Presenting The 2019 Name Of The Year Bracket
Last August, the NCAA unveiled the NET ranking, a comprehensive synthesis of numbers designed to supplant the…
Hot Fucking Stove Update: Melvin Is B.J. Again
The MLB hot stove has been ice cold this entire offseason, but today has brought the news we’ve all been waiting for.…
Kumar Rocker, Seth Beer, Owen Sharts, And The Future Of The American Baseball Name
There are some people who follow college baseball because a publication or faintly queasy-making subscription-only…
The Best Names Of The WHL Draft
On an auspicious day for names, the Western Hockey League held its draft for 14- and 15-year-old players. As in past…
Jimbob Ghostkeeper Is The 2018 Name Of The Year
Here at NOTY, it’s axiomatic that a truly great name has it going both ways. Just look at the Hall of Name: Assumption…
Here Is Your 2018 Name Of The Year Championship Match
For one of the two men who have made it to this year’s Name of the Year final, destiny awaits.
The Name of the Year tournament is down to the elite eight. A lot of chalk, but not exclusively so. The Salami…
Presenting The 2018 Name Of The Year Bracket
To all of you who have shouted at us on Twitter, through our email address, and in my Gchat windows: Yes, we know,…
Here Are The Most George Lucas-Ass Names In The NFL
For all the things that he has gotten wrong in his career as a mythmaker and world-builder and filmmaker and Extremely…
Joe Smith, Baseball's One True Joe Smith, To Sign With Astros
Much is made of the fact that baseball’s history makes the sport so rich in numbers—a statistic to back up every story…
Wrong Steve Smith Nominated To Pro Football Hall Of Fame [Updated]
Steve Smith Sr. was one of the best receivers of his generation. In a long, illustrious career for both the Panthers…
College Baseball Names, Ranked
Michael Lananna does an excellent job of covering college baseball for Baseball America. He did a particularly…
Heaven And Heck Prevail
Congratulations to junior tennis players Zion Heaven and Hunter Heck, semifinalists at the Copa Badia.
The Real 2017 Name Of The Year Is...
Last month, the voting public selected Boats Botes as the 2017 Name of the Year. Congratulations, voting public, on…
The Future Of Hockey Remains A Bunch Of Kids With Irritating Names
Spring is here. The weather is warm and the flowers are blooming and we, the too-lucky denizens of the hockey internet,…
Presenting The 2017 Name Of The Year Bracket
Names are serious business.
Honestly I Hope Most Of The Young USMNTers Suck Because I Hate Their Names
The young boys on the USMNT U20 team won their age group’s CONCACAF Championship this weekend. Which, for diehard…
Let's Talk About Cool Pitcher Names
I believe, in my heart of hearts, that Corey Kluber doesn’t receive quite the stardom or respect he deserves as…
The Future Of Hockey Is Still A Bunch Of Kids With Irritating Names
I am so happy, you guys. I have, no fooling, been looking forward to this day for a full year. It is the morning after…
How To Live Confidently With A Name No One Can Pronounce
I would like to announce that I am not a girl-blogger seeking anonymity, as many of our commenters suspect.