Outside the Beltway

The B.C.S. was far from perfect, and the College Football Playoff system will be, at best, only slightly better.

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.

Not surprisingly a Federal Judge has blocked New Jersey’s latest effort to legalize sports gaming. As a matter of policy, though, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be legal to place wagers on sporting events.

All of the major sports leagues are trying to stop New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling. They should not be allowed to succeed.

The N.F.L. and the British Government are both behind the idea of a franchise in London, but the idea doesn’t really make sense for the league, or the game.

One day after HBO, CBS announces its own streaming service. And the future approaches just a little bit faster.

The start of a trend? Probably.

Bill Scher examines “How Republicans Lost the Culture War.”

A desperation move by NBC News?

Attorneys for celebrities caught up in the leak of nude photographs are targeting Google.

The end of an era.

The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

The classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s come with a “racial prejudice” warning from Amazon.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

Making the rounds today: “Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor.”

When I saw the entry at memeorandum proclaiming that “Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist’s Online Entry,” I was flummoxed.

Only one man can say that he has both recorded a jazz album with Lady Gaga and liberated a Nazi death camp.

The Worldwide Leader has a conflict of interest. But it handled it correctly in this case.

A member of FIFA’s inner circle says Qatar won’t be hosting the 2022 World Cup after all.

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

A new poll indicates that NFL fans plan to keep watching despite the recent domestic abuse scandals.

A nation known for adopting new technology is behind the rest of the world in one interesting way.

A heartwarming story. But why don’t minor league coaches have insurance?

Today’s sports media more closely resemble Court TV and TMZ than the SportsCenter of yore.

Well, that punishment didn’t last for very long.

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.

The summer of 2014 was the worst Hollywood has seen since Bill Clinton was President. It’s pretty easy to figure out why.