Year 1 of the Deion Sanders Experience at the University of Colorado is about to come to a close. The Buffaloes enter their final game of the season against Utah on Saturday with a 4-7 record and a five-game losing streak in Pac-12 play. But debate rages on about Sanders’ future, the future of his...
Deadspin Dead Ringers: Professional athletes and their celebrity doppelgängers
We’ve all heard of doppelgängers — people who aren’t related but look like one another. There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to finding lookalikes. There was a Saturday Night Live short on the subject. But have you ever looked at one of your favorite athletes, or a player on your favorite team and noticed how much...
Colorado players Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders are cashing in
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter are two of college football’s best players. And two of its richest. Each earns millions from endorsement deals based on their name, image, and likeness, which wasn’t even possible a few years ago. The exact totals are unknown because they’re private deals that don’t have to be...
The best fan-hosted NBA podcasts
With trust in the mainstream media dwindling daily, it’s no wonder corporate sports journalism is also losing ground. Partisanship and traffic-driven agendas have diluted the public’s trust in NBA talking heads. As anyone with a microphone and laptop can start a podcast, a DIY community of fan-driven podcasts has… Read more…
Jordyn Foster applies the personal touch in history-making role at North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T State University football games have been treated as prime-time events in Greensboro, North Carolina, for decades, and this season, there has been a new leader behind the scenes: 23-year-old alumna Jordyn Foster, the youngest director of football operations in university history and the first woman to hold the position. “In this space,...
NBA Betting: Daily Odds & Free Plays for November 21
Sara Jane Gamelli Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Tonight there are five In-Season NBA Tournament games, which will begin at 7 p.m. EST. With the knockout stage beginning on Dec. 4th, each team will have less than two weeks to fight for a spot in the Quarterfinals. In East Group C, the Toronto Raptors (0-1) will...
It’s mini-March Madness, only in November
Gather round. It’s Feast Week: When college basketball and holiday branding collide in a breathtaking fireworks show of national championship contenders facing off in gyms barely fit for a church league game. Read more…
Bradley Beal diary: Everybody has their own expectations of what we can be
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bradley Beal was nicknamed “The Big Panda” for his ability to devour large meals. “The Big Panda” was all smiles as he was enjoying an early Thanksgiving feast big enough for a family on this Nov. 13 afternoon. The Phoenix Suns guard most enjoyed his beloved sides of greens with crispy cuts...
Andscape roundtable: LSU, Angel Reese and Kim Mulkey. What is going on?
There’s drama in the Bayou. Defending national champion LSU has been without All-American Angel Reese for the Tigers’ past two games and, as of Tuesday, head coach Kim Mulkey has declined to explain why. The lack of information and the online discourse has led to speculation about Reese and what’s going on inside the Tigers’...
LeBron James’ celebration makes it official: marijuana is mainstream in the NBA
When LeBron James passed an imaginary blunt to his teammate, did that count as an assist? Was James referring to smoking on that Dillon Brooks pack? And why didn’t the NBA call him for a fragrant foul? No matter what, the NBA entered a new era at Sunday’s game: Weed is all good. Marijuana, of...






