Summer of scandal and the death of sport?

"...With each passing day it gets harder and harder to watch sports without feeling the need to take a shower afterwards. If you're a principled, thinking person, you may spend a lot of time, as I do, realizing that your continued attention to the game is helping finance...

Taking Out the Trash: Of gladiators and porn stars

"Welcome to the first installment of Taking Out the Trash, a new feature where I pander to the lowest common denominator and wallow shamelessly in the seething much that is our popular culture. If we offend, give us your hands. If we fail, let me know and I'll try harder...

Who Gets “Tanked” Now?

On June 22 Terry “Tank” Johnson, formerly of the Chicago Bears, was arrested at 3:30 a.m. in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). He was initially pulled over for allegedly driving 40 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone....

What Can Be Learned From Adam "Pacman" Jones

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to render a decision on the careers and lives of Adam “Pacman” Jones, Chris Henry, and perhaps Tank Johnson as early as next Thursday. With those decisions Goddell will also usher in a new era of punishment for off-field...

Three Strikes in the NFL: Behind the Veil of the Roger Goodell-Gene Upshaw Lie

Only 2% of all NFL players were in trouble with the law this past season. However, if you listen to the national media, you'd think that figure was more like 40%.