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AP Unionized Football Teams? Welcome to the Future of College Sports
The Northwestern University football team's petition to unionize raises thorny questions—but it's a radical first step in making athletes' voices heard in decisions that affect them.
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Can Youth Football Be Saved? (And Should It Be?)
Concern for player safety is at an all-time high, but it's unclear whether it's the responsibility of schools, coaches, or youth leagues to take measures to protect kids.
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Is It Unfair to Expect NFL Players to Behave Like Grown-Ups?
The response to Richie Incognito's alleged harassment of a teammate just shows the futility of trying to hold the NFL to the same standard as any other workplace.
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AP / Matt Slocum The Need for (and Fun-Sucking Potential of) Instant Replay in Baseball
This year's World Series has had enough controversial calls to make a case for the MLB stepping into the 21st century. But will the game still need old-fashioned judgment calls?
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Well, That Was Weird: The Baffling, Logic-Defying 2013 NBA Draft
A surprise set of top picks plus some questionable matchmaking between players and teams made this year's draft one of the more puzzling in recent memory.
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The Lesson of This Year's Incredible NBA Finals: It's Basketball That Matters
Forget the hype, the legacies, the rivalries. The games themselves dwarfed all of that.
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Is LeBron James a Non-Factor in the NBA Finals ... or the Deciding Factor?
And with three games left in the series, can the Spurs make a final push past a resurgent Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What the Boston Marathon Bombing Says About Sports: It Matters
Both the race and its aftermath are reminders of the importance of enduring.
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Just How Angry Do We Need to Get About a Coach With Anger Issues?
The outrage over Rutgers' basketball coach Mike Rice's behavior has cost both Rice and athletic director Tim Pernetti their jobs. But what, exactly, is everyone mad about?
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The 2013 MLB Season: Why Not Root, Root, Root for the Home Team?
Kansas City and D.C. fans have a right to expect big things this year. Plus: Mike Trout as MVP, Jeffrey Loria as continued league villain, and the late arrival of Jurickson Profar.
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They Don't Call It March Methodology: Picks for the NCAA Basketball Tourney
Bucknell will be the Cinderella, Ohio State will finally win one for Thad Matta, and other predictions for this year's wide-open brackets
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Which One of These Guys Is College Basketball's Player of the Year?
Thus far, it's been a race without a clear frontrunner.
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The Offensive Absurdity of the NFL Combine
It's like a dog show—except with questions about the contestants' sexual preferences.
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All-Star Weekend: This Is When the NBA Season Gets Good
Predictions for what's going to happen in pro basketball over the All-Star Break and beyond.
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Who Took the Baskets Out of College Basketball?
Shooting and scoring numbers for the sport are at a historic low. What gives?
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Super Bowl XLVII: Who's Going to Win This Thing?
Will it be the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers? Our sports roundtable is a hung jury.
