Notes from a day in baseball: • 1. Gonna Fly Now. With both the Dodgers and Padres bumping each other on the rail, the Phillies saw their opening on the outside and made their move. (Did that make any sense? We haven't been to a horse race in a long time). Brett Myers threw a complete game — his first in more than year — and Chase Utley was at his Utleyest, and Philadelphia took a 6-2 win over Chicago on Wednesday. With the Dodgers losing to Pittsburgh 6-4, the Phillies moved into a tie with LA for the NL wild-card lead. San Diego also lost, 8-2 to the Diamondbacks despite the pitching stylings of David Wells, but the Padres stayed in first in the NL West by a half game over LA. Got all that? Utley hit a two-run homer, by the way. • 2. He's Got Game. We know we've…
The saddest teams in the NBA have gone ahead and taken prospects they hope can lead their franchise into next year’s tank when they race for whoever 2020's best college player will be. Here are the lottery picks of 2019. 1. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) 2. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) 3. RJ Barrett (Knicks) 4. De’Andre Hunter (Hawks via Lakers) 5. Darius Garland (Cavs) 6. Jarrett Culver (Timberwolves via Suns) 7. Coby White (Bulls) 8. Jaxson Hayes (Pelicans via Hawks) 9. Rui Hachimura (Wizards) 10. Cam Reddish (Hawks) 11. Cameron Johnson (Suns via Timberwolves) 12. PJ Washington (Hornets) 13. Tyler Herro (Heat) 14. Romeo Langford (Celtics via Sixers in 2017) Feel free to commiserate over the poor decisions of your favorite team down below. Relatedbetting on footballbet on n…
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews here. And buy Drew’s new book here. Your team: Denver Broncos. Your 2015 record: 12-4, Super Bowl Champions. History will be kind to this team because the defense was sensational, and because they got Peyton Manning a second ring and sent him into retirement on a cloud of Jim Nantz’s cedar-scented farts. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that HISTORY LIES. This was one of the worst championship teams of my lifetime. Like the 2000 Ravens or the 2002 Bucs, the 2015 Broncos are gonna end up being one of those rare exceptions to the rule that you need great quarterbacking…
Hunter Pence demolished a ball in the first inning of tonight's Giants-Rockies game. Even though the feat happened at Coors Field, where balls regularly get knocked out of the park, it's still damn impressive. Pence's dinger was apparently the longest home run hit this season so far. …
Continuing his New Year's tradition going back into the last decade, Dan Shanoff weighs in with some trend-spotting: What's "out" with 2007 and "in" for 2008. Goodbye: Durant, Tebow, Dice-K, Saban, competitive eating and Reilly. Hello: Love, Pryor, Fuk-U, Rod, competitive drinking and B.D. Drew. And so many, many more. Full list follows: Out: 756
In: 19-0 Out: Adrian Peterson
In: Darren McFadden Out: YouTube laterals
In: YouTube confessionals Out: Nick Saban
In: Rich Rodriguez Out: Kevin Durant
In: Kevin Love Out: Air Zoom LeBron IV
In: Air Jordan XXXIII Out: Tim Tebow (WTF?!)
In: Terrelle Pryor Out: Butler
In: Dayton Out: Open-wheel drivers jump to NASCAR
In: Top-tier boxers jump to MMA Out: Steve Nash
In: Derrick Rose Out: Mainstream …
data-mm-id=”_33nrzkqjj”>Sure, Patrick Mahomes displayed his wizardry yet again leading the Chiefs past the Titans and the mighty King Henry. Of course, the 49ers' 27-0 first half has cheeseheads everywhere watching America's Got Talent. But the story of this football Sunday has been the hat worn by Rob Lowe. The snazzy actor showed up in San Francisco as either the NFL's biggest fan or a backup referee. And it's not just the hat. It's the tweets that came as a result of the hat I didn't know they sold.hey Rob Lowe which team are you rooting for“uhhh… the NFL" pic.twitter.com/BAdlRyk6gD— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 20, 2020Some people cheer for a team. Rob Lowe cheers for the Shield. pic.twitter.com/mS30Y4W23y— Barstool Sports (@barstool…
data-mm-id=”_qcaptolem”>UFC 249 has officially been canceled. Despite Dana White insisting the event would take place, it's now completely off. Oh, and his dreams of holding weekly fights on a private island seem to be over too, as all future UFC events are now on hold. BREAKING: UFC 249 has been canceled. All UFC events postponed indefinitely, due to COVID-19. Dana White says he was ready to promote the event but things were taken out of his control. Much, much more on this to come.— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 9, 2020Of course this is the result here. We've been saying for a while that UFC 249 should have been canceled as soon as Khabib Nurmagomedov pulled out. After that it absolutely didn't make sense for the card to happen. But White kept pushing forward d…
data-mm-id=”_kv0uqflu0″>LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played the Los Angeles Clippers in the second game of TNT's bubble header on Thursday night. LeBron James had 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, one game-winning basket and zero gray in his beard. WAIT, WHAT WAS THAT LAST PART!?What happened to all that gray in LeBron’s beard??? We discuss now on @undisputed— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 31, 2020If Skip Bayless and I recall correctly, earlier this week LeBron James clearly had gray in his beard. Yup, here's a picture. Look at the gray in his beard. Look at it!LeBron rocking the No. 24 on his finger. pic.twitter.com/yCQje1eEXx— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 25, 2020More Articles About LeBron James:…
data-mm-id=”_upuitu7eg”>Will Fuller is in the middle of his best NFL season and the 26-year-old wide receiver was posed to cash in big time this offseason. That all got blown up on Monday, as the Houston Texans wideout announced he had been suspended six games by the NFL for testing positive for a banned substance. His season is officially over and his chances for a big contract are gone. Fuller made the announcement on Instagram and claimed a medical professional prescribed him something he thought was permitted under the NFL's PED policy. It turns out he was wrong. So, yeah, like most guys who get popped for using a performance-enhancing substance, he's claiming he had no idea he was taking something the NFL has deemed illegal. View this post on Instagram …
data-mm-id=”_38y07vbmm”>Major League Baseball's new rules have certainly changed the game. Some believe for the better. But there's one holdout who isn't a fan of everything MLB has done to speed up games and create more action: San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell. ESPN's team of MLB reporters interviewed a number of players and managers to ask what they thought about the new rules, i.e. the pitch clock, limited throws to bases by pitchers, bigger bases, etc. While most respondents gave nuanced answers about the pros and cons, it's clear Snell isn't a fan of any of it. When asked what his favorite thing about the new rules was, Snell said:"None that I can think of."When asked what rule needs improvement he said:"Stolen bases. It's a jo…