Outside the Beltway

Congratulations Cleveland! Next month, you get Donald Trump.

Deflategate isn’t over yet and, depending on what happens in the Courts, could still be unresolved at the end of the N.F.L. season that begins in September.

A new poll indicates that the argument that the name “Redskins” is disparaging is not an accurate statement of how Native Americans themselves feel about the issue.

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated the four game suspension imposed on Tom Brady over the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal.

A group of New England Patriots fans are providing us with the latest example of stupid lawsuits that don’t belong in Court at all.

All of next season’s Thursday Night N.F.L. games will be streamed live for free via Twitter.

If reports today are accurate, one of the great N.F.L. careers will come to an end this week.

Another late football great has been diagnosed with a brain disease directly connected to the game they played.

St. Louis will lose its second NFL team in 28 years as the Rams go home to LA.

To nobody’s surprise, the third Democratic Debate received the lowest ratings yet of any debate so far this election cycle.

Another set of solid ratings for the latest debate.

The news that the late football legend Frank Gifford suffered from the same chronic brain disease that has been diagnosed in many N.F.L. players in recent years, and the upcoming release of a new film on the issue, seems certain to increase pressure to protect players at all levels of football.

My favorite sports team employs a thug.

More than 23 million people watched the debate Wednesday night.

A massive defeat in Court for the National Football League.

Not surprisingly, Tom Brady’s appeal of his Deflategate suspension was not successful.

Kenny “The Snake” Stabler, legendary Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders quarterback, has died of cancer at the age of 69.

A Federal Judge has uphold a Patent Office ruling revoking the Redskins Trademarks on the ground that they are “disparaging” toward Native Americans.

It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.

It didn’t take the N.F.L. long to lower the hammer on Tom Brady and the Patriots.

The tributes to the troops you see during N.F.L. games were most likely bought and paid for with your tax dollars.

A report prepared for the N.F.L. regarding the so-called ‘DeflateGate’ scandal doesn’t have very good news for the Patriots or their star quarterback.

The N.F.L.’s league office is giving up its tax exempt status, but that means far less than the headline implies.

A new Patriots cheating scandal, or much ado about nothing?

Can ESPN cover sports while partnering with the sports leagues?

Some preliminary thoughts on the inaugural college playoff system.

Not surprisingly, the F.C.C. has rejected a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

Chris Rock wants us to remember that Bill Cosby isn’t the only celebrity accused of rape.

In a slap to the face of the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell, an arbitrator has overturned the indefinite suspension that was imposed on former Ravens Running Back Ray Rice back in September.

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.

Should the Legislature take back legislating from the Executive?

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

The B.C.S. was far from perfect, and the College Football Playoff system will be, at best, only slightly better.

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.

Not surprisingly a Federal Judge has blocked New Jersey’s latest effort to legalize sports gaming. As a matter of policy, though, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be legal to place wagers on sporting events.

All of the major sports leagues are trying to stop New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling. They should not be allowed to succeed.

The N.F.L. and the British Government are both behind the idea of a franchise in London, but the idea doesn’t really make sense for the league, or the game.