Bobby “DJ Cuzzin B” Carter can’t help but laugh when I mention SZA’s name. “We’ve been talking about SZA all year when [SOS] was an album that technically didn’t even drop this year. Nowadays, that’s really different.” As a senior producer for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, Carter said he gets asked when SZA will...
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Massive underdogs, the Pistons face the Celtics tonight.
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram Amidst the middle of a 27-game losing streak, the Detroit Pistons are massive underdogs against the Boston Celtics on the road this evening. The Detroit Pistons are not just bad, but historically bad. After their 27th loss against the Brooklyn Nets, guard Cade Cunningham shared a message to...
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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma is lending a hand to incarcerated mothers
SAN FRANCISCO – Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma averages 4.4 assists per game. But the assists he is giving to incarcerated women back in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, was recognized by the NBA on Friday. Each month, the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award recognizes a player monthly for their outstanding work in...
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IDIOT OF THE YEAR 2023: The complete rankings
Welcome to the grand finale of Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities. Here’s hoping 2024 will be better. It probably won’t. Read more…
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A-Rod set to become majority owner of Timberwolves, Lynx
A-Rod’s transition from tape-measure shots to three-point bombs seems to be complete. Read more…
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Russell Wilson’s benching and the casual disrespect of Black quarterbacks
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is better than me. This might sound like a concession in a world where athletes and analysts, journalists and jocks, are often at odds with one another, but I’m saying Wilson is better than me in Black vernacular. Wilson has been a reservoir of patience in spite of his prima...
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Brian Daboll kept his QB change from Pam Oliver — it’s fair to wonder if this is the Charissa Thompson-Erin Andrews effect
There’s never been a sports journalist who enjoys “coach speak.” That annoyance can become anger if another journalist is the reason “coach speak” is what you get whenever you ask a question. We’ll never know if that’s what happened when New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll didn’t tell Pam Oliver he was benching… Read...
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Black quarterbacks find opportunity, explosive offenses at small conference schools
SAN MARCOS, Texas – During Cameron Ward’s official visit to FCS-member Incarnate Word in 2020, then-head coach Eric Morris – now the head coach at North Texas – spoke about his days as Patrick Mahomes’ offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. “He sat right in front of us and said Patrick Mahomes threw the ball 44...
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Mark Davis is disrespecting Antonio Pierce by not removing the interim tag
This wouldn’t happen to Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson or Mike McDonald. But for “some odd reason,” Antonio Pierce has to deal with it. Read more…
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Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday and family were home for the holidays in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The shock of her husband’s unexpected trade from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Portland Trail Blazers sparked a widely read social media post from Lauren Holiday. The abrupt change before the start of training camp affected the entire family. Days later when two-time NBA All-Star Jrue Holiday was traded again to the...