The Right Thing To Do vs. The State of Florida: Thirteen years after Devaughn...
The Tallahassee medical examiner unzipped the body bag. Here was an 18-year-old, muscular, black male. Here was an 18-year-old, muscular, black male with white sneakers and gray boxers and gold Florida...
View Article24 maps that explain the NFL
The historyOriginsOriginsThe American Professional Football Association officially became the National Football League on June 24, 1922. The league fielded 18 teams during that inaugural season,...
View ArticleYellow alert: Prepare yourself for an NFL season filled with more penalties
If you're looking for scapegoats for the league's controversial new emphasis on the rules that govern the interaction between receivers and cornerbacks, you do not have to look any further than last...
View ArticleSumo on the offense: He was once a rich and famous sumo wrestler in Japan,...
The Russian crumples himself into the driver's seat of a metallic gray 2005 BMW 745, his left knee pressed against the steering wheel as he backs out of his driveway. Soslan Gagloev, all 6'4, 290...
View ArticleWhat to watch this weekend in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and...
Premier League La Liga Bundesliga Serie A(click to expand schedule)Premier LeagueSaturday August 3007:45 ET Burnley vs. Manchester Unitedvideo10:00 ETManchester City vs. Stoke City video10:00...
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View ArticleEach 2014 college football conference's power rankings, Week 1
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC | UnderdogsThe ACCby Bud Elliott1. Florida State2. (tie) LouisvilleClemsonNotre Dame*5. (tie) Virginia TechNorth CarolinaDukePittsburghVirginiaMiamiGeorgia...
View ArticleColt Lyerla is still looking for a home
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View ArticleThe 20 most ridiculous NFL stadium foods
Ten NFL stadium foods that might kill youPittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Emperor. Two beef patties with shaved kielbasa, onion, bacon kraut, fried egg and Heinz Field Secret Sauce on a...
View ArticleDr. Marshawn and Mr. Lynch: The two sides of the unpredictable Seahawks star
Marshawn Lynch, one of the best running backs in the NFL, moseys through the door of Albany Bowl early Friday evening wearing all black: jeans, low tops and an oversized sweatshirt, hood up and tightly...
View ArticlePeople vs. the NFL: After an offseason in which the NFL got almost everything...
I. GravityThe NFL has many entry points, and all of them produce the same pull as a whirlpool or a waterfall or a black hole: slow and gentle, then irreversible and hopeless.My entry point was football...
View ArticleA Working Relationship: Geno Smith is learning to be a starter, Michael Vick...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The broad analysis before last year's draft -- from potent throwing arm and upside to ego-driven, coach-killer, selfish team cancer -- was staggering goo for Geno Smith. He did...
View ArticlePremier League road trip, Part 1: Nerds and Ian Darke
Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.I. Nerd...
View ArticlePremier League road trip, part 2: Nottingham, dirty Leeds, and regulars at...
Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.III. New...
View ArticleWeek 3 power rankings for each college football conference
With a little bit more evidence after two weeks, it's time to slide around the pecking order in each major conference and among the non-power cluster.Continue reading…
View ArticleDouble T's last ride: Things are different in Lubbock, Texas
Outlined against a bright blue September sky, the Masked Rider rode again. In Texas Tech lore, her mount was named Double T, and it was to be his last ride. They led the Red Raiders out for their 1994...
View ArticlePremier League road trip, part 3: Etihad, odds and ends, and Hi Ho Sheffield...
Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.VI. Hi ho,...
View ArticlePremier League road trip, Part 4: Liverpool
Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.IX. Seven...
View ArticleWhat to watch this weekend in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and...
Premier League La Liga Bundesliga Serie A(click to expand schedule)Premier LeagueSaturday September 1307:45 ETManchester City vs. Arsenal video10:00 ETChelsea vs. Swansea City video10:00 ET Crystal...
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