Outside the Beltway

Another celebrity trial shines a light on our bizarre justice system.

President Obama sees the golf course as the only place to escape the pressures of the job.

With the Draft only 27 days away, multiple lawsuits pending, and the lockout only in force for a few weeks, the NFL announced that an agreement on a new CBA had been reached with players.

President Obama shouldn’t be criticized for picking his NCAA tourney brackets during wartime. But he shouldn’t get much credit, either.

The federal government has spent seven years and some six million dollars pursuing Barry Bonds. Why?

If you believe Minnesota Vikings’ Running Back Adrian Peterson, the NFL is a modern-day plantation and he’s a slave.

Simplest possible NCAA Tournament bracket

Players from the Los Angeles Clippers chipped in to pay for the surgery of assistant coach Kim Hughes back in 2004. It’s been a secret until now.

President Obama is once again catching flak for his leisure activities.

No matter how the owners and players resolve their squabble, the fans are likely to get screwed.

Iran doesn’t like the logo for the London Olympics and is threatening to boycott if it isn’t changed.

The Wall Street Journal is joining the modern era and dropping the practice of referring to people as “Mr.” and “Ms.” But only on the sports pages.

Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum has received death threats after questioning the wisdom of the U.S. Army sponsoring a NASCAR Sprint Cup team to the tune of $7 million a year.

The Toomer’s Corner trees were poisoned by a rabid Alabama fan.

Sports Illustrated is trying to force subscribers to pay for a bundle of web and print services. Bad idea.

The Pittsburg Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are the 2nd and 5th most popular teams in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys are number one and the St. Louis Rams bring up the rear at 32.

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.

NYT public editor Arthur Brisbane explains how it came to pass that his paper reported as fact the erroneous news that Gabrielle Giffords had been killed.

President Obama was correct to commend the Eagles for giving Michael Vick a chance to redeem himself.

The National Football League’s decision to postpone last night’s Eagles-Vikings game due to weather is receiving a lot of criticism, but they made the right choice.

Two Ohio congressional districts are taking their talents to South Beach.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.

Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News is a must-read for NFL fans, always offering sharp insights into the game garnered over decades of experience. But, like anyone else, he can develop silly theories from anecdotal evidence.

Michael Wilbon departs the Washington Post after more than 30 years to work full time at ESPN. Here are his last — and first — columns.

While the University of Oregon’s athletic programs are flourishing in a seas of green, its academic programs are woefully underfunded.

The NFL’s “especially mercenary” push to extract new stadia from cities–even where the stadium’s practically brand-new.

Too many copyright owners are stupidly invoking their rights to keep short clips off of YouTube and other services, losing potential customers in the process.

Randy Barnett will be giving a lecture at Boise State on the 28th. If he were a real lawyer, he’d lecture instead at a school in the SEC, Big 12, PAC 10, or ACC. I mean, where’s the challenge in lecturing in the WAC?

The retired superstar linebacker drove off a 30 foot cliff at 70 mph and walked away with barely a scratch.

New Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott wore a swastika tie to media day. Given that there are good reasons to doubt Scott has Nazi sympathies or is a covert member of the Aryan Brotherhood, we’ll chalk this up to an honest mistake.

Dwayne Jarrett’s career with the Carolina Panthers: 1 touchdown, 2 DUIs.

Boston University and Northeastern have found that there is life after football. Shouldn’t most schools follow their lead?

Western athletes who’ve complained about the conditions at the Commonwealth Games are coming in for a firestorm of criticism.

Just because somebody pay you money don’t mean they’ll make you do whatever they want or whatever.