Sports

Politics

No More Tax Dollars for Sports Stadiums

Minor league teams offer empty promises and empty stadiums.

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.3.2013 2:15 PM

Civil Liberties

UFC Will No Longer Penalize Fighters for Smoking Marijuana in the Days and Weeks Before a Fight

Mike Riggs | 6.3.2013 1:16 PM

Culture

Pacers Force Game 7 Vs. Heat in NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Basketball

Reason Staff | 6.3.2013 11:32 AM

Culture

LeBron James, Two Others, Fined For Exaggerating Impact of Personal Fouls in Heat-Pacers Playoff Game

What is this, soccer?

Reason Staff | 5.30.2013 5:20 PM

Culture

Russian Claims Base Jumping Record After Leaping Off North Face of Everest

2,3687 feet above sea level

Reason Staff | 5.29.2013 3:20 PM

Culture

Wrestling May Be Restored as Olympic Event

Competing against baseball/softball and squash for final slot

Reason Staff | 5.29.2013 2:37 PM

Culture

Why Pro-Ball Pitchers Shouldn't Bat

Steve Chapman | 5.27.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

New York State Proposes "Bowling Shoe Law"

Anthony Fisher | 5.24.2013 1:15 PM

Politics

NY Legislators Debating Bowling Shoe Law

Would require owners of bowling alleys to post sign warning customers not to wear bowling shoes outside

Reason Staff | 5.24.2013 11:48 AM

Culture

Sergio Garcia Apologizes for Saying He'd Serve Tiger Woods Fried Chicken

Golf drama

Reason Staff | 5.22.2013 8:52 AM

Culture

NFL to Lend $200M Toward Construction of Atlanta Falcons Stadium

$200 million also coming from public bonds

Reason Staff | 5.21.2013 2:20 PM

Culture

Boston Marathon Runners Who Didn't Finish Due to Bombing Invited Back

Can try again next year

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 1:15 PM

Culture

Libertarian NFL Punter Kluwe Signs with Oakland Raiders

Can fight for gay marriage recognition in California

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 12:52 PM

Culture

David Beckham to Retire from Soccer

This season to be his last

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 11:37 AM

Culture

NFL's Evan Mathis Instagrams Himself Peeing on IRS Building

Suggests he's not apologizing

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 7:16 AM

Culture

Boston Bruins Beat Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 Overtime

Headed to the Eastern conference finals of NHL playoffs

Reason Staff | 5.14.2013 7:24 AM

Culture

Dennis Rodman Returning to North Korea

Trying to get jailed American freed, he says

Reason Staff | 5.10.2013 3:20 PM

Politics

Highest Paid State Employees Mostly Football Coaches, Also Basketball (And a Hockey Coach in New Hampshire)

All 50 come from higher ed

Ed Krayewski | 5.10.2013 1:53 PM

Culture

Vijay Singh Suing PGA Over Banned Substance Investigation

Alleges it caused him public humiliation

Reason Staff | 5.9.2013 8:52 AM

Culture

Golden State Warriors Beat Spurs in San Antonio

To tie play-off series 1-1

Reason Staff | 5.9.2013 7:08 AM

Culture

What Hall of Fame Baseball Player Was Freaking Out About Jews, Black Helicopters in '94?

Nick Gillespie | 5.8.2013 3:21 PM

Culture

Former Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Comes Out as Gay

Ridicules idea anyone would strive to be a pro sports player just to shower with other men

Reason Staff | 5.7.2013 1:56 PM

Culture

Vikings Dump Left-Libertarian Chris Kluwe from the Team

Was it something he said?

Scott Shackford | 5.7.2013 11:47 AM

Politics

NBA's Jason Collins to Head Fundraiser for Dems

No wonder President Obama contacted him

Reason Staff | 5.6.2013 5:00 PM

Culture

Gay British Soccer Players Afraid to Come Out

It's not their teammates they're afraid of. It's the fans.

Reason Staff | 5.6.2013 4:20 PM

Culture

Westboro Baptist Church to Start Picketing NBA Games

That should be hilarious

Reason Staff | 5.1.2013 7:00 PM

Culture

Chicago Cubs Owner Threatens to Pull Team From Wrigley Field

City not allowing the team to place more ads in the outfield because nearby "rooftop businesses" where you can watch the games oppose it

Reason Staff | 5.1.2013 12:36 PM

Culture

White House, Clinton Commend NBA Player's Coming Out

Many say it's a big deal

Reason Staff | 4.29.2013 6:00 PM

Politics

The Importance of Allowing People to Say That You Can't Be a Gay Basketball Player and a Christian

Matt Welch | 4.29.2013 5:01 PM

Culture

Former Russian Olympics Official Claims He's Been Poisoned

Had been fired due to cost overruns

Reason Staff | 4.29.2013 4:10 PM

Culture

NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay

At least he's got that going for him

Reason Staff | 4.29.2013 1:00 PM

Policy

Mike Tyson Hopes Obamacare Will Save Him Money

Owes the IRS millions

Reason Staff | 4.29.2013 9:24 AM

Politics

Sports Cronyism: The NFL and Other Pro Leagues are Tax Exempt

John Ross | 4.27.2013 1:30 PM

Culture

Meet Robert Lipsyte, A Pro-Steroid Sportswriter and ESPN's New Ombudsman

Nick Gillespie | 4.25.2013 8:29 AM

Culture

College Kicker Could Become First Openly Gay Player in NFL

Tennessee State's Alan Gendreau

Reason Staff | 4.24.2013 8:44 AM

Economics

Abolish the NFL Draft

It's time to restore labor freedom to professional football.

S.M. Oliva | 4.23.2013 1:30 PM

Culture

Wimbledon Increases Tournament Prizes by 40 Percent

Also building a retractable roof over center court

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 1:16 PM

Policy

FCC Tacitly Acknowledges That 'Fucking' Can Be a Great Fucking Word

Matt Welch | 4.22.2013 7:45 AM

Culture

Boston Sports Events Postponed

No baseball, no hockey

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 6:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Officials' Bright New Idea: Fighting Terrorists By Taking Away Trash Cans

Sports imitate air travel.

Jesse Walker | 4.16.2013 7:53 PM

Culture

Oregon Football Program Accused of Several NCAA Violations

University of Oregon released related documents this week

Reason Staff | 4.16.2013 8:52 AM

Culture

The Inglory of Jackie Robinson's Times

Popular new movie fails to resuscitate the sports pioneer's important 1964 book on civil rights and baseball.

Matt Welch | 4.15.2013 12:30 PM

Culture

French Open Winners to Receive Record $2 Million Prizes

But how much will France tax?

Reason Staff | 4.15.2013 7:40 AM

Culture

Michigan Mulls Regulations for Mixed Martial Arts

Licensing and registration systems "for their protection"

Reason Staff | 4.10.2013 6:10 PM

Policy

Michigan Gym Bans Men

Representative says the move was a business decision

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 5:10 PM

Culture

Louisville Beats Michigan in NCAA Men's Basketball Finals

Luke Hancock scored 14 consecutive points while leading Louisville back to a lead

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 7:32 AM

Culture

NFL Court Battle over Concussions Revs Up

Thousands of former players have filed suit over various health problems

Reason Staff | 4.8.2013 7:10 PM