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Sports Central
January 25, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics Athletes Face Double Standard Big media and corporate sponsorship of sporting events in the US have become as big a story these days as the sports and athletes they themselves sponsor, with nary an opportunity missed by advertisers and networks alike to promote themselves.   |
AskMen.com
January 8, 2001
Jimmy Shapiro |
Top 50 Sports Stories Of 2000 Here's one man's opinion of the top 50 stories of 2000, in order of importance. Let's hope this year is as eventful... |
AskMen.com
Phil Helm |
Top 10: Big Mouths In Sports The athletes on this top 10 list of big mouths in sports not only had big mouths, but what came out of them was morally repugnant. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Hines Ward and Head Injuries Once upon time, Hines Ward had all the qualities sports fans admire. He was a great player with a well-rounded skill set, a college quarterback turned Pro Bowl wide receiver. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Allen Barra |
Don Fehr's drug-testing gamble The Players Association head agreed to random drug testing because he knows it's a phony issue for the owners. Plus: George Allen, and more baseball memories. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2001
Frank Deford |
Around the horn A look at noteworthy items from the sports world... |
Salon.com
September 15, 2000
Allen Barra |
Why I hate the Olympics Greed, hypocrisy, dumb sports and Bela Karolyi, just for starters. Plus: Mets? Braves? Try Giants. Dennis Miller: He doesn't know football, but at least he's not funny. |
Sports Central
June 24, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Not Just Michael Vick Michael Vick is the best pure running quarterback ever, but he didn't revolutionize the game of football, or change the way it is played. |
Sports Central
November 27, 2003
Eric Poole |
McNair: Carrying the Standard McNair, who almost won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Division I-AA Alcorn State, is puncturing the myth that big colleges have a monopoly on big-time pro football prospects. |
Sports Illustrated
April 18, 2000
Ivan Maisel |
If I were commissioner If they made me commissioner of college football... |
Sports Illustrated
November 16, 2000
Tim Layden |
Making the case for Weinke Florida State senior quarterback Chris Weinke's run for the Heisman Trophy has become embroiled in a controversy that has nothing to do with chad and everything to do with age. Heisman voters shouldn't hold age against him... |
Sports Central
January 6, 2009
Matt Thomas |
Future is Now For the NCAA's NFL Prospects Here's a look at those college athletes that have the hardware in their trophy cases and the draft eligibility to participate in next spring's selection meeting. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Heisman Trophy Disappointments The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding college football player each season. But while the annual winners are showered with acclaim, not all go on to NFL fame. |
AskMen.com
February 21, 2001
Mark Simmons |
African American Coaches In The NFL Marvin Lewis was passed up because the Caucasian coaches have had a head start and have leveraged this edge. But, with time, the landscape will change, and the same way now that the best athlete runs the offense, one day, the best coach will run the team... |
Sports Central
October 31, 2004
Jon Gonzales |
Ten Radical Rule Changes For the NFL It's not like football needs rule changes like other sports need them. Still, a sport, in the fans' interests, should continuously evolve; therefore keeping it from flat-lining as tennis or even baseball has at times. |
Searcher
December 2010
Irene McDermott |
The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
Sports Central
September 8, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 1 (Part 2) New Orleans @ Carolina: The casts are off... N.Y. Jets @ Kansas City: Will be offensive to both sides...Tampa Bay @ Minnesota: It's Culpepper's team now... Tennessee @ Pittsburgh: The Steelers steal this one... Indianapolis @ Baltimore: The Ravens spring the upset... etc. |
Salon.com
January 3, 2001
Allen Barra |
Marvin Miller, Hall of Famer The union founder made ballplayers unimaginably rich. Will they ever have the guts to demand that he be enshrined in Cooperstown?... Also, why do people complain that there are too many college bowl games? |
Salon.com
April 24, 2002
Allen Barra |
The corporate sports rip-off Why are taxpayers still subsidizing professional football and basketball? |
Sports Illustrated
March 6, 2001
Ivan Maisel |
Don't believe the hype These four squads will go out like a lamb... |
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 2000
Ivan Maisel |
Vick seems to be everywhere The surest bet in college football this fall is that Michael Vick will suffer from a sophomore slump. We are six weeks from the start of fall practice and there is no way -- no way -- that Vick can meet the expectations that await him.... |
Sports Central
February 24, 2005
Adam Russell |
Which College is Quarterback U? Have you ever heard anyone refer to a school as "Quarterback U?" |
Sports Central
July 31, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Biggest Snubs This is an updated version of a piece I wrote in 2007. Many of the players I wrote about then have been elected to Canton, some new players have become eligible, and some things I've changed my mind about. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Jeff Pearlman |
