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As a sports fan, it doesn’t get much better than early spring. During the course of a few weeks, there’s March Madness, spring training and opening day, the Masters, and, of course, the beginning of the NBA Playoffs. After a long and arduous 82-game season, we’re treated to a veritable buffet of truly meaningful action. This year promises to be filled with drama, as marquee teams — such as the Lakers, Spurs, [...]

The Super Bowl is undoubtedly America’s most hyped sporting and television event. Last season’s big game, in which the once moribund Saints defeated the Payton Manning-led Colts, drew an average audience of more than 106 million people, surpassing M-A-S-H as the most-watched program in US television history. Because there is so much at stake, whether it’s the Lombardi Trophy or money for FOX, NBC or CBS, [...]

The proliferation of the media has drastically changed what the public digests when it comes to sports news and information. Gone are the days of covering for the big stars, like womanizer Babe Ruth, in an effort to preserve their spotless images and ensure their play on the field remains the story. In some ways, the sports media has become the enemy of athletes due to its lust for controversy. Mundane write-ups [...]

October is upon us, meaning that baseball’s arduous six month-long season has given way to the playoffs. The World Series is fundamentally Americana — no other sport features a championship event that oozes with the same history and spine-tingling moments. Inevitably, a player or two will swing, pitch, catch or throw their way into baseball [...]