by Joe Lucia | Sep 13, 2014
Pete Rose is starring in a new Sketchers commercial, with plenty of tongue in cheek references about “the hall”. From the moment the commercial begins, you know exactly what’s going on, but that doesn’t make it any less effective....
by Tom Gower | Sep 13, 2014
The NFL is a game of matchups. If your cornerback can’t cover my wide receiver, it’s going to be a long day for you. That is, unless you do something about it or my offensive tackle can’t block your edge rusher. Then I have to do something. Coaches...
by Philip Rossman-Reich | Sep 12, 2014
It is hard to argue that Adam Silver’s tenure as commissioner of the NBA since February has been anything but flawless. Since taking over for David Stern, Silver has shown a willingness to take on new ideas and approach longtime problems in the NBA with fresh...
by Brad Gagnon | Sep 12, 2014
The NFL is a $10 billion-a-year operation — this continent’s most lucrative sports league — and yet the conditions of some of the fields it puts its players on are laughable. How is it that a league with so much pride regarding its shiny image can...
by Brad Gagnon | Sep 12, 2014
The NFL is a $10 billion-a-year operation — this continent’s most lucrative sports league — and yet the conditions of some of the fields it puts its players on are laughable. How is it that a league with so much pride regarding its shiny image can...
by Steve Lepore | Sep 12, 2014
Hey everybody, remember when U2 put out an album for free? It’s true! It happened, like, three days ago! The Irish rockers put out an album called Songs of Innocence that automatically went to every iTunes subscriber’s library, whether they wanted it or...
by Steve Lepore | Sep 12, 2014
Hey everybody, remember when U2 put out an album for free? It’s true! It happened, like, three days ago! The Irish rockers put out an album called Songs of Innocence that automatically went to every iTunes subscriber’s library, whether they wanted it or...
by Thomas Emerick | Sep 12, 2014
An array of thrilling toe-to-toe situations unfold during a given NFL weekend and Week 2 boasts plenty on the forefront. Scan below for a micro-outlook at Sunday’s upcoming games—highlighting some of the most intriguing matchups that could significantly affect...
by Brian Wright | Sep 12, 2014
Although he would prefer it to happen in a subdued fashion, Derek Jeter isn’t going away quietly. His fans, and the only big league team he’s ever known, won’t let him. The praise—and subsequent gifts—given to the longtime Yankees shortstop has been over-the-top. And,...
by Brian Wright | Sep 12, 2014
Although he would prefer it to happen in a subdued fashion, Derek Jeter isn’t going away quietly. His fans, and the only big league team he’s ever known, won’t let him. The praise—and subsequent gifts—given to the longtime Yankees shortstop has been over-the-top. And,...
by Brian Wright | Sep 12, 2014
Although he would prefer it to happen in a subdued fashion, Derek Jeter isn’t going away quietly. His fans, and the only big league team he’s ever known, won’t let him. The praise—and subsequent gifts—given to the longtime Yankees shortstop has been over-the-top. And,...
by Shawn Anderson | Sep 12, 2014
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is having, arguably, his best season as a big leaguer and after one errant pitch…it’s likely done. Down 4-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers, the 24-year-old MVP candidate took an 88 mile per hour Mike Fiers fastball to the face and,...
by Steve Lepore | Sep 11, 2014
HBO’s 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic lasted three seasons. It never stopped being cinematically beautiful, with terrific writing and the beautiful narration of Liev Schriber. It did, however, become somewhat formulaic, and eventually ran into problems where...
by Steve Lepore | Sep 11, 2014
HBO’s 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic lasted three seasons. It never stopped being cinematically beautiful, with terrific writing and the beautiful narration of Liev Schriber. It did, however, become somewhat formulaic, and eventually ran into problems where...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 11, 2014
It wasn’t until Fox Sports’ Katie Nolan posted her video, “Why boycotting the NFL because of Ray Rice is not the answer” did I have the thread I had been looking for to sew together the scraps of ideas that had been banging around in drafts in my notebook over the...