Sports & Leisure

His being a native of New York might have qualified as a sufficient reason for fans of the New England Patriots to detest National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell, but when the overseer, through…

Ubiquitous and often humorous, bobbleheads have established a steady presence in the American consciousness, frequently inspiring some very novel creations. The sports world has perpetually given the nod to the figures as means to celebrate performers,…

With the recent success that the Cavaliers and Indians have enjoyed, national sports fans could easily declare there must be something special in Cleveland’s water supply. Unfortunately, Ohio residents have long been able to…

America’s slam commenced Monday, and while the men and women who will look to secure the last major title of the year…

Many athletes enjoy the fortune and familiarity that comes with playing a long time or even their whole careers for one franchise,…

Before last year’s squad registered a 4-8 mark, the University of Oregon football team had tallied 11-consecutive winning seasons, including seven-straight double-digit victory tallies. Under first-year coach Willie Taggart, the Ducks again will look for top billing in the Pac-12 Conference, but no matter what the scoreboards will say over the next three months’ worth…

Fans of boxing and MMA (and maybe just some people who want to watch two specimens of physical achievement duke it out for $100) are eagerly anticipating the big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor tomorrow. So, naturally, there's a lot of merchandise relating to the showdown in…

During my newspaper days, I often ventured to a South Philadelphia Starbucks to handle my publication’s "Word on the Street" component, feeling that the relaxed masses inside would have more time to think and respond, unlike…

In his famous poem “Alumnus Football,” Grantland Rice declared, “For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes–not that you won or lost–but how you played the game.” The renowned sportswriter died in 1954, so he never experienced the victory-obsessed mindset that so often characterizes National Football League fans. Those…

A Michigan white supremacist organization called the Detroit Right Wings descended on Charlottesville, Va., with signs using the logo for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings. The white nationalist group tweaked the image slightly to make the wheel's spokes resemble the lightning bolts of the Schutzstaffel, or "SS," of Nazi Germany. The…