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Blood Sportnew
Carlos Condit, mixed martial arts' 'Natural Born Killer,' heralds the rise of combat sports in New Mexico.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
12-05-2012 |
Sports
Tags: MMA, Carlos Condit
At Penn State, It’s All About Moving Onnew
For a day, fans could put aside the politics and controversy of the horrendous child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, and stand as one.
The Athens NEWS |
Stephen Uhlmann |
09-07-2012 |
Sports
UNC's Football Scandal Has Roots in Decisions Made 60 Years Agonew
Raising admissions standards for athletes dramatically means accepting the fact that you likely won't win too many games, let alone a championship.
Tags: Football, College Admissions
St. Elmo's Fuegonew
Santa Fe's minor league mascot knocks it outta the park.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limon |
07-25-2012 |
Sports
Will Brain Damage Kill Football?new
Military combat personnel in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars may suffer the same kind of brain damage as professional football players.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Houston's Babies Play Baseball 1860s-Stylenew
There's no gloves or batting helmets when Larry Joe Miggins and the rest of the Houston Babies regularly travel back in time to play the game by its 1860 rules.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-16-2012 |
Sports
Jose Canseco Signs With Worcester Tornadoesnew
Jose Canseco's off-field issues and celebrity, at this point, has almost eclipsed his achievements as a player. Recently, Canseco has appeared on a variety of reality television shows, entered into boxing and MMA fights, and hosts a manic Twitter feed.
Worcester Magazine |
Jeremy Shulkin |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
2012 Final Four: Hoops (We Did It Again)new
New Orleans is about to host the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four tournament for the fifth time. Here's what to expect over a mad March (and April) weekend.
Cracking the Bucknutnew
How Ohio State fans came to be so obnoxious, and who we should blame for it.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
03-16-2012 |
Sports
Boosting Your NCAA Bracketnew
5 sports writer-approved tips for a successful tourney run.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Case Keefer |
03-12-2012 |
Sports
LeBron Liked Appletinis, and Other Important LeBron Dining Newsnew
During an important business meeting with Scene contributor and blogger extraordinaire Cleveland Frowns last weekend, we happened to strike up a conversation with a former waitress at one of LeBron James' favorite stomping grounds during his time in Cleveland. She shared details about LeBron's antics, all gleefully mundane but awesome.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
02-21-2012 |
Sports
The Custodiannew
Browns owner Randy Lerner might not be the guy you thought he was.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
02-01-2012 |
Sports
Tags: Cleveland Browns, Randy Lerner
49ers Pissed Away Super Bowl Berthnew
So many times, we've been told that tragedies or deaths "put things in perspective" when it comes to organized sports. Really? Fans need floods and famines and terrorist attacks and senseless mayhem to remind them that there are more important things in life than the outcome of a ballgame? This is necessary?
Why We Love Our Green Bay Packersnew
It's not just generic fan fever -- it's in our DNA.
Tags: Green Bay Packers
Bowling for Chumpsnew
How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities.
Miami New Times |
Pete Kotz and Tim Elfrink |
12-13-2011 |
Sports
