This is a special peek of the Deadseriousness newsletter Let’s Get This Dread, in which I, Lester Lee, weigh in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. My stummy hurts. Officials are investigating an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare family of viruses carried by rodents, aboard a cruise ship […]
The Yankees beat the Sacramento A’s 13-8 Sunday afternoon, thanks to an atom bomb going off in the 3rd inning. New York scored all 13 of their runs in that 3rd inning on 11 hits. They had no other hits before or after that inning. The first 12 hitters who came to the plate in […]
I’ ve been writing a lot of ball recently. I just wrote about the Minnesota Vikings new GM hire. I’m in the weeds with it. All I have is sports these days. John Henry vs. AI. Anyway, let’s talk about the new draft lottery system the NBA Board of Governors approved last week. In response […]
After losing the first two games of the 4 games series with the Blue Jays, Baltimore needed to win the next two games to hold ground in an American League of losers racing to the bottom. Baltimore won Sunday’s game against Toronto 9-5, thanks to outfielder Colton Cowser hitting a homer and driving in 4 […]
This week, the Minnesota Vikings announced the signing of their new general manager. Seattle’s assistant GM, Nolan Teasley, is taking everything he learned working alongside John Schneider, building a Super Bowl championship roster brick-by-brick. Following a disappointing 9-8 season, highlighted by first round QB, franchise guy, one of the worst statistical single-seasons in the history […]
Ronald Acuna Jr, the 2023 NL MVP, has had his last two previous seasons taken from him by injuries. Every rule change and new ballpark dimension was designed by god to hand Ronald Acuna Jr a chissel he could use to carve his face into the Mount Rushmore of baseball greats. And it looks like, […]
On Saturday afternoon, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, to win their 4th straight game as the team sits 4 games above .500 for the first time since 2022. The W coming after Chicago put their All-Star Japanese slugger, Munetaka Murakami, on the injured list. Munetaka is second in baseball with 20 […]
Everything that will happen, already has. Like 1999, the San Antonio Spurs will join the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals after Victor Wembanyama squeezed the life out of the defending champions, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on their home floor. Here are some takeaways from the big Game 7: Render Unto Victor […]
When healthy, Giannis is a consistent, nightly 26 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists. Tattoed into every boxscore. Theoritcally, every single NBA franchise should at least sit down and consider acquiring the Top 5 NBA superstar who very much wants to play in a new city. Let’s go through every single team and determine whether or […]
On Friday night, the Atlanta Braves squashed the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, their second straight win to extend the NL East lead to 9.5 games above the Philadelphia Phillies. Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II started this game brokenhearted, his 1st inning home run ripped from the atmosphere by Reds outfielder Blake Dunn. Blake Dunn’s putting on […]
After falling 0-3, losing at home in Game 3, at the precipice of being swept in their own gym, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said the team “analytically” won two of the first three games. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 4 130-93, an absolute blowout, not close at any point, neither analytically nor realistically. Following […]
The New York Knicks are smashing teams with spiked bats and hammers, but sneakers may return to Earth following reports of defensive anchor Mitchell Robinson suffering a broken right pinky finger, with no timetable for a return. New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has suffered a broken right pinky finger and there is no timetable […]
Belive it or not, the 23-31 Boston Red Sox are trying to win a championship. The Boston Red Sox rank 29th in homers (42) and 29th in runs (208). Their bats run on low battery mode, while in-division, the Yankees lead the league with 83 ding dongs—just shooting t-shirt cannons at the fans every night. […]
Giants QB Jaxson Dart is laundering his local celebrity to stump for republican congressional candidates… New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart made a surprise appearance Friday to introduce President Trump at an event to campaign for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). “What’s up, what’s up, what’s up. Look, Big Blue Nation it’s a pleasure to be […]
Welcome to the third annual “50 NBA Players Who Could Be on a New Team Next Season.” My clairevoyent powers have grown since my last attempt at this so let’s run it back and predict which players will most likely be living in new zip codes in 2027. The NBA is a league where GMs […]
The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery is a wonderful event where the worst teams in the NBA send out representatives for a public humiliation ritual on ESPN, one-by-one learning they are not winning the no. 1 pick, camera locked in on their reactions, an auditorium full of teenagers and their parents enjoying a free meal on […]
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