Author: Sean Beckwith
Garbiñe Muguruz tennis selfie-turned-seduction story is an outlier
Attractive people can get away with things non-thirst-inducing people cannot, and as fucked up as it is to overtly tell anyone that they’re not pretty enough to do something, it’s […]
Kentucky Derby and related races leads to death of seven horses
Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room […]
76ers’ Joel Embiid names NBA MVP for 2022-23 season
The NBA’s most annoying PR push is over. Joel Embiid is the league’s MVP for the 2022-23 season, and as per the unwritten rules of NBA Twitter, is now immune […]
Don’t watch the NFL Draft unless you’re paid to do so
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent […]
Memphis gives Dillon Brooks a grizzly send-off
The Memphis Grizzlies told Dillon Brooks he won’t be back “under any circumstance”Photo: Brandon Dill (AP) Even by pro sports “This is a business” standards, the Memphis Grizzlies saying Dillon […]
Aaron Judge injures hip on 31st birthday
Unfortunately, the ethical standards of journalism prevent me from accepting any contributions, or gifts as a thank you for my work, so for those of you looking to Venmo me […]
The Detroit Lions are going for it — why not?
When you have as many picks in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft as the Detroit Lions did — six in all — it’s easy to wager them […]
Sacramento is earning the success Memphis felt entitled to
Despite the public’s waning confidence in the Memphis Grizzlies since the injury bug hit their big men and Ja Morant’s self-imposed hiatus, a lot of people still picked the Grizz […]
76ers’ James Harden slaps man outside Las Vegas hotel/casino
Fear the beard?Photo: Getty Images Imagine you’re James Harden — former league MVP, future Hall of Famer, and current member of the Philadelphia 76ers, a team with a legitimate chance […]
The NBA title will be won by a Western Conference team
It’s getting pretty freaking unfunny how quickly the playoffs can flip narratives. The NBA’s Eastern Conference is supposed to be the superior of the two, with the three best records […]