Outside the Beltway

ESPN the Magazine has broken out the slide rule to rank the top athletes during its first two decades.

It may be time for transparency on pay structures so employees know what others in comparable positions are making.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

He did what many had thought humanly impossible in running a sub-4 minute mile in 1954 and followed that with a brilliant career in medicine.

Mike Jeffcoat rejected a prospect, in writing, on account of marijuana being legal in his state, adding, “You can thank your liberal politicians.”

On the one hand, this is cool. On the other, it’s just another sign of how damned old I am. I graduated high school in 1984. 

Some progress on easing tensions between North and South Korea.

New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is floating the idea that the U.S. might not take part in the Olympics due to safety concerns. This would be a foolish decision.

Russia has been barred from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics after an investigation uncovered extensive evidence of cheating.

The Supreme Court heard argument today in a case challenging a 1992 law barring sports gambling in all but a handful of states, and the Justices appeared skeptical of the law.

Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.

Donald Trump has apparently made the American public more supportive of players who kneel for the National Anthem.

Downplaying earlier reports, the National Football League is shooting down reports that it would move to force players to stand for the National Anthem.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

In President Trump’s mind, American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights are “sons of bitches” who should be fired for exercising their rights.

Former N.F.L. player, and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez suffered from a severe case of C.T.E. at the time of his death according to a post-mortem brain study.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

In light of a recent Supreme Court decision, the Federal Government is ending its defense of an effort to revoke the trademarks of the Washington Redskins.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving New Jersey’s challenge to a Federal law outlawing sports betting.

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

Another step toward making it easier to cut the cord.

The Oakland Los Angeles Oakland Raiders are headed to Vegas, baby!

There were 111.3 million people tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, slightly lower than last year.

If you changed the channel after the third quarter, you missed what ended up becoming a game for the ages.

A Super Bowl ad will cost you a cool $5,000,000 for thirty seconds.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

The last time the Cubs were in the World Series, World War II had just ended. Now, they have a chance to break one of the longest droughts in sports history.

A golf legend passes away.

Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.

Blue feelings matter.

Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.

New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.

Tom Brady and the N.F.L. Player’s Association suffered another legal setback in their appeal of the ‘Deflategate’ suspension.

In the biggest NBA free agent move since LeBron James left and returned to Cleveland, Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

One of the greatest coaches of all time has passed.

The Greatest Of All Time.