Good #10: The Border War Every rivalry thinks it’s tough. Nowhere but at the Border War have we seen an amputee kick a football at the other team’s bench. Bad #10: Valparaiso The football team formerly known as the Crusaders lost to D3 Adrian. You’re the one who’s supposed to do the upsetting, Valpo. That’s […]
Fightin’ Taters, Meet Flamin’ Lobsters: College Football Agriculture Behaving Badly
It was never just the starch.
Joe Kelly Will Not Pitch in the 2025 Postseason
Put the flags at half-mast.
College Football Vibe Check: A Ref Knocked Down Brian Kelly
And it’s Tommy now, not Thomas.
How Little League Can Reclaim the World of Youth Sports
It’s time to let America compete.
How to Talk About Joe Kelly to Your Friend’s New Boyfriend
As timely as ever.
Forget Ireland. We Should Play College Football in the Middle East.
The surest path to world peace.
What’s New at The Barking Crow
Back in the saddle.
Free Hoops, Episode 18: Summer
NIT Stu’s latest starting five: Summer days.
Free Hoops, Episode 17: Mark Titus on the Indy 500
Everything the native Hoosier loves about the world’s greatest race.
More Than Fiber: Why Prunes Make People Poop
Fiber can get your colon going. It can even protect your poop from your colon’s water tax. But sometimes, your poop needs to go on the offensive.
Javy Báez, Kyle Schwarber, and the Cubs Are All Back. Coincidence?
A cosmic analysis of the Báez/Schwarber/Wrigley triangle.
Free Hoops, Episode 16: Bennett Conlin on the Rise of JMU
This week’s Starting Five? Things Named After Presidents.
UNC Might Have Banned Jordon Hudson (One Day Before the Miss Maine Pageant)
Interesting timing.
The New Pope MIGHT Be a Cubs Fan but Definitely Went to Villanova
Plus more papal thoughts. Err…thoughts about the pope. (Not sure we should call our thoughts papal.)
What if the Presidential College Sports Commission Realizes the NIT Is the Answer?
President Trump is reportedly assembling a presidential commission on college sports, a commission to be led by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and former Navy defensive assistant Nick Saban. Its purpose? Yes. That is the question. The reporting says the commission will research NIL, the transfer portal, and revenue sharing. This is why Campbell and […]
Bubba Cunningham to Michigan State Would Be a Legendary Escape
What a run by the UNC athletic director.
Why Is It Utah Mammoth and Not Utah Mammoths?
The Utah Hockey Club officially named itself the Mammoth today, and yeah, it’s bad. Very bad. It’s bad, I hate it, and it’s bad. Mammoths would be great. Maybe with a logo that actually looks like a woolly mammoth? Spectacular. Mammoth is not great. Mammoth is an affront to multiple species of mammals, some of […]