The Los Angeles Rams pulled off another shocking offseason move, trading for New England Patriots receiver Brandin Cooks.
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Saints RB Mark Ingram welcomes Marc Sessler, players and coaches to Venice, Italy to kick off USO NFL Tour
New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram talks and shows off Italy with Around the NFL’s Marc Sessler as part of a current USO NFL Tour in Europe.
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Report: Jets to sign ex-Lions C Swanson
The New York Jets plan to sign former Detroit Lions center Travis Swanson, according to an NFL Network report. Swanson took a free-agent visit with the Jets on Friday. New York has a hole at center after its starter at the pivot in 2017, Wesley Johnson, signed with Detroit as a free agent last week
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NFL sophomore slump or sizzle: What can we expect from last season's rookies in Year 2?
NFL Network’s Reggie Wayne and James Jones discuss what to expect from some of the NFL’s top young players entering their second seasons.
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NFL notebook: Rypien opens up on mental health issues
Mark Rypien, the MVP of Super Bowl XXVI, revealed that he once attempted suicide as a result of mental health issues he believes originated from his days of playing football. “I suffer from a complex stew of mental health conditions,” Rypien told Spokane, Wash., TV station KHQ. Rypien opened
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Which NBA Playoffs Team Is the Most Woke?
The NBA Conference Finals are finally in full swing. The Boston Celtics are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors are playing the San Antonio Spurs. With the Warriors already up two games against San Antonio, basketball fans are inching ever closer to the all-but-inevitable Cavs vs. Warriors…
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Mexico Just Crowned Its First Women's Soccer Champions
The Pachuca Tuzas were crowned as the first champions of the Liga MX women’s soccer league after beating the Tijuana Xolas 9-1 in the championship game held on Saturday.
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Seventeen NBA Teams Sign On To Appear In NBA 2K Esports League
Today the NBA and Take-Two Interactive announced the 17 NBA teams that have agreed to participate in the inaugural NBA 2K league. The NBA teams that will let their virtual logos and jerseys appear in the esports league are:
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An Afghan-German Soccer Player Was Detained in a U.S. Airport for Hours With No Explanation
When Haley Carter, one of Mena Ahmadi’s coaches on the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, said that she was worried Ahmadi would be detained at the airport on an upcoming trip to the United States, Ahmadi laughed it off. While she was the daughter of Afghan refugees, she had been born in Germany and was a…
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NFL Draft Pick Excited To Spend His Cash On A Gaming PC
Jonathan Allen just got picked by Washington at #17 in the NFL draft, guaranteeing him a big paycheck. Which he is most excited to spend on…something that can play Total War.
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Watch: Michelle Carter, the Shot-Put Diva, on Loving Your Body, No Matter Your Size
Michelle Carter walks into any space exuding confidence, with a bright smile, carefully combed tresses and a freshly beat face. Carter is the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s shot put and an entrepreneur. Can you say, #BlackGirlMagic?
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The Future Of Sports News Is Probably Not This Horror
Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports wrote an article Saturday about former Cowboys QB Tony Romo’s plan to suit up for a Dallas Mavericks game Tuesday. The blog’s an inoffensive piece of aggregation, but also appears to have served as the basis for a piece of video which I hope isn’t the future of sports news.
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Why Sports Sunglasses Have Different Colored Tints and Why That Matters
If you’ve ever shopped for sports sunglasses for running, cycling, hiking, or whatever else, you know there are tons of different colored lenses to choose from. From copper to rose to yellow, these do make a little bit of a difference in what you see. The Wirecutter digs into when and why this might matter.
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This $24 Wilson Basketball Deal Is the Real MVP [Exclusive]
There’s a certain major basketball game tonight, and the NBA playoffs are right around the corner, and Amazon’s celebrating by taking 20% off Wilson composite leather basketballs, today only. The deal is available on both 29.5″ and 28.5″ balls, and you should see the $6 discount automatically at checkout if you click…
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Which Final Four Team Is the Most Woke?
