How to Fix the Heisman
It's impossible to choose the year's best college football player—so the voters should pick two… More »
Allen Barra writes about sports for the Wall Street Journal and TheAtlantic.com. His next book is Mickey and Willie--The Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age.
It's impossible to choose the year's best college football player—so the voters should pick two… More »
The undefeated Green Bay team can still go on to win the Super Bowl, even if it falls to Detroit tomorrow—as it learned a half-century ago… More »
No one should question that the world champion beat his Mexican rival in their third match-up… More »
University administrators are making a grave mistake in allowing Paterno to wait until the end of the season to retire… More »
As the number-two-ranked Crimson Tide prepares to play number-one-ranked LSU this weekend, a look at what's made the program so successful… More »
A boxing legend teamed up with a movie star to make the new film about dueling robots… More »
An interview with the author of the Jack Taylor series, whose latest book comes out this week… More »
Michael Lewis's book-turned-movie made a legend out of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. But does his record match the hype?… More »
The aging, injured star may never play another pro football game. Why he's this era's most impressive player—no matter what Tom Brady fans say.… More »
The NFL seems to be a better league than the MLB for a small-time team, but the opposite may be true… More »
Gambling accusations are just the latest, empty reason for the media to beat up on the star… More »
1961 was one of baseball's most exciting seasons—but it also gave rise to a string of persistent myths… More »
The Cardinals centerfielder, subject of a new HBO documentary, brought in the era of free agency… More »
The Cardinals first baseman is the best slugger since Lou Gehrig. Why isn't he a household name yet?… More »
Both the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain and the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg are victims of the "Inverted W"… More »
Yes, he's rich, arrogant, and made a fool of himself with his nationally televised Decision. But he's also the greatest active player in the game today.… More »
What makes this year's labor dispute different than past disagreements? This time, the owners are up against a much better organized group of players.… More »
Scouting is state-of-the-art, yet judging which NFL players will pan out remains a gamble. Maybe they’re not the ones who should be studied… More »
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