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Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats talks to his players during a time-out during the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on December 19, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tar Heels defeated the Wildcats 75-63.

College Basketball

College Coaches Will Have To Choose Where Their Loyalties Lie

Better Hate An Owner

There’s Nothing Strange About Kelly Loeffler Owning A WNBA Team

Screenshot of Nickelodeon's Bears-Saints broadcast

NFL’s Attempt To Market Violence To Children Marred By Profanity

Head coach Doc Rivers speaks to players during the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Wells Fargo Center on January 09, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The NBA Season Is Well Into The Shit

Marv Albert and Chris Webber at halftime during the Jan. 7 Sixers-Nets game on TNT

The Marv Albert-Chris Webber Situation Has Reached A Dismal Low

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) steps off the stage after she spoke during a Republican National Committee Victory Rally at Dalton Regional Airport January 4, 2021 in Dalton, Georgia. President Trump campaigned for the two incumbents, Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), for runoff elections in Georgia.

Politics

The Most Cynical Campaign Ever Couldn’t Win Kelly Loeffler An Election

Giri Nathan

Kelsey McKinney

Defector Reads A Book

The ‘Autobiography Of Red’ Left Us Considering Volcanoes Very Strongly

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 52-46 win over the Florida Gators in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

College Football

Alabama Reporter Asks Everyone To Respect Nick Saban Even More

Michael Buble walks a red carpet for 'Tour Stop 148' during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 14, 2016 in Rome, Italy.

Music

Do Not Ever, Not Even For One Second, Think That Michael Bublé Wants Anything Other Than A Platonic, Heterosexual Relationship With Santa

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma at a December 17 game against UConn

Death To The NCAA

The Hottest Phrase In COVID-Era Sports Is An Abundance Of Nonsense

Tara VanDerveer speaks during the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on August 12, 2011 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Women's Basketball

Tara VanDerveer Wins And Wins And Wins

All I Am Asking Is To Let Me Watch My Favorite And Terrible Basketball Team

Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats speaks at a press conference.

Alabama Men’s Basketball Coach: “If COVID’s So Bad, All These Coa—I—I’m—Look, I’m—”

Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.

WNBA

Who Gets The Magazine Cover?

What Comes After Sarah Fuller?

Three men share a table as they read in the South Reading Room at the main branch of the New York Public Library in New York City, New York, 1953.

Defector Reads A Book Is Back For December

Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers argues a call in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium on November 27, 2020 in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Big Ten Is Getting The Football Season It So Dearly Wanted

Bro, This New ‘Beowulf’ Translation Is Pretty Tight

Was Tom Brady Crud Today?

Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders is stripped of the ball during their NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Raiders Are Not To Be Trusted

Head coach Matt Patricia of the Detroit Lions reacts after losing to the Indianapolis Colts 41-21 at Ford Field on November 01, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.

Goodbye At Last To Matt Patricia

Denver Broncos helmets sit on the bench during their game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on December 6, 2012 in Oakland, California.

Would You Have Any Interest In Quarterbacking The Denver Broncos?

Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers waits for a faceoff during a 4-2 Oilers win over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on February 23, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

Oh No, Connor McDavid’s Home Is Unspeakably Chilling

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Tony Fauci (C) looks on next to US President Donald Trump during a tour of the National Institutes of Health's Vaccine Research Center March 3, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland

Science

Who Should Get Credit For A Coronavirus Vaccine?

Democratic members of U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), walk down the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol for a news conference after a boycott of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.