sports
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The NBA Draft Is Over and LiAngelo Ball Is Still Without a Team
In news that is shocking to no one who even remotely watches basketball, the NBA draft has come and gone, and LiAngelo Ball—the middle Ball child, the one who doesn’t have the height of older brother Lonzo or the potential of younger brother LaMelo—has gone undrafted. The only person who might actually have been shocked…
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Was That Boston Celtics Great Kevin McHale at a Trump Rally? Don’t Know, but His Wife Is Totally Trump Crazy
I’m not sure if it was Boston Celtics fans or their archnemeses, Los Angeles Lakers fans, but somehow, some way, somebody spotted someone who looked exactly like legendary Celtics power forward and NBA Hall of Famer Kevin McHale in the sea of whiteness that was President Donald Trump’s rally in Duluth, Minn., on Wednesday. And…
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Jay-Z Is Now President of Puma’s Basketball Operations
If nothing else, we all know that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are about their money. Every move they make in business is calculated, and this latest one from Jigga is no exception. As global shoe and sportswear company Puma looks to get back in the basketball game, it has tapped Jay-Z to be the president of…
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Ex-ESPN Reporter Ed Werder Cries the Whitest Male Tears Over Sports Illustrated Job Posting
Ex-ESPN reporter Ed Werder is a white man. As both a sports reporter and a white man, Werder, and all those like him, make up some 90 percent of sports journalism, so when Sports Illustrated tweeted out that they had a spot for an entry-level news writer position, SI senior writer Charlotte Wilder saw this…
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Washington State Football Coach Tweets Fake Obama Video and Then Proves His Ignorance by Arguing About It
Mike Leach is the head coach of the Washington State football team. He also proved himself to be a fucking idiot after he tweeted out an obviously fake, conspiracy theorist video of former President Barack Obama under the guise of civil conversation: According to SB Nation, the video was spliced together from a European Union…
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Wait—Did Mr. All-American Tom Brady Tell Oprah He Has ‘Respect’ for Players Taking a Knee?
I begrudgingly have to admit that Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback I love to hate, is now less hated in the cockles of my heart because of a recent comment Mr. All-American made about the NFL protests. The pretty boy, who was at least at one time friendly with President Donald Trump—but who…
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A Week After Being Arrested in a Trailer Park, Kellen Winslow Jr. Is Arrested Again on Charges of Kidnapping and Rape
What happened to Kellen Winslow Jr.? Last week, the former NFL tight end was arrested in San Diego on suspicion of burglary after he was reportedly seen snooping around a trailer park. On Thursday the 34-year-old was arrested, again in San Diego, and charged with nine serious counts, including kidnapping with intent to rape and…
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Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff Becomes Youngest Girls’ Tennis Champion in 24 Years
Another black girl making history. Yes! It looks like black women will always be setting the standard for what tennis champions should embody. Cori “Coco” Gauff, 14, became the youngest girl to win the junior title at the French Open since 1994. Gauff defeated Caty McNally 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) in an all-American final to…
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I Don’t Trust Black Men Who Hate LeBron James
Of course, Golden State’s NBA Finals victory over Cleveland has delivered joy to many different (and occasionally overlapping) groups of people, including but not limited to: Warriors fans. Fans of teams such as the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers and any other place that might have a decent shot at landing…