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![The war on trans girls in sports is going exactly the way we thought it would](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/7a2a12ebb121319bdc4ebfe392506a7f.jpg)
![The Bucks may not have a plan, but they aren't afraid to throw money at a problem](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/4fe5582043da2b0194ed799496108bdb.jpg)
![Eagles' Nick Sirianni asked comically bad question at Super Bowl's Opening Night](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/8c94483dcb6870c379e549184d790cf7.jpg)
Eagles' Nick Sirianni asked comically bad question at Super Bowl's Opening Night
In the Eagles’ Nick Sirianni’s first Super Bowl as a head coach, he experienced one of the true jewels of Super Bowl week: Being asked one of the most ridiculous questions that he will ever hear....
![Dan Snyder offers to testify after we all saw Roger Goodell’s congressional circus](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/83dea393f1c205becd72eb1805777def.jpg)
Dan Snyder offers to testify after we all saw Roger Goodell’s congressional circus
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has reportedly offered to testify via video this month in front of the House Oversight Committee, who has been investigating the Washington Commanders’ workplace culture and the NFL’s handling of rampant sexual misconduct since October 2021....
![Roger Goodell’s testimony before Congress was embarrassing [Updated]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/527e9b4c7ff03d7cd822c7eab9421be8.jpg)
Roger Goodell’s testimony before Congress was embarrassing [Updated]
Ah, if there’s anything that will make you feel the slightest semblance of sympathy for Roger Goodell in this situation, it’s watching him testify before the House Oversight Committee. Emphasis on slight, though — among the periods of being inexplicably interrogated about Dave Portnoy and baby formu...
![9 Black Athletes Who Integrated Professional Sports](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
9 Black Athletes Who Integrated Professional Sports
After Jackie Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, ending a six-decade ban on Black players in Major League Baseball, opportunities slowly began to expand for athletes of color. Robinson’s historic achievement—a formative moment of the postwar civil rights moveme...
![For Black America, moments of silence are no longer enough](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/9559fb3044cd96b6f01b628266239422.jpg)
For Black America, moments of silence are no longer enough
As of March, it has been 25 years since I had my introduction to society. My ninth birthday was in my sights, as was the end of the school year. Springtime in Chicagoland may not always bring sunshine and flowers, but it does come with promise. The occasional 60-70 degree day gives just enough hope ...
![If Mark Davis ‘believes’ in Colin Kaepernick, why hasn’t he signed him?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/c371b83b544517f7976bf5991935377b.jpg)
If Mark Davis ‘believes’ in Colin Kaepernick, why hasn’t he signed him?
Don’t talk about it. Be about it....
![If only these protestors at Minnesota Timberwolves games cared as much about Philando Castile and George Floyd as they do chickens](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/f024aa5ac7ccb64dd4ced98a4377f72e.jpg)
If only these protestors at Minnesota Timberwolves games cared as much about Philando Castile and George Floyd as they do chickens
In Minnesota, chicken lives matter more than Black ones....
![The Timberwolves’ ‘trial and error’ era meets its polar opposite in Memphis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/112549cc980b60d657d6c43e4d6b54a9.jpg)
The Timberwolves’ ‘trial and error’ era meets its polar opposite in Memphis
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been getting bodied all over the internet for their excessive celebration after surviving and advancing past the Kawhi-less Clippers team in their play-in game. And rightfully so, because the Timberwolves haven’t done anything yet. Their reward will be a battle agains...
![More great news out of the Washington Commies’ camp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a9b710083c6cf40fe7188e6414caec4f.jpg)
More great news out of the Washington Commies’ camp
The three things likely to survive a nuclear holocaust? Keith Richards, cockroaches and Dan Snyder, though at this point it would be impossible to distinguish between the last two. Mushroom cloud fallout is equivalent to the atmosphere Snyder has created around the Washington Commanders organization...
![Biathlete Yevhen Malyshev killed defending Ukraine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/f220579e4e8c7ae671999b9add941fe0.jpg)
Biathlete Yevhen Malyshev killed defending Ukraine
Nineteen-year-old Ukranian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev was killed in action on Tuesday while fighting for the Ukrainian military against the ongoing Russian military invasion. His death was confirmed Wednesday by the International Biathlon Union, who wrote, “Above all, the IBU expresses its deepest co...
![Odell Beckham wasn’t the only Ram expecting a newborn during the Super Bowl](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/fbfea09cb20916b8edaed1884b001053.png)
Odell Beckham wasn’t the only Ram expecting a newborn during the Super Bowl
In a Super Bowl aftermath filled with narratives from OBJ’s unlikely comeback, to Eric Weddle going back into retirement, to discussions of whether Joe Burrow would be back, there’s been one wholesome moment that has captured the attention of football fans throughout the country — the story of Van J...
![People want Roger Goodell to be better at his job — he can’t](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/02379d319f5a1e2d23a6069ab300bd6e.jpg)
People want Roger Goodell to be better at his job — he can’t
It was 85 degrees in Los Angeles on Wednesday, but that wasn’t the reason why Roger Goodell was sweating....