This piece appears in the May 6, 2013 edition of the Spanish daily El Pais. You can read the original (Spanish) version here. When the Washington Wizards’ Jason Collins announced t[...]

Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com wrote that a gay NFL player is “strongly considering” coming out publicly in the near future. Freeman based his scoop on interviews with current and f[...]

College basketball season is almost over and with it comes the end of the hysteria that is March Madness. You’ve probably noticed that you do things a little differently as t[...]

I will always love the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament despite the fact that it has reached painful mainstream proportions, which in today’s world renders it instantly prosaic. Ju[...]

Many words have been written about the influx of international players into the NBA over the last decade or two, but the majority of current NBA-ers are still American born. The VA[...]

The sound of the buzzer vibrates through the ceiling of the locker room. You’re seated, rocking back and forth and tapping the heels of your Nikes on the tile floor. You double-che[...]

“Thank you all for attending Puppy Bowl Media Day. This is our ninth year of fur-ious competition, and we’re excited to have you here to cover it. Please turn off all cell phones, [...]

DENIAL. No way did I just suffer through the worst football game in the history of ever, only to watch #18 throw across his body, trying to thread a ball to Stokley who was wearing[...]

January 16, 2013 National Basketball Association Olympic Tower 645 5th Ave. New York, NY 10022   To Whom It May Concern, Growing up in New Hampshire, my siblings and I spent c[...]

We unconsciously undervalue actual success at the expense of potential success. Our universal preference for potential is to blame for the consistent failures of our sports teams. [...]