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Sports Illustrated
October 16, 2002
Frank Deford |
The right call All sports should use available technology to review plays   |
Salon.com
July 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2004
Jon Gonzales |
Ten Radical Rule Changes For the NFL It's not like football needs rule changes like other sports need them. Still, a sport, in the fans' interests, should continuously evolve; therefore keeping it from flat-lining as tennis or even baseball has at times. |
Sports Central
October 25, 2010
Joshua Duffy |
Baseball No Longer Rules October After more than century of dominance in the american sporting marketplace, baseball is no longer king. |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2003
Peter King |
They're Only Human Blown calls and official indecision have at times marred this year's playoffs. But not even the mighty NFL can eliminate mistakes. |
AskMen.com
January 22, 2003
Mark Simmons |
Sports Officiating: Is It For You? True, many call the shots for the love of the game, but the ones that make it to the professional levels have more than love to show for their efforts. |
Sports Central
September 28, 2006
Adam Russell |
Oh, For the Simpler Days... Technology and the appetite of the TV-watching football fan for analysis and replay angles have brought us to the point of no return, but if we can't go back to five cameras, two announcers, and the band at half-time, we can at least make it so it's fair for everyone. |
Sports Central
April 4, 2004
Gary Geffen |
Keep the NFL Playoffs the Same At the annual NFL league meetings, there was talk of expanding the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams. Finally, the idea was tabled for another year's agenda. |
Salon.com
January 3, 2001
Allen Barra |
Marvin Miller, Hall of Famer The union founder made ballplayers unimaginably rich. Will they ever have the guts to demand that he be enshrined in Cooperstown?... Also, why do people complain that there are too many college bowl games? |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Allen Barra |
Don Fehr's drug-testing gamble The Players Association head agreed to random drug testing because he knows it's a phony issue for the owners. Plus: George Allen, and more baseball memories. |
Sports Illustrated
September 27, 2001
Peter King |
Getting back, slowly, to football How long is Paul Allen going to stick with Holmgren?... Does the fact that the Dolphins have already beaten two reigning division champs, not to mention Super Bowl contenders, in consecutive weeks mean anything?... |
Sports Illustrated
January 10, 2001
Frank Deford |
The hot stove league Once upon a time there was an offseason. Super Bowl? NFL Playoffs? The NBA? Hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, perhaps as late as into the 1960s, the sports calendar effectively ended with the New Year's Day bowl games... |
Sports Central
September 20, 2010
Jess Coleman |
Baseball Needs to Say Yes to Instant Replay It becomes clearer everyday that baseball needs replay. |
Salon.com
November 29, 2001
Allen Barra |
Bring back the arbitrary college football polls! Sure, the old championship polls were bogus -- but the current system is just as bogus, and it doesn't even give fans anything to argue about... |
Sports Central
June 3, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Say No to the NFL's 18-Game Schedule National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell recently reiterated his intention to institute an 18-game regular season. It's a bad idea. |
Sports Central
January 27, 2015
Brad Oremland |
NFL State of the Union The state of the NFL is strong, of course. It's the most popular sports league in North America, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. But even a strong league has areas for improvement. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
It's Just American Football, or is it? The NFL is the top American sports leagues and is looking to expand into many international markets, including Europe, Canada, China and Mexico. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Allen Barra |
The NFL's minor league? The marketing firms and New York pundits who want a college football playoff system have one thing in common: They don't like or understand college football. |
Sports Central
February 11, 2008
Adam Russell |
The Patriots and a Lesson in NFL History Even if the Pats had beaten the Giants, would we all be convinced they were better than Miami or Cleveland? |
Sports Central
November 15, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
Instant Reply in Baseball is No Blown Call Many calls were questioned during this year's Major League Baseball postseason. Luckily, the umpires got them right -- generally not the case during the regular season, nor in past postseasons. The time for instant replay in baseball may be here -- umpires, after all, are only human. |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Allen Barra |
Any given Monday night Dennis Miller won't pull the NFL out of its TV doldrums. Here are seven ideas that will. |
Salon.com
August 29, 2001
Allen Barra |
From Shula to Shanahan Who deserves the hype? Who doesn't get enough? A look at sports' most overrated, and overlooked... |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2003
Frank Deford |
King Hut Pro football rules in America; here's why |
AskMen.com
Neal Stastny |
