Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs. This 2018 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You thinking sex now?! Your 2017 record: 5-11. FUN FACT: The Bucs have been outscored every season since 2010. And yet, I was definitely one of those people who, prior to last season, figured the Bucs were poised to explode. They brought in DeSean Jackson. They drafted O.J. Howard. I assumed they were gonna rocket straight to the top of the NFC. I was ready to welcome our new Florida trash overlords. I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I am that this did NOT end up being the case. Instead, everyone on defense contracted measles and the Bucs…

Some people are fans of the Baltimore Ravens. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Baltimore Ravens. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE RAY LEWIS RAY RICE STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH STAB PUNCH… Oops, I meant the Baltimore Ravens. Sorry. Force of habit. Here is a gif from this preseason showing Ravens admirably remaining true to character at all times… This fucking team. They are never not the scum of the Earth. RAY RICE. Yo…

A few weeks ago, the ever-present Brewers fan Front-Row Amy missed a game. Mavens worried for her health, as a framed photograph of the Milwaukee superfan was in her usual seat. Not to worry, though, as she was back for the next game and looking her usual best. She missed yesterday's matchup against the Blue Jays, too, but this time she had a substitute—one who elected to do his best impression of the lass whose seat he filled. To him we can simply say Good Job, Good Effort. …

According to this picture, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will be the cover athlete for EA's NHL 2011, a year after his linemate, social drinker Patrick Kane, adorned the cover. [ Operation Sports, via Puck Daddy] …

data-mm-id=”_wy5l4yho9″>Odell Beckham Jr.'s time in Cleveland may be ending sooner than anyone could have imagined. According to NFL insider Jay Glazer, Beckham has reached out to coaches and players saying that he wants to be traded from the Browns. Does Odell Beckham Jr. really want out of Cleveland? @JayGlazer has the latest: pic.twitter.com/5XEDYj6Iba— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 8, 2019It wasn't long ago (less than a season in fact) that Glazer reported the Giants were trading Beckham after he made a similar demand from them. That came less than a year after he singed a five-year, $90 million contract with the Giants. Of course Beckham got his wish, but it appears he's still not satisfied. “No one knows what the future holds tomorrow,” Beckham said re…

data-mm-id=”_g2xiaou1e”>A good way to get eyes to immediately glaze over is to mention film study or the amount of time you, an analyst, has spent eating game tape. At least that's what I, a self-described normal sports fan, think. I could be wrong. Perhaps others are more locked into the All-22 without the distraction of raking leaves or helping a buddy move or running back to the store because you got 2 Percent milk instead of skim.So with that in mind, it's a real skill for a talking head to be able to break things down so even the idiots like me can understand it. And Dan Orlovsky, as it's been said before, is very good at doing so.Here he is making quick work of the Philadelphia Eagles receiving corps, which did Carson Wentz no favors in a loss to Seattle yesterday…

data-mm-id=”_r6epofj95″>As Coronavirus fears have been all over the news, impacting the stock market and travel to Asia, one story that has comparatively under the radar until now is what will happen with the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo. In a frank interview with the AP, Dick Pound, who has been with the IOC for over 40 years, said that late May is the deadline to cancel the games if pandemic fears persist:”“You could certainly go to two months out if you had to,” Pound said, which would mean putting off a decision until late May and hoping the virus is under control. “A lot of things have to start happening. You’ve got to start ramping up your security, your food, the Olympic Village, the hotels, The media folks will be in there building their studios.”

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data-mm-id=”_cp1rardhc”>Tony Ferguson is set to face off against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 on Saturday evening. On Thursday, he hopped on First Take to do what fighters are inclined to do ahead of a match– talk a whole bunch of trash about everybody they can think of. A regularly entertaining ritual, Ferguson didn't disappoint. After spending some time disparaging Khabib Nurmagomedov, Stephen A. Smith asked him for his thoughts on the outsized personality that is Conor McGregor. Ferguson called McGregor fake and compared him to a processed chicken nugget. A wonderful analogy. Tony Ferguson just compared Conor McGregor to a chicken nugget."You ever seen chicken nuggets made? It's made of that fake pink stuff. … He's fake." pic.twitter.com/yDCXZo2v6d— First …

data-mm-id=”_17z374dji”>Cnor McGregor retired from fighting following UFC 250, an event he was watching from home. This is the third time that McGregor has retired in the last four years. It's been less than two weeks since he was tweeting about fighting Anderson Silva. It's safe to say this isn't one of those Forever Retirements. Premature retire-ation has always been a popular move in mixed martial arts. Henry Cejudo just retired less than a week ago, in the octagon, after a successful title defense. It is most likely a negotiation ploy. Conor already gets all the money, so this one is probably just a cry for attention. It has worked before. McGregor's best retirement was his first. A month and a half after losing for the first time in the UFC, he said, "Than…