Sports
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To the Surprise of Absolutely No One, Ja Morant Named NBA Rookie of the Year
The Memphis Grizzlies were supposed to be trash this season, but thanks to a couple of shrewd moves and the evolution of players like Dillion Brooks and Jaren Jackson Jr., the Grizz made some real noise this year before stumbling into the bubble and failing to make the NBA playoffs. But the real reason for…
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Big Ten Keeps That Same Energy, Confirms No College Football This Fall After Trump Lies Once Again
To the dismay of millions of fans, the Big Ten was one of several college football conferences to pull the plug on playing this fall due to their concerns about exposure to COVID-19. But undeterred by the inherent risks of playing a full-contact sport in the midst of a global pandemic—that has already stolen over…
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James Harden's Defense (I Can't Believe I Typed That) Propels the Rockets Past Thunder to Win Game 7 Thriller
Much like former Pacers coach Nate McMillan, James Harden is world-renowned for his struggles in the playoffs. So with the coronavirus putting the league on pause for four dreary months, many believed that a well-rested Harden would finally slay his demons in the postseason. That hasn’t exactly happened. To counter Harden’s lethal step-back jumper, the…
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NFL Announces Plan to Do the Bare Minimum
If there was one entity Black America dreamed could take the baton of equality and sprint toward the finish line, it was not the billion-dollar social injustice advocacy collective known as the National Football League. Asking the NFL to help fight racial injustice is like asking Kentucky Fried Chicken to promote veganism. But on Tuesday…
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Raptors Exec Masai Ujiri Outed as the Real Racist After White Cop Accuses Him of 'Racial Animus', 'Anti-Law Enforcement Prejudices'
If American history has taught us anything, it’s that Black people are bald-faced liars. We lie about our police interactions, we lie about the existence of white privilege, we lie about our own innocence, we lie about any and everything to do with the irreparable harm that white people have done to us for generations…
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Game, Set, Match: Serena Williams Becomes All-Time Leader in U.S. Open Match Wins
In case you missed the memo, Serena Williams is really fucking good at tennis; so much so that it’s easy to lose sight of how exceptional she actually is. But on Tuesday, she was kind enough to provide us all with a timely reminder of how ruthless she’s been on the court for over two…
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Instant Classic: Nuggets Bounce Back From 3-1 Deficit, Eliminate Jazz in Game 7
I’m still attempting to process what I witnessed last night. Down two with 17 seconds left on the clock, the Utah Jazz inbounded the ball to their burgeoning assassin, Donovan Mitchell. That’s easy money, right? Well, it would’ve been had Denver’s Gary Harris not knocked the ball loose and set up a fast break for…
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Brandon Ingram Wins 2019-20 NBA Most Improved Player Award Over Bam Adebayo and NBA Twitter Has Questions
Heading into the 2019-20 NBA season, there were plenty of questions about New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram. Could he stay healthy? Could all that tantalizing potential finally translate into consistent play? Was he worth a max contract? The 22-year-old responded with a career year in which he averaged 24.3 points, 6.3 boards, 4.3 assists…
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Police Union Criticizes NHL Team for Opposing Racism
Racist white people hate being called racist white people. I know this because I receive emails, tweets and DMs from white people who are insulted by the notion that all white people don’t hate Black people. Most recently, after an article about patriotism and the NBA strike (or this one about Ben Shapiro…or this one…
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Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll Calls on Other Head Coaches, White People to Tackle Systemic Racism: ‘This Is a White People’s Issue’
Though short-lived, the Milwaukee Bucks’ wildcat strike last week has recalibrated many people’s expectations of what is possible when it comes to professional athletes speaking out on social justice issues. Over the last week, teams from various professional sports leagues, including the NFL and MLB, canceled practices or games. For some, it was a necessary…