Sports
Pro Boxer Comes Out of the Closet
Well, there's one guy who won't have to worry about getting bashed (except for the on-the-job stuff)
Yankees Clinch AL East Division Title
The Baltimore Orioles, who haven't finished in the top three in the division in more than a decade, made a spirited run for the division
Los Angeles Approves New Football Stadium
No it doesn't have a team. And the company behind it is up for sale. But at least it's privately funded!
NFL Commissioner Apologizes for Ref Lockout
"Something like this, it's painful for everybody."
Vegas Casino Offers Refunds for Packers/Seahawks Bets
Several offshore betting sites have also given refunds
Replacement NFL Referees Had Been Fired from Lingerie League
Did they not look good in fishnets?
The NFL's Bureaucratic Breakdown
Bad call in Green Bay/Seattle game was the result of an anti-competitive cartel that is getting worse.
Vegas Bookies: $300 Million Changed Hands over Packers/Seahawks Call
Changed hands in the wrong direction, anyway
Bill Clinton: NFL Refs Blew Monday Night Football Call
The former president joins pretty much everyone in disagreeing with the referees' decision to award the Seahawks a touchdown when the ball may have been intercepted
Monday Night Football Brings More Criticism of Replacement Refs
Any win anyone doesn't like is now blamed on the referees
Is the Age of the Publicly Funded Sports Arena Drawing to a Close?
The past few decades have seen an increase in public underwriting of sports arenas, but attitudes may be shifting.
Owner of Staples Center, LA Kings up for Sale
Company has stakes all over downtown Los Angeles
Toronto Baseball Player Suspended over Gay Slur
Will miss three games and attend sensitivity training
U.K. Police Covered Up Truth of Deadly Soccer Stadium Collapse
96 died at game more than 20 years ago, but new report finds nearly half could have been saved
Cameron Apologizes to Hillsborough Families
Says, "On behalf of the government, and indeed of our country, I am profoundly sorry that this double injustice has been left uncorrected for so long."
Seattle City Council Approves Arena Deal
Funding for transportation improvement included in agreement
The Cloud Over Football
Because modern players are bigger and faster, they may be inflicting even worse brain damage on each other.
NFL Vacates Suspensions in Bounty Case
New Orleans Saints allegedly paid players if they injured opponents
NBC Broke Even on London Olympics
Maybe they would have made a profit if they weren't so awful to watch
Art Modell, Former Baltimore Ravens Owner, Dead at 87
Brought Baltimore a Super Bowl victory four years after bringing it an NFL franchise
Former NCAA Athletes Seek Class Action Status to Sue
Say they were duped into giving up rights to profit from their own image
Olympics Hurt Retail Performance
Sporting extravaganza did not boost retail as many politicians predicted
Lawsuit Claims California Gave "Environmental Free Pass" For Planned LA Football Stadium
Los Angeles hasn't had an NFL team since the Raiders moved out of the Colosseum after the 1994 Northridge earthquake
5 Stupid Government Interventions in Sports
It didn't begin (and won't end) with Lance Armstrong getting stripped of his Tour de France titles.
Usada to Reveal Evidence Against Armstrong
The agency has banned the cyclist for life and stripped him of his Tour de France titles
Move Over Lance Armstrong! Here are 5 Great Sports Cheaters!
From Rosie Ruiz to Gaylord Perry to She-Male Shotputters, here's a quick list.
Nike Stands By Lance Armstrong
He was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after refusing to continue to fight doping allegations
Greenwashing the Games?
An oil company emphasizes its environmental credentials at the London Olympics.
Pro Tennis Ref Arrested for Killing Husband
Woman, 70, suspected of beating 80-year-old man to death with a coffee mug.
You Can Copyright a Stage Play, But You Can't Copyright a Football Play
Don't assume that rampant copying will kill an industry.
Los Angeles to Push for Olympics Again?
On the rosy assumption that California will still exist by the time it comes back.