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Does the PGA Tour Need to Get More Scandalous?

Does the PGA Tour Need to Get More Scandalous?

Sergio Garcia's recent "fried chicken" comment about Tiger Woods was in poor taste—but it's one of the more captivating things that's happened to golf in a while.

Buying a Wedding Gift for RG3 Isn't Crass—It's Touching

Buying a Wedding Gift for RG3 Isn't Crass—It's Touching

Don't be cynical: Sending a pizza stone to a quarterback you like represents a relatively sane, meaningful expression of fandom.

American Sports Fanaticism Was Born in the <i>Great Gatsby</i> Era

American Sports Fanaticism Was Born in the Great Gatsby Era

Sports became a U.S. obsession in a time when underground gamblers like Arnold Rothstein—the inspiration for Gatsby's World Series fixer Meyer Wolfsheim—ruled.

A Name Change for the Redskins: Unpopular, Insufficient, and Necessary

A Name Change for the Redskins: Unpopular, Insufficient, and Necessary

Changing the NFL franchise's name won't go over well with diehard fans, nor will it reverse American history. But there's no excuse for continuing to commercialize a racial slur.

The Amazing David Beckham Goal That Sent England to the 2002 World Cup
How Matt Harvey Became the Most Exciting Pitcher in Baseball

How Matt Harvey Became the Most Exciting Pitcher in Baseball

By choosing not to micromanage the 24-year-old's game, the Mets have taken a wiser, healthier course of action than other franchises have with their young pitchers.

Ban This Fan

Ban This Fan

Flipping off an athlete, as Filomena Tobias did to Joakim Noah, is beyond OK.

How to End Baseball's Epic Officiating Screwups: Use Instant-Replay Umpires

How to End Baseball's Epic Officiating Screwups: Use Instant-Replay Umpires

The Oakland Athletics' overruled home run this week shows again that subjective on-field rulings are an unreliable, often unfair way to officiate MLB games.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Lesson for the English Premier League: Loyalty Counts

Sir Alex Ferguson's Lesson for the English Premier League: Loyalty Counts

The Manchester United soccer manager has retired after 27 years with the team, leaving behind one of the longest, most successful coaching tenures in sports history.

In Praise of Nate Robinson, the NBA Playoffs' Surprising Scene-Stealer

In Praise of Nate Robinson, the NBA Playoffs' Surprising Scene-Stealer

The 5'9" Chicago Bulls point guard won't be the most valuable player in the NBA postseason, but thus far, he's its most entertaining.

Actually, Jason Collins Isn't the First Openly Gay Man in a Major Pro Sport

Actually, Jason Collins Isn't the First Openly Gay Man in a Major Pro Sport

Major-league baseball player Glenn Burke was comfortably out to his teammates and friends in 1976—but back then, it was the press that wasn't ready for a gay male athlete.

'I Trusted 'Em': When NCAA Schools Abandon Their Injured Athletes

'I Trusted 'Em': When NCAA Schools Abandon Their Injured Athletes

Universities aren't required to provide healthcare when athletes get hurt—and that fact has proved devastating for some student-athletes and their families.

The Jets Were Right to Cut Tim Tebow

The Jets Were Right to Cut Tim Tebow

Waiving a player who underachieves is smart business, and a review of Tebow's 2012-2013 performance reveals that he did, indeed, fail to live up to expectations.

The Human Triumph of the NBA's First Openly Gay Player

The Human Triumph of the NBA's First Openly Gay Player

Jason Collins's coming out is a great thing for sports, but it's also a great thing for him.

The College Football Playoff Is Finally Here&mdash;So Watch Your Back, NCAA

The College Football Playoff Is Finally Here—So Watch Your Back, NCAA

The new tournament set to replace the Bowl Championship Series could empower student-athletes by operating outside the NCAA's stifling, increasingly dysfunctional jurisdiction.

The College Basketball Victory That Seemed Too Good to Be True&mdash;and Was

The College Basketball Victory That Seemed Too Good to Be True—and Was

In 1950, my alma mater, City College, pulled off a miracle: winning the NIT and NCAA championships. But when the team's cheating came to light, I learned a tough lesson.

What the Boston Marathon Bombing Says About Sports: It Matters

What the Boston Marathon Bombing Says About Sports: It Matters

Both the race and its aftermath are reminders of the importance of enduring.

The Surprisingly Serious Quest to Make Muggle Quidditch a Real Sport

The Surprisingly Serious Quest to Make Muggle Quidditch a Real Sport

At this weekend's Quidditch World Cup VI, more than 1,500 players will unite to play the semi-ridiculous Harry Potter-inspired game and support its effort to be recognized.

The $5 Million Question: Should College Athletes Buy Disability Insurance?

The $5 Million Question: Should College Athletes Buy Disability Insurance?

Gifted student-athletes sometimes buy athletic-disability insurance to secure their potential pro earnings, but the expensive policies almost never pay out.

The Real Story of Baseball's Integration That You Won't See in <i>42</i>

The Real Story of Baseball's Integration That You Won't See in 42

The new film ignores the broad-based movement that helped make Jackie Robinson's arrival in baseball possible, as well as the first black major-leaguer's own activism.

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