League of Fans

In his recently released memoir, “An Accidental Sportwriter,” Robert Lipsyte tells stories about the many social issues he’s addressed in his distinguished career as a sports journalist, including a long stint as a sports columnist at the New York Times.  Lipsyte, who Howard Cosell once called “the best sports columnist of my lifetime,” wrote a […]

A recent New York Times report revealed that many NCAA Division I athletic departments are unethically counting male practice players for women’s sports teams as women for Title IX compliance reporting purposes.

Universities and colleges must report their male and female athletic participation numbers each year to the Department of Education.  To avoid public […]

It’s getting tougher for the NCAA to continue to dance around the antitrust issues entangled with the BCS system in college football.

In a recent letter to the NCAA, Christine Varney, the antitust chief for the Department of Justice (DOJ), said there are “serious questions” about the current BCS system in college football. In particular […]

For decades, the National Hockey League has argued that fighting is part of the game.  This despite the fact that hockey gets along just fine without fighting at the collegiate and Olympic levels (and even in the Stanley Cup playoffs).  In no other team sport is fighting considered “part of the game.”  It’s a big […]

Former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl safety Dave Duerson sensed something was wrong with his brain and that football could be a contributing factor. Before shooting himself in the heart in February, Duerson left a note asking that his brain be donated to science.

A medical examination revealed signs of a degenerative brain disease called chronic […]

Americans love football.  The Super Bowl is the most watched television event of the year.  Super Bowl Sunday has become a national holiday.  And the NFL draft, which took three days to complete this past weekend, has become popular with football fans who hope their favorite team will draft a player that can help produce […]

Nine of the 11 members on an NCAA panel that will help decide if the Fiesta Bowl’s license will be revoked have attended a bowl-sponsored retreat known as the “Fiesta Frolic,” which includes free meals, resort rooms and golf outings. The panel, the NCAA Postseason Bowl Licensing Subcommittee, is comprised primarily of college athletic directors […]

Less than two months after their last victory in court, the NFL players won another legal victory Monday when U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson, siding with the players, ordered an immediate end to the lockout. Some players are expected to report to work at the various NFL camps around the league as early as today […]

The spring is one of the busiest times of the year for youth sports. For many families, this is a great time of year, filled with fun, exercise, team camaraderie, the development of new skills and popsicles after the games. However, it’s a dangerous time for kids under the supervision of overzealous parents and coaches. […]

Cleveland Browns Fan Sues the NFL

The news coverage of the NFL lockout focuses on the positions of the owners and players. The voice of the stakeholder group that makes the NFL possible, the fans, is rarely heard from. Ken Lanci, a Cleveland Browns personal seat […]