Success: Winners and Losers In a world where everyone wants to shine, real champions possess a strong work ethic and a certain amount of humility. They single-handedly alter the playing field by elevating everyone in their midst. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Catching up A potpourri of off-season NFL questions, answered. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2006
Kevin Holtsberry |
Early NFL Disappointments A look at a few players and teams who have not lived up to expectations. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
How Athletes Are Cultivated How do aspiring sports stars hone their talents so they're ready for the big time and the dollars that are up for grabs? How much money is involved in cultivating talent? |
Sports Central
October 4, 2007
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 5 Predictions for upcoming NFL match-ups include humorous, fictional quotes. |
Sports Central
July 1, 2006
Greg Wyshynski |
My Favorite Sports Stars A list of favorite sports stars. |
Sports Central
September 23, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3 Here are some predictions for the NFL in week three. Please note that the quotes in this article are fictional. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2007
Adam Russell |
The Sports Fan's Cable/Satellite TV Paradox There are now so many specialized sports networks on cable/satellite TV that executives are forced to find anything to fill their programming schedules. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Eye-Popping Contracts Here's a list of 10 sports contracts that involve double-digit length or triple-digit figures. |
Sports Illustrated
July 17, 2000
Jack McCallum |
Are you ready for some football? There used to be but one hot stove in sports and baseball owned it. Journalists could write endlessly about what offseason moves the Yankees would be making, but football and basketball remained almost invisible until the games began. Not anymore.... |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Allen Barra |
Any given Monday night Dennis Miller won't pull the NFL out of its TV doldrums. Here are seven ideas that will. |
Sports Illustrated
September 5, 2000
Peter King |
Inside the NFL Untested quarterback Daunte Culpepper showed that he's more than big enough for the Vikings starting job with a stirring performance against the Bears |
Sports Illustrated
September 18, 2000
Peter King |
Detroit needs some saving Detroit's teams aren't abandoning their city...Week 3 Awards... Factoid ... 10 Things I Think I Think... |
Sports Illustrated
November 30, 2000
Rick Reilly |
On laughing, crying and curling |
Sports Central
January 22, 2005
Greg Wyshynski |
Mr. Touchdown vs. The Black Quarterback Are black quarterbacks all painted with the same broad brush -- as players who aren't hardwired to be successful drop-back passers? |
AskMen.com
March 28, 2013 |
The Mind-Blowing Value Of College Athletes Are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh really worth 1,000 times more than Peyton Siva, Russ Smith and Chane Behanan? According to a study released by the National College Players Association and Drexel University, the answer is a resounding "no." |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003
Skip Rozin |
A Whole New Ball Game? The push to reform--and scale back--collegiate athletics is gaining yardage. |
Sports Central
January 12, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
Playoffs?! A Look at the Final Eight It was an anti-climactic ending to a season full of hype that never delivered. |
Sports Central
December 23, 2004
Jon Gonzales |
The 12 Classiest Sports Stars of All-Time Actually, 14-- with a three-way tie for number 10. The names listed here, college and pro, male and female, represent basketball, football, basketball and tennis, but stand together to represent the best of all sports. |
Sports Central
July 5, 2005
Avery Smith |
2005 College Football Preview: Heisman Top 10 There are many guys this year that have a shot at winning the Heisman Trophy, given to the top college football player in the country. Here are a few that should be considered favorites. |
PC Magazine
October 12, 2005
Daniel S. Evans |
NCAA Football 2006 This year, the always enjoyable NCAA Football series has a new mode: Race for the Heisman. |
Salon.com
January 6, 2001
Jon Entine |
Young, gifted and under center The current bumper crop of black quarterbacks leading their teams to the playoffs doesn't mean racism is dead in the NFL... |
Sports Illustrated
September 4, 2002
Michael Silver |
Once and again Picking the Pats, and other semi-educated guesses |
Salon.com
August 8, 2001
David Davis |
Marvin Miller As the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, he challenged the assumptions that players are chattel and that labor unions have no place within sports... |
Sports Central
August 25, 2004
Eric Williams |
Gunner For Hire The game is nip and tuck all the way, with neither team able to open a lead larger than seven points. The U.S. basketball team looks anxious and unsure of themselves, afraid to shoot from the outside, trying to force things inside their opponents' well packed-in zone. |
Sports Central
March 16, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Gridiron March Madness As the NFL draft is among us, making predictions on who will succeed is little more than an uneducated guess. |
Sports Central
October 12, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6 With jobs on the line in, Lions win... Ravens take another low-scoring game... Palmer and Bengals prevail... Parcells keeps it simple for a Cowboys win... etc. |
