Those prone to see national fates reflected in a country’s performance on the football field may have clucked knowingly, earlier this week, at the improbable demise of both Barcelona and Real Madrid to arguably inferior teams in …
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Q&A: Washington D.C.’s NFL Savior, Robert Griffin III
Before Subway, which has signed Robert Griffin III to an endorsement contract, officially unveiled a bust made out of smokehouse barbeque chicken in RG3’s likeness (“They keep calling it the food bust, but you don’t want to
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Beyond the Quarterbacks: Why The NFL Draft Really Matters
We know the top two picks. But how will the rest of the NFL draft shake out?
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Why A Seven-Game Suspension Is Too Short For World Peace
In handing down a penalty for Metta World Peace’s elbow, the NBA had a chance to send a powerful message. It didn’t.
After Chelsea Dispatch Barcelona in the Champions League, Is Their Name on the Cup?
Be in no doubt: anyone who witnessed Chelsea’s miraculous victory over Barcelona will attest that their name is indeed on the cup.
Will Olympic Football Prove to be a Success or an Own Goal?
Off the field questions still linger as the draw gets made in London.
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What Mark Cuban Is Missing on the Olympics
The outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner has a point: why should free labor help Olympic committees, broadcasters, and sponsors get rich? But the Olympics boosts the NBA’s bottom line, too.
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No World Peace: How Ron Artest (Again) Marred the NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers power forward nails James Harden with an ugly elbow. Why a hefty suspension should follow.
Barcelona vs. Chelsea: The Revenge of Soccer’s Short Men
Watch the pre-kickoff handshake between the players of Barcelona and Chelsea ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal showdown and you’d be forgiven for believing the Catalans had sent a youth team to face the big men from …
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The Trials of Henry Cejudo, Olympic Wrestling Champ and Immigration Advocate
Wrestler Henry Cejudo, competing at this weekend’s U.S. Olympic trials, returns to the mat on a mission: to give illegal immigrants a voice
Soccer Darwinism: The English Premiership’s Survival Clashes
The producers of American reality-TV shows a decade ago figured out what European soccer administrators (and before them, promoters of Roman gladiator bouts) have always known: There’s a compelling spectacle in any clash where …
Happy 100th Birthday Fenway Park! 25 Moments from an Historic Stadium
At 3 pm on Friday, April 20, Fenway Park will celebrate its 100th birthday, when the Boston Red Sox host the rival New York Yankees. To commemorate Fenway’s big day, Keeping Score looks back at the iconic stadium’s most …
From the Department of Obvious: College Athletes Smoke Weed
A report from ESPN the Magazine alleges widespread use of marijuana within the University of Oregon’s football team — especially before practices or games. Should we really be that shocked?