Oct 04 Condoleezza Rice expected to be on college football committee Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to part of the selection committee that will pick teams for the College Football Playoff next year, according to the Associated Press. The AP cited "a person with direct knowledge… Continue reading
Oct 04 Yankees star Alex Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball Embattled New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has sued Major League Baseball and its commissioner, claiming they are trying to destroy his reputation and ruin his career. Continue reading
Sep 25 UPDATE: Team USA executes greatest comeback in America’s Cup history Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Updated 4:45 p.m. EDT | Oracle Team USA beats Emirates Team New Zealand to keep America's Cup. 2:45 p.m. EDT | Think Game 7 of the World Series. Only the stadium is the San… Continue reading
Sep 24 Football scholarships to return to Penn State gradually Five football scholarships will be restored to Penn State next year and more will come each year until the university reaches a normal total, said the NCAA Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 13 #FURYK When sports history is made, it's a great day. Congrats to Jim Furyk on his 59, only the 6th in @PGATOUR history.— ESPN (@espn) September 13, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 11 We’re going to Brazil It's time to reserve your hotel rooms for the 2014 World Cup. The U.S. men's soccer team is going Brazil for the World Cup. On Tuesday, the U.S. men's soccer team beat Mexico, 2-0, in the six-team regional qualifier. Continue reading
Sep 10 A ‘pass atlas’ map of where NFL quarterbacks throw the ball Wonder what the completion percentage for the more than 19,000 attempted passes by quarterbacks was in 2012? Completed passes? Common passing locations? Who has the most passes by zone? Kirk Goldsberry is a spatial and visual analytics guy… Continue reading
Sep 06 Shields and Brooks on Immigration and the NFL .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Doubleheader with Mark Shields… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Diana Nyad Says Record-Setting Swim Was About Being ‘Fully Engaged’ in Life Diana Nyad Says Record-Setting Swim Was About Being 'Fully Engaged' in Life… Continue watching
Sep 02 Nyad’s Feet Touch Sand, Swimmer Completes Historic 110-Mile Swim EmbedVideo(7278, 482, 304); Diana Nyad has reached Key West on the coast of Florida. You can watch the final leg of her swim here. Update: 6:30 p.m. ET Shortly before 2 p.m. ET, a sunburned and visibly… Continue reading