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Racism in MMA

In this promotional video spotlighting Rashad Evans before his fight this weekend against Rogerio Nogueira, the voices serving both as the source of Evans’s disenchantment with MMA and his inspiration to improve in it aren’t just criticizing the fighter’s character—they’re criticizing his blackness. Full story

Fightland

What It Means to Be a Big Mouth in MMA

Who has time to worry about explaining to SportsCenter why they’re going to fight? Figuring out how to fight is hard enough. Only Chael Sonnen could find the energy to master both combat and marketing. Anderson Silva, meanwhile, just wants to fight. They represent the two warring… Full story

Wide World of Balls

Dickey on Fire

R.A. Dickey has the fastest knuckleball in baseball history and will be ruining the lives of hitters until they're eventually replaced with robots. Full story

Wide World of Balls

God Hates Beds

This week God spoke to former NFL player Kevin Ellison and told him to torch his bed with a blunt. Full story

The Mercy Rule

Welcome to the NBA Finals

Who will be the champions of The Year the Season Started at Christmas Because the Buttsteak Owner of the Suns Wanted to Prove Some Dim Point About Unions or Whatever? Full story

If You Don’t Like the Spurs, You’re a Wall-Eyed Moron

The Spurs don’t deserve their rough reputation among idiot half-awake check-in basketball fans. They're the NBA’s model franchise. Full story

US Soccer Is Out of the Olympics

Despite all the yapping, Monday’s failure to qualify is not a referendum on US Soccer but it’s not totally meaningless, either. Full story