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Mark Emmert’s greatest hitsMark Emmert announced his resignation yesterday, stepping down as president of the NCAA, a position he’d held since November 1, 2010....

Who's A Good Boy? UW's New Puppy Mascot, That's Who!BOOP BOOP BOOP. Puppy alert. Incoming puppy. Prepare yourself according to protocol for the viewing of a puppy video! Here is the puppy:...

The NCAA Is Not Going To Tolerate Excess EducationOriginally published at Bloomberg View....

How Clark Olson Beats Everyone Else In Fantasy Everything

The guy who just beat everyone else in America at all the fantasy sports, again, is a computer science professor who is not so much into trades but who is really, really into spreadsheets. Clark Olson, the 2012 winner of ESPN's omnibus Uber Challenge fantasy game, again, tallied the high score acros...

The University Of Washington Has Put Twitter Restrictions On Media Members

Are you a college basketball or football writer who constantly tweets while covering games? Cut that shit out when you're at the University of Washington. The university has implemented limitations on tweeting about football and basketball games, because...well, we're not really sure. No media memb...

Not Fadeaway: Farewell To Brandon Roy's Perfect Step-Back

Brandon Roy retired from professional basketball last week, at the age of 27 and after just five seasons in the NBA. He has, he told the Portland Trail Blazers, "degenerative knees."...