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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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?
Messi vs. Drogba: TIME 100’s Class of 2010 Puts One Over This Year’s Star
How a TIME 2010 honoree didn’t quietly cede the mantle of representing the global game
Football Fashion: Nike Unveils (Sort of) New Uniforms for NFL
Nike’s new NFL uniforms don’t take too many chances, but there are subtle design changes here and there. And the Seattle Seahawks got a total makeover.
But designers can still hope. On Tuesday in New York City, Nike unveiled …
New York Jets Sign Australian Rugby Star Hayden Smith, Who’s Never Played Professional Football Before
What could possibly go wrong?
No, England Did NOT Invent Football (Soccer) As We Know It
A soccer official claims that the game has been “stolen” from England. Here’s why that argument is flawed.
Northwestern Sits Out the Big Dance Again: Why Wildcats Sports Seem Hopeless
It may appear a curious coincidence that Northwestern’s sports complex is located adjacent to one of the best hospitals in the Chicago area. But when your team acquires a nickname like the Cardiac Cats, it becomes a pleasant …
David Beckham Signs On for Two More Years in Los Angeles
The world’s most famous soccer player has signed a new two-year deal with the L.A. Galaxy. David Beckham, 36, is effectively ending his playing career stateside in Major League Soccer, though he certainly harbors an ambition to …
Patriots Stop Tim Tebow: Why He Will Be Missed
(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) – America, you may now dial back your obsession with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, for now at least: the New England Patriots abruptly ended Denver’s season Saturday night, in a 45-10 trouncing of …
Tebow vs. Belichick: The Battle for the Soul of the NFL!
Saturday night’s New England Patriots–Denver Broncos game pits America’s suddenly most popular athlete against a less-than-beloved coach and team. What more can we ask for than this contest of good vs. evil?
Penn State’s New Coach: What the Backlash Says About The Program
In major college athletics, coaching staffs regularly get purged when a team does something relatively harmless, like finish a few games below .500. So it was only natural that a school like Penn State, plagued by one of the …
Study: When Football Scores Rise, Student Test Scores Fall
We all knew it, but academics have now proved it: college kids would rather watch sports than study.
A study conducted by three University of Oregon economists, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research this week, …
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 …