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NLCS Champs

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April 2015

April 05, 2015

Opening Day, Pitcher Myths

By Dirk Hayhurst Dirk Hayhurst is a retired major league pitcher, a national MLB correspondent...

February 2015

February 01, 2015

Super Bowl Binge

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January 2015

January 20, 2015

Good News: NFL

Sarah Larimer: Here is a thing that Cade Pope, a 12-year-old from Oklahoma, said Tuesday...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

NFL and Dementia: Numbers

Forbes: Playing in the NFL brings fame, fortune …and a dramatically higher risk of suffering...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Winter Olympics, 2022: A Problem

Source: The next Olympics to be awarded, a little more than a year from now,...

April 2014

April 07, 2014

Kentucky Athletes’ Student Profile

Brad Wolverton: Dallas — Every year around this time, a handful of elite freshmen declare their...

April 07, 2014

Nate Silver on Baseball Popularity

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March 2014

March 22, 2014

The Billion Dollar Bracket is Done

Source: Just 25 games into the NCAA tournament, the billion dollar bracket bubble has already...

March 16, 2014

Bracketology

Well, what do you think of the brackets? Who will the following Regionals? South Region:...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Baseball and the Inside Stories

The Brewers have adopted Hank.

November 2013

November 02, 2013

What Athletes “Earn”

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October 2013

October 09, 2013

Latino vs. Stoic

Major League Baseball, so Jorge Arangue says, is divided between the celebratory approach of Latinos...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Dan Gable and Olympic Wrestling

That Dan Gable was the best.ever.by.far, and this article is one serious piece about one...

August 06, 2013

From a Player

One of the more potent arguments against the use of performance enhancing drugs/products is that...

June 2013

June 08, 2013

Weekly Meanderings, June 8, 2013

Ten fitness myths... good read. Nature's strength (to the left). The NCCA follows its own...

May 2013

May 10, 2013

Just in case you need evidence about sports

Source: Deadspin

March 2013

March 02, 2013

The New Uniforms

By Jason Gay: And don't get me started about golfers who now look like NASCAR...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Best Super Bowl Ever?

Here is the chart, measured by its own criteria, but there's one gaping hole. The...

January 2013

January 20, 2013

Spending per Student

What do schools spend per student vs. per student-athlete? College sports are big business, but...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

The Dangers of Football

From Melissa Healy, LA Times: WASHINGTON -- A new study of brains donated after death...

December 04, 2012

The Heisman: Your Prediction?

Three candidates, and I wonder which one you think will win: Who will win? Who...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

NCAA Crackdown?

The NCAA has announced crackdown measures. I don't know what you think, but my own...

August 2012

August 07, 2012

Vin Scully

Vin Scully, the voice of the LA Dodgers, is the best baseball announcer ever. (Some...

May 2012

May 09, 2012

Kids and Football

From Jennifer Mascia, a post she wrote back in February: Over the weekend, former “Dateline”...

May 06, 2012

Football and Concussions

Did you see this? Gary Plummer hopes the death of his former teammate Junior Seau...

May 05, 2012

Concussions, Football and You

Are the new studies about concussions, the new reports (Sonjay Gupta, for instance), and the...

April 2012

April 28, 2012

Chamique Holdsclaw about Pat Summitt

From HLN: “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” That’s what Coach Pat Summitt...

April 18, 2012

Go-Go Moyer Wins Again!

Jamie Moyer becomes the oldest MLB pitcher to win a game. Here's the story from...

April 07, 2012

Dogs and the Masters

Mercy, from AP: SEATTLE (AP) - Russ Berkman's dream came true when he won a...