With the Final Four kicking off this Saturday, the end of March Madness is quickly approaching. Some of you are focused on your brackets. Some of you are focused on money. Here at Fusion, we’re focused on one thing and one thing only: which team is the most woke?
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Diego Maradona Wants To Sue Konami
Diego Maradona wants to “initiate legal actions” against Pro Evolution Soccer publishers Konami, who he says used his likeness in a video game without permission.
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Adam Silver Wants To Ensure A Woman Becomes An NBA Head Coach "Sooner Rather Than Later"
This afternoon, the NBA launched its annual gender equality campaign with Lean In. They released several videos promoting the organization, and commissioner Adam Silver spoke with ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk, Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg, and Kathleen Behrens, NBA president of social responsibility and player programs.…
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Now That Your School Is Probably Out of the Tournament, Amazon's Running an NCAA Apparel Blowout
It’s a little puzzling that Amazon would run an NCAA apparel sale after all but 12 schools have been eliminated from the tournament, but better late than never, I guess.
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Eating Like an NBA Star Is Easier Than You Think
I am not a huge fan of athlete-designed or endorsed foods and diets, mainly because I am not an athlete, but I also hate the joyless, clinical approach so many of these “diets” take. (In fact, when Tom Brady released his absurd, overpriced “nutritional manual” last year, I was incensed.) But the NBA has a meal plan…
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Horrifying MLB The Show Glitch Is Not Okay
There’s a lot of stuff you can do in MLB The Show 17. You can throw balls, swing bats, and up until recently, create unholy baseball abominations like the above.
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It's Time for Jezebel's March Madness 2017: Childhood vs. Adulthood
I’m going to be honest: choosing a March Madness theme was a little tough this year because we are all feeling… a little more existential than usual. But the complicated tenor of our spirits was exactly how we landed on Childhood vs. Adulthood, resulting in perhaps one of the most joyous brackets we’ve ever had.
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What Is The Best Sporting Event To Attend While Drunk?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering Muppets, pooping on your balls, the tournament, and more.
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This Basketball Child's Daring Climb Is The Sports Highlight Of The Night
An errant basketball took a desperate break in the name of freedom this evening and tried to escape a game between Boise State and Fresno State. Referees tried to dislodge it; didn’t work. Players tried to retrieve it; no dice.
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EA's Peter Moore Gets New Job At Liverpool FC
Peter Moore, lately of Electronic Arts but just as well-known for previous executive roles with Sega and Xbox, will be taking up a new job in June, as chief executive officer of Liverpool FC.
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Draymond Green Video Game Is About Basketball, But Also Kicking Dicks
Welcome to Draymond Green’s Shut Up And Slam Jam Karate Basketball, a basketball game where you must score, but also kick dudes in the figs.
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DeMarcus Cousins' Trade Was So Shitty NBA 2K17 Won't Let You Do It
NBA superstar DeMarcus Cousins has been traded from the Kings to the Pelicans, and everybody outside Sacramento’s front office knows it’s a bad deal. It’s so bad that, if you try and do it in NBA 2K17, the game won’t let you, because it actually knows things about basketball and business.
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We Are All This Guy Reading A Volvo Manual At A Basketball Game
Are sports games not your thing? Or, perhaps, are you too disappointed with the world around you to even pay attention to them—or anything else, really? This guy, too. Things appear to be so bad, in fact, that he deliberately brought in the owner’s manual for his Volvo and read it during a basketball game.
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Choking-Ass Glory Boy Rabbit Blows Huge Lead To Tortoise
Numerous genetic surveys have been done on the rabbit, but until this point in history, the potential existence of a clutch gene has been a scientific mystery. Are rabbits reliable performers in the clutch or are they wilting-ass chokers? Finally, we know for sure: Bunnies are weak as hell under pressure.
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Rio's Olympic Venues Look Like Hell Just Six Months After the Games
The Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics were never going to go well. Thanks to decades of inequality and urban decay, the city always seemed ill-prepared to host athletes and fans from around the world. So it should come as no surprise that just six months after the games, the very expensive and sparkly venues built for…
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