
Stipulate first that, when it comes to the annual Name of the Year Bracket, there are no winners, no losers, and no…


Dragonwagon Regional namesake Crescent Dragonwagon is up front about her name: She changed it from Ellen Zolotow…


Last August, the NCAA unveiled the NET ranking, a comprehensive synthesis of numbers designed to supplant the…

Here at NOTY, it’s axiomatic that a truly great name has it going both ways. Just look at the Hall of Name: Assumptio…

Down goes Salami Blessing! Your Name of the Year final four is here, and it’s Jimbob Ghostkeeper vs. Makenlove Petit-Fard, and Delicious Peters vs. Dr. Narwhals Mating. Your vote counts. [NOTY]

The Name of the Year tournament is down to the elite eight. A lot of chalk, but not exclusively so. The Salami Blessing-Jimbob Ghostkeeper matchup looks like it could be the real final. [NOTY]
Voting is now open in all regions of the Name of the Year bracket. I’m not going to tell you how to vote, but Mike Diaper is currently losing his matchup so go fix that. [NOTY]

Every year we make a point of reading the Name of the Year bracket out loud, and every year the bracket succeeds in…


To all of you who have shouted at us on Twitter, through our email address, and in my Gchat windows: Yes, we know,…