32 Reasons To Get Excited For The NFL Season As if you weren't excited enough already, we highlight one reason every that team should be eagerly anticipating this upcoming season. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2000
King Kaufman |
Why baseball beats football The ump blew the call! My team got robbed! Thank goodness there's no instant replay. Plus: The Yankees aren't the '64 Phillies. Get over it... |
Sports Central
September 14, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
The NBA's Real Officiating Problem For months now, the dirty little secret around the NBA is that the league is preparing for what could be a lengthy lockout of the NBA's referees. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2002
Frank Deford |
Reality bites Do NFL fans favor fantasy games over real action? |
Sports Central
July 31, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Biggest Snubs This is an updated version of a piece I wrote in 2007. Many of the players I wrote about then have been elected to Canton, some new players have become eligible, and some things I've changed my mind about. |
Sports Central
February 22, 2006
Kevin Holtsberry |
A Bittersweet Super Bowl For Steelers? The Steelers didn't play their best game on Super Bowl Sunday. |
Salon.com
September 21, 2002
Allen Barra |
The first pro football player Before Johnny Unitas, college stars were the only famous football players. The great No. 19 changed that forever -- and took the NFL to the top. |
Sports Central
June 29, 2010
Brad Oremland |
Why I Don't Love Soccer Why has the beautiful game of soccer, something easy both to play and to understand, failed to make headway against baseball and basketball and American football? |
Salon.com
August 30, 2002
Allen Barra |
Strike 4 The baseball deal will either make the game worse for fans or it'll be a sham that won't hold salaries down. The owners came close to wrecking the season for this? |
Sports Central
August 3, 2010
Brad Oremland |
SC's Interview With Tony Gonzalez With NFL training camps getting under way, Tony took time to answer a few questions about the past and the present. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2001
Frank Deford |
Around the horn A look at noteworthy items from the sports world... |
Sports Central
February 25, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
Happy 25th, USFL! (Or What Could've Been) Had the United States Football League continued down the path it was blazing, and had a few breaks gone its way, it likely would have survived to today. |
Salon.com
August 4, 2000
Allen Barra |
Joe Montana: Tarnished hero He was the greatest quarterback ever, but when he had a chance to be a leader in real life, he punked out. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2013
Matt Thomas |
It's Official, NBA Playoffs Are a Mess Throughout these playoffs, stars-in-the-making have emerged and established superstars have wilted under pressure with similar frequency. Big-name players have fallen to major injury. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Football's End Around Monday Night Football puts an end to eight years of losing ground on the viewership front. |
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
Any given Thursday It's time for the NFL to prove once again that having money doesn't mean a team can't still stink. Baseball, are you listening? |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Sports Central
August 18, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Roger Goodell Sucks Some good things have happened during Roger Goodell's time as NFL commissioner. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2011
Paul Foeller |
From Spring Training to the Fall Classic It may not be the way the baseball purists want to see it, and it may put a dent in yearly revenue, but a shortened MLB regular season will eventually happen. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Useless Sports Traditions From the "foul pole" that marks fair territory in baseball to the tolerance to fighting in the NHL, here are 10 useless sports traditions that don't make much sense. |
Searcher
December 2010
Irene McDermott |
The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
Sports Central
January 11, 2016
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2015-16 Wild Card Weekend I'll have more to say on the Associated Press All-Pro Team below, but the lineup is ridiculous, especially on offense. Three running backs and two wide receivers? What is this, 1945? |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
The Business Of Officiating Athletes aren't the only people who dream of making it to the big leagues. In fact, some people aspire to take to the fields of the MLB and the NFL in a different type of uniform. |
Salon.com
February 7, 2001
Allen Barra |
Smashmouth football sucks The XFL thinks its brutal, dumbed-down product is what fans want. Actually, fans want more scoring and fewer commercials... |
Sports Central
October 21, 2010
Kevin Beane |
The NFL's Over-Commercialization Some predictions about adding more advertisements to NFL broadcasts. |
Sports Central
January 10, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Steroids, Character, and the Hall of Fame Good job, Hall of Fame voters. I'm not sure whether or not to keep off-the-field villains out of the Hall or not, but please continue to keep baseball cheaters out of the baseball Hall of Fame. Thank you. |
