Just in time for the holiday: Athletes you didn't know had their own alcohol brandsLeBron James, Travis Kelce, and even John Cena have started or invested in these booze brands
If NBA teams can raise division-title banners, they should be able to raise a banner for the In-Season CupA controversy is brewing among players and coaches about how to celebrate winning the league's new tournament
Paul Pogba's career could be done after 4-year doping banThe Juventus midfielder could have been the next global star but hasn't lived up to the billing
If the NFL wanted good refereeing, it would have itAfter more horribly missed calls in the Chiefs-Packers game, you have to wonder if this is exactly what the league…
The week in random sports news: Mbappe could be gone, the Bears, well, are the Bears and what were the Yankees thinking?A collection of Deadspin’s best posts of the week from the sports world
The NBA's In-Season Tournament takes from soccer but isn’t a cupSomething like this needs time, but the hurdles seem too grand
From Christian Pulisic to Gio Reyna, we rank the US men's soccer teamHere's how we view each player on the roster in terms of importance to the Stars and Stripes
The Cardinals appear to want to assemble the worst starting rotationSt. Louis has diagnosed its problem correctly, but its prescription is awfully weird
The USMNT shows mettle, and a lack of depthThe Yanks win 3-0 but don’t have much when Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah are hurt
Shohei Ohtani's most likely landing spot is the NL WestIt seems inevitable that the two-way star ends up with the Dodgers, but maybe the Giants swoop in?
The NHL is going to screw with OT again, even though it’s already a jokeThe league wants to make its season slightly more of a gimmick, which seems almost impossible
Is a Netflix docuseries enough to make you care about the NBA In-Season tournament?This could be a chance for the streaming giant to inject life into this new concept
Liverpool can't afford to lose Mo SalahThe Reds will be in an impossible spot when the Saudi League comes calling again with its gobs of cash
Megan Rapinoe goes out on her shield, with a joke and a smile like alwaysThe US soccer legend wouldn’t have designed her last appearance like this, but handled it the same
Hey, VAR finally got some calls right! (PS: Tottenham and Chelsea played an interesting match, too)Replay got pretty much every decision correct, and it was still a miserable experience
Wake me up when the NBA adds a Champions League or an FA cupThe NBA’s in-season tourney makes one mull the potential of parroting soccer’s calendar even further
No one wants to hear owners complain about losing money, even if they're Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenneyFX's Welcome To Wrexham still shows the two of them want it both ways
The new MLS playoff system is absolutely stupidThere is a reason no other soccer league uses the best-of-3 format: It's terrible
The NHL now gets to wade into the very murky waters of sports gambling by its playersOttawa’s Shane Pinto becomes first NHL player since the 1940s to be suspended for gambling on… something
Happy Sports Solstice! May this stretch lead to a healthy, happy hibernationThere’s no better time on the sports calendar than these next couple of weeks