The NFL has pushed for player safety improvements. Yet, because of a labor dispute, the league is locking out its referees. Why this could be a dangerous call.
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Keeping ScoreFootball
How Lance Armstrong Lost His Tour de France Titles
The cyclist’s decision to forfeit his titles and not contest charges by the United States Anti-Doping Agency may be, in a sense, logical
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Bad Timing: Sizing Up the Joe Paterno Book
A new Joe Paterno bio, written by one of America’s best sportswriters, Joe Posnanski, is intriguing. But it just doesn’t fit the times.
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Augusta National Admits Two Women. Will More Follow?
Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore, a banking exec, have joined Augusta National. Why two is far from enough
Johnny Pesky: A Legend Finally Takes Off His Uniform
Shortly after Johnny Pesky died on Aug. 13 at 92, a torrent of tributes and remembrances appeared on every Boston news site. Many had a common theme: the time I met Johnny Pesky.
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TIME At The Olympics
Over the next month or so, you may notice very infrequent posts on Keeping Score. The reason: TIME’s sports coverage will be focusing on the 2012 London Olympics. So for dispatches from the Games, and stories on the history, culture, economics, science, and other aspects of the Olympics, plus photo galleries, Top 10 lists and more, …
NCAA Lowers Boom on Penn State: $60 Million Fine and Four-Year Bowl-Game Ban
Penn State’s football program faces the daunting task of rebuilding itself while accepting punishment for enabling a culture that covered up child sexual abuse and led to the downfall of a storied college coach
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The Stephen Strasburg Dilemma: Baseball Pain Inside The Beltway
The Washington Nationals will end the season of Stephen Strasburg, their best pitcher who underwent Tommy John surgery almost two years ago, early, even if he’s feeling healthy. Will caution come at a cost?
Top 10 Most Hated Sports-Team Owners
Jeremy Lin’s exodus from New York has secured Knicks owner James Dolan in the annals of the least popular sports-team owners. Here are a few other big, bad sportsmen.
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Can Jeremy Lin’s Appeal in China Really Help Houston’s Bottom Line?
The Rockets, having drafted Yao Ming, know how to market in China, where Jeremy Lin is wildly popular.
Soccer Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Joins PSG — and Qatari Owner’s Business Empire
The transfer of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Milan to Paris Saint-Germain provides unprecedented star power and offensive punch to the French club — and a new asset to the wider business plans of its Qatari owner.
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‘Death Penalty’ Would Be an Act of Mercy for Penn State Football
In a PBS interview broadcast Monday night, NCAA president Mark Emmert refused to take “anything off the table” regarding its possible punishment of Penn State University in the wake of the damning Freeh Report. The results of …
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‘Every Day Was a Mistake’: How Should Penn State Deal with Joe Paterno?
The Freeh Report accused the legendary coach, and other Penn State leaders, of concealing Jerry Sandusky’s misdeeds. Will JoePa’s legacy ever recover?