Outside the Beltway

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

A one-of-a-kind coach is gone far too soon.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

One League went according to chalk. The other, very much not.

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

Vice President Harris gets better care than the average American. Cue the outrage!

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

An epic but improbable win.

The city’s second major championship was among the most improbable.

Disappointment turns to tragedy.

And so general discussion of vaccine passports and requirements in the US.

Texas and Oklahoma have reopened Pandora’s Box.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

Steve Sarkisian joins a frustrating trend.

The best two teams in college football play for it all amid some controversy.

Who ya got?

A mind-boggling statistic.

Comparing the White House’s approach to that of sports leagues on testing.

Alabama’s head football coach and athletic director have both tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID has given us a surreal calendar.

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

A nation that failed to control the pandemic is going to be without college sports this fall.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

Tommy Tuberville is likely the next Senator from the state of Alabama.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

More dominoes are falling. They won’t be the last.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

It is foolish to think that we ever escape politics.

Every offseason re-aligns the sport in fascinating ways.

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

Nine years after retiring as Head Coach at Florida, Urban Meyer announced earlier this week that he would retire from his current position at Ohio State after the Rose Bowl.

President Trump has fired his Attorney General, a move than many are interpreting as the precursor to a move against Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has suspended football coach Urban Meyer for three games over his handling of allegations of domestic violence by an Assistant Coach dating back to 2015.

The Commission on College Basketball recommended an end to the one-and-done rule and other major reforms.

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

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

If anything, the Trump campaign is going to provide some interesting data for future political scientists who study campaigns.

A debate schedule that seems designed to limit the ability of viewers to see candidates, and other incidents, has led Hillary Clinton’s opponents to allege that the D.N.C. is favoring Hillary Clinton.

Another set of solid ratings for the latest debate.

A Saturday night debate wasn’t likely to get much attention to begin with. A Saturday night debate in the wake of a major terrorist attack, and a major football game for Iowa’s premier college football team, likely got even less attention. That’s probably good news for Hillary Clinton, and bad news for her two remaining rivals.

The National Labor Relations Board refused to certify an effort by athletes at Northwestern University to unionize.

A victory for evil.