Outside the Beltway

UConn won another national championship. Their graduation rate remains embarrassing.

Ray Rice celebrated his aggravated assault indictment by marrying his victim.

Are student athletes employees? According to an NLRB hearing officer they are, but that’s hardly the end of the story.

Worst part about being named HaHa Clinton-Dix? ‘The whole President Clinton thing with Monica Lewinsky’

Once again, Rush Limbaugh panders to the most pernicious of the right side of American politics.

Apple’s “1984” Super Bowl commercial ran only once, but it remains in a class by itself.

One of the dumbest rules in sports may mean that people in three cities can’t see their teams play this weekend.

The FCC is looking at re-examination of its sports broadcast rules. The NFL and other sports leagues should do the same thing.

The U.S. delegation to Russia’s Sochi Olympics will feature no high profile politicians and several openly gay athletes.

Weeks of speculation that Texas would fire Mack Brown and hire Nack Saban were put to an end yesterday evening.

Irony is officially dead.

Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt have company.

The iconic football program built by the legendary Eddie Robinson, is now a sad disgrace.

Bum Phillips, former head coach of the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, has died aged 90.

NBA legend Bill Russell was arrested earlier this week for having a loaded .38 in his luggage.

The NFL donates its game broadcasts to troops deployed in harm’s way but they still won’t get to see them during the shutdown.

Should one person being “offended” by more important than a vast majority who are not?

Tommy Morrison, a boxing heavyweight champion from 1993 to 1995, has died at 44.

Tim Tebow has gone through three NFL teams in a little over a year. Will there be a fourth?

The NCAA has come to its senses regarding a Marine sergeant who wants to play college football.

“Say that, in 1993, you were at a bar having some beers with a dolphin” has been nominated and seconded as the “Best opening sentence. EVER.”