Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here. Your team: Washington Redskins. I know many sites have decided to not use the term "Redskins," but I feel like they're doing the Redskins a favor that way. If anything, people in the media should refer to the Skins with an even MORE offensive nickname, to really emphasize how stupid it is to use the name REDSKINS in 2013. Here are some options I'm toying with. Savages Savage Beasts Savage Beasts Who Must Be Brought To Heel By The White Man Dirt Worshippers Buffalo Jockeys Pipe-Smokin' Alkies Card Shufflers Big Chief N…
Some people are fans of the Atlanta Falcons. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Atlanta Falcons. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here. 1. GO BARVES. Right up until 2005, you could count on the Atlanta Braves to annually waste a playoff spot. They'd win their division, march into the playoffs, and then immediately be escorted out of those playoffs, putting up all the resistance of wet toilet paper. That's the Falcons now. The Falcons have taken up the Braves' quest to be the least effective good team in their respective sport. Maybe they'll win 10 games this year, but does anyone expect this team to actually DO anything once it reaches the postseason? FUCK AND NO. They&…
2008 NBA Draft Rankings: 16-30 Yesterday, I went through the first 15 potential draftables. Today, I'll do the next 15. As with the previous post, I'm not going to bother trying to figure out who's taking who. The players are based solely on talent, potential, and whether homeless guy hanging out with me thinks their name sounds cool. 16. Marreese Speights: Marreese played basketball at Admiral Farragut for only one year, and they retired his jersey number. Need I say more? Probably. The kid put up some pretty impressive numbers – 14.5 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.4 BPG, 62 percent shooting – despite playing only 24 minutes a night (his per-40-minute stats are about 28 points and 18 boards). He has a few post moves and a decent jumper from eight feet and in, and he's tall, solid…
data-mm-id=”_syzdp52le”>Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens haven't been teammates since 2005 and apparently they've been feuding ever since. On Wednesday that battle reared its ugly head again. McNabb was interviewed on Bleacher Report's Untold Stories and towards the end of the episode he talked about Owens and the craziness surrounding his release from the Philadelphia Eagles. He implied that the relationship between the two former teammates is permanently fractured.Check it out:“I give a nice peace sign and keep it moving” ✌️@donovanjmcnabb says the T.O. drama broke up the Eagles. His relationship with Owens is fractured to this day. New “Untold Stories” with @MasterTes pic.twitter.com/rzQDtDZF9Z— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 22, 2020Owens too…
data-mm-id=”_6dbi1p0mv”>Right now, everyone is playing the guessing game when it comes to when sports will return. Some guesses are a little more informed than others and we can count Chris Fowler among those with some insider knowledge. The long-time ESPN broadcaster, who hosted College GameDay for 25 years, provided some insight on when he's hearing college football will return for the upcoming season and what it will look like. Calling it "informed speculation" based on conversations he's had with people who are part of planning the next college football season, Fowler laid out three scenarios he sees for the 2020-2021 season. 1. College football starts on time. 2. College football is delayed and they play a shortened season. 3. An idea he heard is "gaining …
data-mm-id=”_66zv4gcac”>The NBA broadcast experience has been solid so far. The pumped-in fan noise feels natural at times as the league and its broadcast partners managed to balance the audio out after some trial-and-error during the scrimmages. We still can't hear the players talk trash, but that was always a pipe dream. Really, my only complaint is that they're giving perhaps too much camera time to the virtual fans looming over the games on the big screen like Big Brother in 1984. That, and the fact that there has been nary a mention nor a shot of the owners in attendance! At least, not that I'm aware of. Owners are allowed in the "Tier 2" areas of the bubble should they choose, where they need to get tested before going in but don't come into close co…
data-mm-id=”_54dt11m41″>Russell Westbrook will be a remarkable player to look back upon in 30 years. He's just a strange case that hasn't been seen in NBA history and there probably won't be another player like him. For any number of reasons. After last night's trade, Westbrook will be on his third team in three years. He didn't work well with James Harden with the Houston Rockets last year, and thus was sent to Washington in exchange for John Wall and a first-round pick. It led to this tweet from the NBA on ESPN account. Russell Westbrook is the first NBA MVP to be traded in consecutive offseasons. pic.twitter.com/hcDgzTlw1o— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 3, 2020That's a little bit mind-boggling, isn't it? Any player who has ever won the Most Val…
data-mm-id=”_qqulkia5v”>Willson Contreras is no longer the St. Louis Cardinals' catcher. After handing the 30-year-old backstop a massive contract this past offseason to replace the retiring Yadier Molina, the Cards appear to be having buyer's remorse a few weeks into the deal. A deeper look into the situation shows it's a problem that won't be going away any time soon. Contreras was one of the most coveted bats at the 2022 MLB trade deadline. Catchers who can hit are a rare commodity in the big leagues. The Chicago Cubs opted to hold on to him after they didn't get the kind of offers they were expecting. There was a reason for that. Contreras is — and always has been — terrible behind the plate. Playoff teams were reluctant to entrust him with handling their…