Pittsburgh seems intent on running its halfbacks into the ground
deadspin.com...During a podcast appearance earlier this week, Pittsburgh Steelers" head coach Mike Tomlin told listeners that he expected second-year halfback Najee Harris to be a "bell cow" for the team this season. I found this comment strange given that Harris was already a bell cow last year.... ...In all fairness though, guard Kevin Dotson did miss half the season last year, the team acquired center Mason Cole (great run blocker, awful pass blocker) and guard James Daniels in the offseason, and perhaps left tackle Dan Moore Jr. can improve upon his underwhelming rookie season, but...
Hey NFL, Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray could use a little help supporting women's rights
deadspin.com...The spine of the most popular sports league in America again turned to sludge, but people did take notice, including Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, who went off on the league. Here's a portion of the post he penned.... ...At least Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray tweeted out his own words. I don't know if I'd refer to Damien Harris as a "Patriots star" like the Patriot Country website did, but he also voiced his support via Twitter....
Le'Veon Bell and Adrian Peterson will continue the tradition of retired pro athletes turned boxers this summer
deadspin.com...Most recently, we've seen Frank Gore leave the gridiron, throw on a pair of boxing gloves, and get it on. In his first bout, he fought former NBA point guard Deron Williams.... ...There are always a few exceptions, like Michael Jordan, LeBron James (once he retires), Charles Barkley, Deion Sanders, and probably even Tom Brady once he officially calls it quits....
Supreme Court wades onto the football field for its second absurd ruling of the week
deadspin.com...After the Supreme Court's decisions on Roe v. Wade, Maine school funding, and a football coach's right to pray on the field, how will they get to play pretend that they're being persecuted by society anymore?.... ...Bremerton School District actually means. High school football coach Joseph Kennedy, a public school employee and therefore an employee of the state, made headlines this week after a lawsuit that he filed against his school district made it all the way to the Supreme Court....
USMNT Under-20 men's team brawls with Costa Rican team
deadspin.com...American forward Cade Cowell is seen waving goodbye to a Costa Rican player, due to Los Ticos missing the U-20 World Cup.... ...Paxten Aaronson, who scored both American goals against Costa Rica, is the younger brother of USMNT mainstay Brenden Aaronson. The US U-20s return to action on Friday against Honduras with a berth to the 2024 Summer Olympics at stake. The fighting will be optional....
20 Incredible Facts About Human Thighs
clickhole.com...Thighs were originally considered beautiful tumors that happened to grow off the human buttocks, until 1895, when the American Medical Association decreed that thighs were a "unique part of the human body, worthy of distinction from the buttocks.".... ...The first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was an audio recording of Buddy Holly slapping his thighs. Between the upper parts of your two thighs are none other than human genitals....
Washington of course made it difficult, but the Commanders will take the field opening weekend with their best player
deadspin.com...For once, the Washington Commanders chose competence. It's not a common occurrence for franchises whose owners are being accused of dodging a subpoena from the United States Congress.... ...If the future for Washington as the Commanders is going to be different, it couldn't start with their best player on a different roster come September....
Is Wordle a sport? | The Weigh In
deadspin.com...Fans of the mega-popular New York Times word game sound off on whether Wordle counts as a sport....
No one ever gets the ending they want
deadspin.com...It's hard to imagine that's how Serena Williams would end her career. There's always the U.S. Open, where she won her first Grand Slam, where she's rightly worshiped, where some of her biggest wins have come. And yet, it's hard to see how the U.S.... ...Williams battled back from down a break in the first set, served for the match in the third, and won the first four points of the third set tiebreak. None of it was enough. In a lot of ways, Tan was the worst kind of player Serena could face....