The NFL's Bureaucratic Breakdown
Bad call in Green Bay/Seattle game was the result of an anti-competitive cartel that is getting worse.
Sports
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.
Lance Armstrong's Case Against Doping Agency Dismissed
Cyclist had claimed agency lacks jurisdiction and violates his constitutional rights.
Roger Clemens Returning to Baseball
After an acquittal in a drawn out federal trial over his Congressionial testimony
Is a Privately-Funded Sports Stadium and Team Economically Viable?
A hedge fund magnate wants to give it a try in Seattle.
Ex-Georgia Football Coach Charged with Running Ponzi Scheme
Targeted other coaches and football players and raised $80 million.
Baseball's Melky Cabrera Suspended for 50 Games for Drug Use
All-Star MVP tested positive for Testosterone.
No Economic Boost From Olympics
Tour firms, hotels and restaurants complain of slow business
NFL Insurer Wants Nothing to Do with Concussion Lawsuits
Alterra America asks court to clear them from having to defend league.
Usain Bolt Just Says No to UK's Taxes on Non-Resident Athletes
Her Majesty just wants her cut of the fruits of other people's labor
Some U.K. Olympic Teams to Lose Funding
Hope you enjoyed playing at home, because you're not going to Rio.
London Olympics Coming to an End
No word on which government department will get a special dance troupe at the closing ceremony.
The 5 Worst Olympic Mascots
From morbidly obese beavers to walking penises, these icons should be banned for life.
