Sports
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Tom Brady Lives to Lose, the Broncos Got Screwed and Other Takeaways from Week 12 of the NFL
There was football this weekend? Oh. In a past life, I used to play both the tuba and baritone in middle school. I wasn’t particularly great at either—my family used to call it “fart music”—but I tried, dammit, and performed in a couple of our local Rooster Day Parades back in Tulsa, Okla., as well…
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They Came, They Saw, They Grandpa'd. Tyson-Jones Bout Ends In Highly Questionable Draw
After a stressful year that’s oftentimes felt like a nightmare, Saturday night felt like a dream come true. For months, the scheduled (and delayed) bout between former heavyweight champs Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. promised boxing fans a taste of nostalgia—with a dab of attrition—and while the undercard had its share of surprises, the…
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Former NBA Player Nate Robinson Knocked Out in Boxing Match Against YouTube Creator Jake Paul
In a strange match-up that only makes sense in 2020 (and even then, just barely), former NBA player Nate Robinson squared up in the boxing ring against YouTuber Jake Paul on Saturday night and lost. The undercard match-up came as a lead-up to the headline fight between boxing veterans Mike Tyson and Roy Jones at the…
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U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Kneel and Support Black Lives Matter in Game Against the Netherlands
The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) showed their support for racial justice by donning Black Lives Matter jackets and kneeling on the field ahead of their 2-0 winning game against the Netherlands on Friday. “Today, we wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency,” the team said in a statement released on Friday. “We…
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Memphis Grizzlies Pay Tribute to Isaac Hayes, Stax Records With Soul City Edition Jerseys
This pandemic hasn’t exactly given us much to celebrate, so for the Memphis Grizzlies’ upcoming season, they’ll be relishing the team’s bright future by taking a bit of a voyage into the past. It’s no secret that Memphis has a rich music history, having the unique distinction of serving as the birthplace of everything from…
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In Case You Somehow Forgot, Colin Kaepernick Reminds Everyone He's Been Exiled from the NFL for 1,363 Days (and Counting)
If you’re the Cincinnati Bengals (or Miami Dolphins), you woke up Monday morning with way more questions than answers after rookie phenom Joe Burrow tore his knee apart on Sunday against the Washington Football Team. As we reported at The Root, the LSU standout has since been diagnosed with a torn ACL, torn MCL and…
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No Brees, No Problem, The Ravens Ain't Bout That Life and Other Takeaways From Week 11 of the NFL
Another weekend of NFL football is officially in the books. So what’d we learn? I’ll be the first to admit, I drank the Kool-Aid. Coming off a 14-2 season in which Lamar Jackson spent 16 weeks doing his best Usain Bolt impression, the Ravens were early favorites to bounce back from an embarrassing playoff loss…
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Klay Thompson Suffers Season-Ending Injury for the 2nd Year in a Row
Poor Klay Thompson, y’all. For the second year in a row, the Golden State Warriors player has suffered a season-ending injury. According to ESPN, Thompson suffered an injury to his right leg during a workout in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning with several NBA players. He underwent an MRI Thursday morning and it was revealed…
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NCAA Dead Set on Risking Health of Student-Athletes to Make That Sweet March Madness Money
The NCAA is, in my humble opinion, the most fucked up organization in American sports. For some reason (capitalism, to be clear), college sports have continued despite there being a whole-ass pandemic. While this year’s March Madness tournament was canceled as a result of the pandemic, the NCAA is currently working on plans to hold…