Orange Cassidy Is the Wednesday Night Wars

It’s been a week where Triple H has admitted that the WWE is directly counter-programming AEW with their NXT shows, essentially an official acknowledgement of the “Wednesday Night Wars” between the companies. Last night seemed the most distinct illustration of the difference between the two. While both were capping…Read more...

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The Untold Stories of Black Tennis

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore fascinating moments, characters, and stories in history. For this episode we spoke with Cecil Harris, author of Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution, a nonfiction work…Read more...

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Former Football Receiver Catches Child Dropped From Burning Building

A former football wide receiver in high school and college is now a hero after making the reception of his life, catching a young boy dropped from a burning building earlier this month in Phoenix, Arizona.Read more...

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MLS is Back . . . Kinda

As the first American men’s league and the first league to actually bring to life the dog-in-a-burning-room meme, MLS hit the field last night. We didn’t know what it was before, other than a vague, bad idea, and it doesn’t feel like we have much more of an idea now.Read more...

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Philadelphia Union Players Surprise MLS with Names of Police Brutality Victims On Their Backs

Before kicking off the second MLS game in the “MLS is Back” tournament, the Philadelphia Union paid tribute to the Black American victims of police brutality.Read more...

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Riley Cooper Is Why DeSean Jackson’s Situation Is Complicated For The Philadelphia Eagles

DeSean Jackson crossed the line.Read more...

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Everybody Hates Kelly Loeffler

In a different timeline, in a fairer world, Kelly Loeffler might be facing insider trading charges and a Senate Ethics Committee investigation for selling stocks after being briefed in January about the coronavirus, before the stock market tanked in late March amid concerns about the pandemic.Read more...

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10 Years Ago, LeBron Made The Decision, Here's How it Went Down

When Bob DeAngelo got the call, he almost died.Read more...

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League of Smart People Decides Not to Have Fall Sports

The Ivy League, a college sports conference made up of “academically elite” institutions, has decided to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league will become the first D1 conference to cancel fall sports.Read more...

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Baseball Neighborhoods are Now Ghost Towns

The line goes from the door onto Gerard Avenue, four people waiting outside the Yankee Tavern, one of the top spots for pregame food and drinks around Yankee Stadium, on a day, in a year, when no fans will be entering the home of the 27-time world champions.Read more...

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