Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here. 1. Nice timing! I can't think of anything more appropriate than the Detroit Lions finally turning into a decent team a mere three decades after the team's hometown has been economically buried and left for dead by the rest of America. I went to Michigan a couple months ago. There are weeds growing out of weeds there. Nature has already fully reclaimed the state. It looks like The World Without Us. The only people who can afford decent Lions tickets are six mildly competent car executives living in Grosse Pointe, and five of them are from Italy. The …

The time has come, ladies and gentlefolk. (We're actually starting a little bit late.) The 2008 Sportshuman Of The Year awards are about to grace you with their presence, and, as always, we need your nominations over here. This is the third annual SHOTY tournament. The first winner died, and the second one may have tried to kill himself, maybe. So it's quite the honor. The voting itself will begin next Monday, but, as always, we ask for your nominations for the 16-human bracket. (In the comments, or emailing me, Mr. Emeritus, at [email protected].) Pairings, and Mr. Jim Cooke's arty brilliance, will be unleashed upon an unsuspecting planet then. So hit it up. SHOTY 2008 Fever … CATCH IT. …

data-mm-id=”_i5rm56bq5″>Magic Johnson joined the chorus of tributes pouring out in the wake of Kobe Bryant's death on Sunday. Johnson sent a string of tweets paying tribute to a player and a person he knew well. As I try to write this post, my mind is racing. I’m in disbelief and have been crying all morning over this devastating news that Kobe and his young daughter, Gigi have passed away in a helicopter crash. Cookie and I are heartbroken. pic.twitter.com/X2vF0M0a1u— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 26, 2020I love him, his family and what he stood for on the court and off the court.— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 26, 2020My friend, a legend, husband, father, son, brother, Oscar winner and greatest Laker of all-time is gone. It’s hard to accept.…

data-mm-id=”_dunllkj6q”>The New York Giants have the fourth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft next week and there are a number of options available to them. Here's a look at a few potential choices general manager Dave Gettleman could make, including the decision he probably should end up making. Isaiah SimmonsSimmons might be the best individual player in the 2020 draft class this side of Chase Young. While the Clemson linebacker doesn't player a premium position like quarterback or defensive end, he's almost certainly the draft's best playmaker. At 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, Simmons was a hybrid defender for the Tigers, originally listed as a safety before evolving into a linebacker. In 2019, Simmons was a first-team All-American, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and …

data-mm-id=”_bzr1j5p2m”>I imagine many Philadelphia 76ers fans' hearts dropped on Wednesday evening around 6 PM, when Ben Simmons limped off the floor while battling against the Washington Wizards. It was a frightening moment because it was one of those non-contact injuries where it didn't look like anything was wrong until Simmons grimaced and then immediately headed to the locker room. The Sixers would eventually come back and defeat the Wizards, but the fate of Simmons was unknown. It became known today as all your favorite NBA insiders tweeted that Simmons was out indefinitely with a "subluxation of the left patella," which a quick Google search reveals is a partial dislocation of the kneecap. Definitely not great, but by no means a devastating injury. Official …

data-mm-id=”_5zb9pm200″>It's already been a dubious year for head coaches on the hot seat and it could get worse before the season ends. With three head coaches already fired during the 2020 season, NFL insider Ian Rapoport added a few more heads to the chopping block this morning, naming Eagles coach Doug Pederson, Jets coach Adam Gase, Jaguars coach Doug Marrone, and Chargers coach Anthony Lynn as potential dead men walking the rest of the season. The reasoning for each is different but, according to the report, it seems Lynn is in the most imminent danger with his miscues against the Bills last week putting him squarely in front of the firing squad. Here's an excerpt from the story. “However, last week’s issues — two running plays with no timeouts on the goal line with th…

data-mm-id=”_03sk7gaq9″>The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Sunday afternoon, 8-7. Clarke Schmidt gave up six hits and seven runs in 4 2/3 innings and was credited with the loss, but what I'd like to talk about is what the hell happened in the fourth inning when he ran over Rays third base coach Brady Williams.With one out in the 4th, Taylor Walls hit a deep flyball that Aaron Judge could not track down at the fence. The ball caromed into the outfield and Walls ended up sliding safely into third for a triple. As you could see in the live shot, as Walls slid, Schmidt ran over the opposing coach.Triple for Taylor Walls! #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/KnKPRgaovs— Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) May 14, 2023Here's the overhead of Clarke Schmidt steamr…