5 Things All Runners Need to Know
Everybody perceives running in different ways. To some, running is just a way to follow those fitness tips. To others, running is a way of …
Everybody perceives running in different ways. To some, running is just a way to follow those fitness tips. To others, running is a way of …
It is a new day in Baltimore. To paraphrase the mayor, getting grand prix racing in Baltimore is a game changing event! No longer will …
Warning: Readers who think about sports rules and practices solely as “that’s the way it has been so that’s the way it should be” probably …
The online betting industry has slowly emerged as one of the most successful business segments of the virtual world. It is for good reasons as …
The stadium for the Washington Nationals cost over $600 million, most of it in public funding. A key selling point was economic development of the …
So, suppose you were the University of Nevada playing Boise St. last Saturday… Your 8-3 record has already locked up a bowl appearance regardless of …
A recent article, “New Approaches to Ranking Economics Journals” by Yolanda K. Kodrzycki and Pingkang Yu, ranks economics journals in terms of their impact on …
Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday’s Night’s call against the Packers), but here goes …
A recent USA Today column tackled the question, why is AFC dominating the NFC? This year, the AFC won an unprecedented 70% of the inter-conference …
Yahoo! Sports Michael Silver lets former NFL running back and ex-con Bam Morris offer some strong advice to Michael Vick: “I hope Mike sees that …
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