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The Madness of Pro Football
This one is a keeper. From Men's Journal in May, 2011—“The Ferocious Life and Tragic Death of a Super Bowl Star,” by Paul Solotaroff and Rick Telander:...
Dez Bryant Says The NCAA's Johnny Manziel Problem Is Some Bullshit
It's important to remind ourselves, every now and again, just why the NCAA suspended Dez Bryant for an entire year, if only to remind ourselves what sort of operation we're dealing with. He met with Deion Sanders—not a violation!—and, confused and threatened by the interrogation from the NCAA's heav...
Here's The Race Result From "Death Of A Racehorse"
W.C. Heinz’s “Death of a Racehorse” owes none of its fame to nostalgia. Written in one hour, in one draft, on a manual typewriter, on deadline, the 1949 classic is hailed by many in the industry as quite possibly the perfect story. Jeff MacGregor called it “the Gettysburg Address sportswriting. A ru...
Worst Columnist In America Compares Johnny Manziel To Rosa Parks
You wanna see some shit?...
Hey, Look, The NCAA Is No Longer Selling Athletes' Merchandise At All
Jay Bilas can declare victory. NCAA don Mark Emmert just said "uncle":...
Yep, The NCAA Also Sells An Autographed Photo Of Reggie Bush At USC
Jay Bilas's Twitter takedown of the NCAA's online store has sent a lot of people in search of more gems of hypocrisy, and this might be the best find yet, courtesy Larry Brown Sports: An autographed photo of Reggie Bush outrunning Oklahoma defenders during the 2005 BCS title game, yours for the low,...
Watchdog Study Backs Idea Of Football-Only Superconference
An independent study, delivered yesterday to the desks of Mark Emmert and the NCAA D1 board of directors, finds that "changes are needed to restore integrity" to college athletics. No shit, study....
Hey, The NCAA, You're Still Selling Johnny Manziel Jerseys Here, Too
The NCAA isn't profiting off of "amateur" athletes' names or likenesses, OK? That's why that inconvenient search option was taken down from from the website of the NCAA shop earlier today. But if you still wanna buy something by doing a search on the name of your favorite "amateur" athlete, you're i...
Reminder: Johnny Manziel May Not Profit From The Use Of His Own Name
Because doing so would violate the spirit of amateurism. Rules are rules. Shipping not included....
Pac-12 Commissioner Combines Good Idea With Dumb Suggestion
Caporegime Larry Scott, who runs the NCAA's west coast crew as the commissioner of the Pac-12, wants to arrange some kind of sit-down with the heads of all of the NCAA's families. He has a beef with basketball's so-called one-and-done rule, which requires athletes to spend one year pretending to be ...
Oregon's New “Football Performance Center” Is A Decadent Monstrosity
The University of Oregon just opened a brand new $68 million, 145,000-square foot football facility that would make Ozymandias—but not Phil Knight—blush. It is completely bananas. Let's take a look at some pictures....
Former MLB Pitcher Frank Castillo Drowns
Frank Castillo, who logged 13 MLB seasons with six teams, drowned in a lake near his Arizona home yesterday. He was 44....
Kolton Houston Cleared By NCAA After Three-Year Drug Test Ordeal
Georgia lineman Kolton Houston failed an NCAA drug test during his freshman season in 2010. He then failed dozens more in the three years since. Now, finally, Houston's been cleared to play by the NCAA....
Death Of A Racehorse
Here's W.C. Heinz's celebrated 1949 column, "Death of a Racehorse." ...
UNC Keeps Digging Deeper Hole For Itself In Academic Scandal
The UNC academic scandal—that's much less scandal and much more conversation with the last person left in the world to have seen the ending of The Sixth Sense—continues. To recap, athletes at UNC were enrolled in bogus classes and received assistance from faculty and administrators to help maintain ...
Schools That Profit From Unpaid Labor Upset About For-Profit School
We told you last fall about Grand Canyon University, the for-profit school in Phoenix that began transitioning to NCAA Division I on June 1, with its basketball team (led by new head coach Dan Majerle!) slated to compete this winter as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Now comes word that...