Comparing Athletes Through The Ages
Slate asks “How Badly Would Usain Bolt Destroy the Best Sprinter of 1896?” and answers with an odd “visualization” of unexplained methodology.
Penn State Plea Bargained to Avoid Death Penalty
Penn State was facing a four year suspension of its football program but worked out a less harsh punishment.
Bobby Bowden Not Rejoicing Over Career Wins* Lead
Bobby Bowden now owns the record for most wins by a head coach in college football’s top division, thanks to the NCAA taking 111 wins away from Joe Paterno. He’s quite rightly not excited about it.
Utah Goat Man Risks Hunters to Enjoy Wildlife
A man dressed like a goat is living among the mountain goats of northern Utah.
NCAA Hits Penn State With Crippling Penalties
The NCAA more than lived up to the hype of “unprecedented” sanctions.
Why Are So Many Superheroes Orphans?
Most of the most popular superheroes in American comics are orphans. Coincidence or something else?
Joe Paterno Obituary Cartoon Do-Over
Rob Tornoe has revised his Joe Paterno-Bear Bryant cartoon in light of the Freeh Report.
London Olympics Censorship
Nick Cohen dubs this year’s London Games the “Censorship Olympics.” Had he called them the “London Censorship Olympics,” the “2012 Censorship Olympics,” or titled the piece “Censorship Takes London Gold” he might have faced civil or criminal penalties.
Rush Limbaugh: Batman Villain Created In 1993 Is Attack On Romney
Rush Limbaugh made perhaps one of the dumber comments I’ve seen from the right about the entire Bain Capital story, and managed to display an apparent inability to use Google to look things up.
Freeh Report Slams Joe Paterno, Other Penn State Officials, On Sandusky Scandal
The cover-up at Penn State was, if anything, worse than we thought,.
Penn State Investigation Into Sandusky Scandal Likely To Be “Very Tough” On Paterno
Joe Paterno’s legacy is likely to take a lasting and damaging hit when a report on Penn State’s handling of the Sandusky mess is released.
Penn State Officials Acted To Protect Sandusky Amid Child Abuse Allegations
Jerry Sandusky is in jail, but the evidence of the crimes that were committed to protect him continues to mount.
Obama’s ‘Dewey Beats Truman’ Headline
Obama holds up “MANDATE STRUCK DOWN” headline from CNN in “DEWEY BEATS TRUMAN” photoshop
Four Game College Football Playoff Approved, Will Start With 2014 Season
After years of calls for a College Football playoff, we’ll finally get one. Let the criticism begin.
The SEC’s Dominance of College Sports
How dominant is the Southeastern Conference? It’s won more titles in the big sports since 2005 than all other conferences combined.
Roger Clemens Acquitted Of All Charges In Perjury Trial
After a nine week trial, Roger Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges this afternoon. What that means for his future in the world of baseball is unclear.
Today’s Outrage Of The Day: “Decapitated” George W. Bush In `Game Of Thrones’
A year old, seconds-long, scene from a show on HBO has apparently become the latest cause for outrage.
