDIOT OF THE YEAR: The countdown begins as we look back ruefully on 2022
Dearest reader! We meet again. It is that time of the year again… uh, namely, the end of the year, w...
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The Brittney Griner-Viktor Bout deal is being unfairly criticized [See the exchange]
The end of Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia arrived early Thursday morning, after the White Ho...
Brittney Griner is free
At long last, a deal has been struck to release WNBA player Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. S...
Brittney Griner loses appeal, nine-year sentence upheld by Russian court
Today, a Russian court upheld the nine-year sentence for WNBA player Brittney Griner. Nine years for...
Stephen A. Smith’s ‘presidential aspirations’ are a slap in the face to politicians, Americans at home or abroad
Stephen A. Smith has lost his damn mind....
America begs Dennis Rodman to sit this one out
You may have missed it but for a brief moment, former NBA player Dennis Rodman was back and ready to...
Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison
After more than six months of incarceration since her February arrest for having less than one gram ...
Is this the beginning of the end of Brittney Griner’s detainment?
From the beginning, Brittney Griner’s status has been the most unique American hostage situation in ...
Bring Brittney back: Griner needs to return to the U.S. ASAP
Brittney Griner is not forgotten, as she sits in a Russian jail cell after pleading guilty to having...
Here’s hoping Brittney Griner is receiving better legal advice than us
I’m not a legal expert, or a hostage negotiator. I’ve seen The Negotiator, but it’s been a while, so...
Here we go with the Russian hockey players
An undercurrent that started mere minutes after the Colorado Avalanche lifted the Cup was that teams...
Where in the world is the LIV PR team?
With all that money they’ve been throwing around, you’d think that LIV Golf could hire a better PR t...
Athletes-turned-servicemen and women are not unique to America
While Memorial Day may be a uniquely American holiday, its sentiments — honoring those who have give...