Three things we learned from this week’s NFL Sunday, aside from Madonna getting the Super Bowl halftime gig.
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Bobby V Heads to Boston: 5 Things To Know About the New Red Sox Manager
In hiring Bobby Valentine, the Boston Red Sox got themselves a manager with strong tactical mind. But more importantly for the rest of us, the man leading one of baseball’s most high-profile franchises – one coming off a season …
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Unnecessary Excess: Urban Meyer and the Cult of Coach
By giving coaches an honorific, we elevate their status. If we stopped, maybe college sports wouldn’t be so out of control
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Life Inside the College Bubble at Penn State
In this week’s issue of TIME, we explore the insular nature of college campuses — and how “Happy Valley” stays happy amid scandal.
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What Do the Penn State and Syracuse Sex Abuse Cases Have In Common? Not Much.
The child molestation case against longtime Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine recently took a shocking turn.
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Still Tebow Time, Luckless Leinart: Three Things We Learned From NFL Week 12
TIME’s Sean Gregory breaks down the lessons from football’s 12th week.
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NBA Season Saved, Just In Time For Christmas
NBA fans will receive quite a gift this Christmas: a season. At around 3:30 AM Saturday morning, the NBA’s owners and players announced that they have reached a handshake agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, after …
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Holiday Cheat Sheet: 4 Ways to Look Smart About Football on Thanksgiving
As you gather around the television for food and football on Thanksgiving, why not wow the family with your NFL knowledge?
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Thank You, Baseball: Players And Owners Agree To A Deal
Baseball will now be lockout/strike-free from 1995 through 2016.
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Viewpoint: Why Penn State’s Football Program Shouldn’t Suffer the ‘Death Penalty’
Outraged sports buffs across the U.S. are calling on the NCAA to exterminate Penn State football. Their emotions are sound, their argument is not
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Penn State and Paterno: A Declaration of Independence
By some measures, Penn State’s home football game Saturday against the University of Nebraska was your typical Big Ten tilt. Beer chugging at the tailgates started bright and early. A group of diminutive Penn State students …
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Penn State’s Pre-Game Vigil: Focusing on the Victims — And Worrying About the Fallout
In spite of the sordid events roiling Penn State University, it almost felt like a familiar fall Friday afternoon on the State College campus. Penn State students, alums, and locals snapped up Nittany Lion gear at the campus …
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Penn State’s Mike McQueary Won’t Coach Due to “Multiple Threats”
Viewpoint: Removing Penn State’s wide receivers coach from the game on Saturday was the sensible move.