WAY OFF BASE
Move over, Fox News, there’s a new bullshit-peddler in town—and it’s a sports website created by a Fox Sports personality.
Robert Silverman is a freelance journalist living in New York. His work has appeared in The New York Times, ESPN, HuffPost, VICE Sports, Deadspin, The Outline and more.
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A REAL AMERICAN HERO
The UFC commentator turned podcaster led a transphobic smear campaign to have Fox banned from fighting. She didn’t back down then and is still fighting the good fight.
STANDING UP
The former NBA star turned sports analyst opens up to Robert Silverman about his new voting-rights initiative with King James, speaking his mind at ESPN, and much more.
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SEE NO EVIL
I’m a deranged sports fan who’d hack off a decent chunk of my own flesh to watch a dreary Mets-Rockies game. But this country hasn’t put in the work required to make that happen.
ATHLETE ACTIVISTS
Craig Hodges played with the legendary 90s Bulls—but after pressing stars like Michael Jordan to speak out about racial injustice, his promising basketball career imploded.
SPEAKING OUT
The Super Bowl champion is one of the NFL’s most outspoken activists, and has experienced police brutality firsthand. He opens up about the protests and the NFL’s BLM about-face.
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ISOLATION PLAY
According to an NBA beat writers association memo obtained by The Daily Beast, reporters who want to cover the resumed season would have to lock down in Orlando for months on end.
‘ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?’
The website’s EIC battled with some of his staffers, even calling one writer “super-retarded,” as the controversial sports site faces financial strain from the pandemic.
WEED BELIEVE
Harrington and his weed brand have been leading the fight to end the drug war, bring justice to those harmed by it, and advocate for cannabis as an alternative to opioids.
THE SOCIALIST SOUTHPAW
The outspoken Nats reliever and his wife Eireann spoke with The Daily Beast from quarantine in Florida. The latest MLB reopen plan would screw low-income workers, the couple said.
