Four Game College Football Playoff Approved, Will Start With 2014 Season
After years of calls for a College Football playoff, we’ll finally get one. Let the criticism begin.
The SEC’s Dominance of College Sports
How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.
Roger Clemens Acquitted Of All Charges In Perjury Trial
After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.
Dream Team at 20
GQ has a great look back at the 1992 USA Olympic basketball team titled “The Dream Will Never Die: An Oral History of the Dream Team.”
Personal Fitness Infomercials
Physical fitness and weight loss infomercials have gone from promising ease to promising a grueling challenge. What happened?
Public Financing of Private Sports Stadiums
Ilya Shapiro asks, “If luxury stadiums were hugely profitable, why would the savvy businessmen who own the teams let the politicians in on the windfall?”
8 Shot in OKC Basketball Riot
The Oklahoma City Thunder is making their first trip to the Western Conference finals after ousting the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Naturally, rioting and gunplay ensued.
Washington Redskins Uniform Redesign
Uni-watch is holding a contest for a redesign of the uniforms for the NFL’s Washington Redskins.
Larry Bird Is Awesome
Larry Bird has been named NBA Executive of the Year. Is there any basketball-related honor he hasn’t won?
Braves, Barves, And Intellectual Property Law
An object lesson in the problems with our intellectual property laws
Report: New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis Eavesdropped On Opposing Coaches
Another potential scandal in New Orleans.
The Man Who Broke Alabama’s Championship Trophy
You’ve likely heard that Alabama’s 2011 football championship trophy was accidentally smashed last weekend by the father of one of the players. Now, as Paul Harvey would have said, for the rest of the story.
Pat Summitt and the Evolution of Women’s Basketball
Pat Summitt’s predecessor stepped down as head coach to work on her doctorate.
Pat Summitt Retires From Coaching
Pat Summitt, arguably the greatest women’s basketball coach of all time, is stepping down to deal with Alzheimer’s .
Dumb Jocks and Student-Athlete Propaganda
The student-athlete fairytale is true. Except where you would reasonably expect it to be a lie.
Nike Sues Reebok Over Tebow Jerseys
Reebok is rushing to sell Tim Tebow merchandise before its NFL rights expire. Nike is crying Foul.
Saints Coach Sean Payton’s Book and the Bounty Scandal
CBS Sports’ Mike Freeman takes a new look at New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s bestseller Home Team in light of the bounty scandal that broke yesterday.
