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Fantasy Basketball

Jerami Grant’s team sucks, but his fantasy prowess is undeniable

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Cory Booker tells Deadspin there is a 'real window of opportunity' for the College Athletes Bill of Rights to pass

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The Mourning After

Aaron Rodgers is in the middle of a midlife crisis

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Welcome to The Ladies Room, a new Deadspin Sports podcast ... this week, Real Sports' Mary Carillo wonders if there will be an Olympics in 2021?

Illustration for The sports figures weve lost in 2021

All-time great Hank Aaron dead at 86

Hall of Famer Hammerin’ Hank Aaron battled horrific racism and death threats on the road to becoming the MLB home run king has passed away.

and Jon Helmkamp

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Frank Lampard could do the first job, but he couldn’t do the second at Chelsea

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Why the hell did Matt LaFleur elect to kick a field goal?

Illustration for Hank Aaron was everything, Barry Bonds was nothing

Hank Aaron was everything, Barry Bonds was nothing

Jeff Pearlman

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Tom Brady has been to more Super Bowls than every franchise in the NFL except…the Patriots

Carron J. Phillips

Best Deals Of The Day

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The 10 Best Deals of January 25, 2021

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The Treadly 2 Just Wants You To Do Your Best, Because Your Best Is Good Enough

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The Near-Perfect AirPods Pro Drop to $200

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Global Pandemic

Idiot of the Year: All the worst from a 2020 to forget

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards! Our expert team has worked tirelessly to bring you this annual list of the sports and sports-adjacent figures who most intensely made us wish we had been shaken as infants.

Deadspin Staff

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SEE IT: Hammerin’ Hank’s career highlights live forever on video for those of us who never got to witness his greatness

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The life of Hank Aaron in photos

Illustration for The impossible task of appreciating Hank Aaron: An amazing player and a better man

The impossible task of appreciating Hank Aaron: An amazing player and a better man

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The power and lasting impact of Hank Aaron's 44

NFL

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Women and Black assistant coaches will be on display in the Super (Minority) Bowl in Tampa

Carron J. Phillips

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Madden Pro Bowl might be the NFL’s smartest move in years

Illustration for Why the hell did Matt LaFleur elect to kick a field goal?

Why the hell did Matt LaFleur elect to kick a field goal?

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Deadspin NFL Over/Under Bet of the Week: Trusting the defending champs

MLB

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Just contract the Pirates already

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Enrique Hernández nickname sparks some deep thoughts in me as to the right way to handle it

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The power and lasting impact of Hank Aaron's 44

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SEE IT: Hammerin’ Hank’s career highlights live forever on video for those of us who never got to witness his greatness

NBA

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The Sixers look just fine without James Harden, thank you very much

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Marcus Smart calling out Joel Embiid for flopping is a breathtaking self-own

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Collin Sexton totally got in the way of Brooklyn Nets’ ‘Big 3' debut

Carron J. Phillips

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Steph Curry randomly dumpsters Acie Law, who did nothing to deserve this

NHL

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Dubois-Laine trade is full of sound and fury, but signifies... not much

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Totally believable Not-Tony DeAngelo burner account roasted by Twitter: Deadspin Investigates [UPDATED]

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Hockey media's shameful Mike Babcock rehab tour is underway

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Nickelback celebration should make Habs your least favorite team, if they weren’t already

NCAA

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Cory Booker tells Deadspin there is a 'real window of opportunity' for the College Athletes Bill of Rights to pass

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Gardner-Webb wrestles with the concept of negative numbers

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The Niners are setting up shop in Arizona, but Stanford’s not so lucky

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Student activists on the Harvard-Yale protest, one year later

SOCCER

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Frank Lampard could do the first job, but he couldn’t do the second at Chelsea

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SEE IT: Newport County keeper scores from Narnia, sets new record

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Mesut Ozil and the death of the #10

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Liverpool, Manchester United draw to leave door open for Manchester City