With the first two weeks of professional football now history, some trends are beginning to develop. Manning’s neck appears to be fine, the Cardinals look like they may defy everyone’s expectations...

When I happened upon the final 90 seconds of Sunday afternoon’s game between Washington and St. Louis, I saw the Redskins’ desperate comeback end on the “shank of all shanks” by kicker Billy Cundiff. The...

O.J. Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis and Jamal Lewis. That is the elite company Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson joined when he eclipsed the 2,000-yard single-season...

One of my biggest disappointments as a sports fan came during the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl played in Miami. At first, I was ecstatic to see the best NFL players compete from free seats a mere nine rows up from...

There's no question that there are major flaws in the world of American professional sports, especially when it comes to ownership. From Peter Angelos of the Baltimore Orioles to Jerry Jones of the Dallas...

Baseball is losing its luster. The NFL has now become the sport that most Americans prefer to watch, a fact that was on full display this past Sunday as 111 million people put their lives on hold to watch...

Over Christmas break, a friend from Pittsburgh witnessed a bizarre scene. One day, some guy walks into a restaurant. He sits down and orders some food. When he's done eating, he ignores the check on...

Not many professional football teams can go from 2-14 to division champions in two years. But from 2008 to the 2010 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs did just that, crawling out of the basement of the...

Regularly, we hear complaints about various sports. Baseball games take too long. NBA players don't play defense. There is not enough scoring in soccer or hockey to attract American fans. Fans and critics...

My beef today is with both the NFL's executives in their handling of big hits this season and the players' reaction to the new rules about hitting. Two weekends ago, big helmet-to-helmet hits resulted...

I'M STARTING TO ANNOY MYSELF NOW. Like a lot of people, I'm in a fantasy football league. I find myself constantly checking my team, constantly thinking about what trades I can make or what free agent...

As part of the Georgetown University Sports Industry Management Graduate Program's Speaker Series, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith addressed an audience of more than 300 at the...