April 12, 2021
Wrapping Up This Hoops Season
With the NCAA tournament over and the national title sitting in Waco, SC’s Jean Neuberger shares his final thoughts on what was a crazy year in college hoops. Complete Story
| 03.31.21 | NCAA Tournament: Sculpting That Winning Definition | By Jonathan Lowe |
| 03.23.21 | Sports and the Rites of Spring | By Anthony Brancato |
| 03.22.21 | What Makes a Great NCAA Tournament? | By Ross Lancaster |
July 12, 2021
The NIL’s Effect on Collegiate Athletics
NIL has majorly changed the college football landscape. SC’s Jean Neuberger describes the biggest shifts in the game as athletes line up for sponsorships. Complete Story
| 06.15.21 | Proposed 12-Team FBS Playoff Has its Flaws | By Anthony Brancato |
| 06.08.21 | Tinkering With the Transfer Portal | By Jean Neuberger |
| 05.10.21 | 2021 FCS Championship Preview | By Jean Neuberger |
June 21, 2019
Foul Territory: OJ on Twitter, “Ball’s” on Parade
In this week’s edition of Foul Territory, OJ Simpson is guilty (of being on Twitter). LaMelo Ball heads Down Under, a King’s ransom brings Antonio Davis to L.A., and Josh McCown enjoys a lengthy “bye.” Complete Story
| 05.22.19 | Foul Territory: Horse Power and Fighting Words | By Jeffrey Boswell |
| 02.15.19 | Foul Territory: AB C You Later & P’s ‘N Q’s | By Jeffrey Boswell |
| 06.22.18 | Foul Territory: Earthshaking Events | By Jeffrey Boswell |
March 15, 2021
2021 Masters Preview
The world’s top golfers have started 2021 in some style and many look to be peaking nicely for the first major of the year. The Masters is back in its usual place on the calendar and we’re all set to head down to the Augusta National on April 8th. Complete Story
| 08.06.20 | PGA Tour: Presenting the Future? | By Jonathan Lowe |
| 11.29.19 | PGA’s Hungry Young Guns on the Rise | By Marc James |
| 06.17.19 | Is Spieth Breaking Up With Longtime Caddie? | By Marc James |
July 28, 2021
The Guardians Are Coming
That’ll be the Indians’ new name starting in 2022. SC’s Jeff Kallman says the social media meatheads should have done their homework before exploding over what “Guardians” means to Cleveland. Complete Story
| 07.23.21 | Roots and Blues | By Jeff Kallman |
| 07.21.21 | Can’t We Teach the Thugs a Lesson? | By Jeff Kallman |
| 07.20.21 | On Disappearing the 7-Inning Doubleheader | By Jeff Kallman |
July 26, 2021
All Aboard at the Hype Train Station
Welcome to the Hype Train Station, where NBA dreams arrive and depart within a short time. SC’s Jonathan Lowe looks into how the hype of this season’s title sits down with the hype for the league’s future stars. Complete Story
| 07.19.21 | Lessons Learned From the 2021 NBA Season | By Ross Lancaster |
| 07.06.21 | This “GOAT” Business Has Gone Too Far | By Anthony Brancato |
| 06.24.21 | Doc Rivers: The NBA’s Marty Schottenheimer? | By Anthony Brancato |
July 20, 2021
Vick vs. Watson: Don’t Even Go There
In an era when moral equivalencies have become the rule rather than the exception, the usual talking heads are trying to compare Michael Vick and Deshaun Watson. There’s not a chance. Complete Story
| 05.18.21 | Zero-Summing Tebow and Kaepernick | By Anthony Brancato |
| 05.03.21 | 2021 NFL Draft: Stallions and Scallions | By Anthony Brancato |
| 04.27.21 | NFL Teams Partyin’ Like it’s 1981 | By Anthony Brancato |
June 29, 2021
NHL Needs to Get “Krakin’” on Realignment
When divisional play began in baseball in 1969, commissioner Bowie Kuhn famously said that, “It wouldn’t be practical to have a first-place team and a 12th-place team.” It is no longer fashionable to have a first-place team and an eighth-place team in any sport. So don’t have any eighth-place teams. Complete Story
| 11.11.20 | What’s the Future Hold For Ovechkin? | By Marc James |
| 02.17.20 | Is Ovechkin the Greatest Scorer in NHL History? | By Scott Huntington |
| 01.20.20 | New Jersey Devils Fire Ray Shero, Now What? | By Scott Huntington |
July 27, 2021
Ho-Hum, Another Boring Olympics
The 2020-21 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are taking place in front of what is even worse than a studio audience. But the Olympics have been going steadily downhill ever since the Cold War ended. And that’s really sad, says SC’s Anthony Brancato. Complete Story
| 07.22.21 | Analyzing the Unfair Pay Gap in Women’s Sports | By Brian Wallace |
| 07.14.21 | NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Atlanta | By Jeffrey Boswell |
| 07.07.21 | NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Road America | By Jeffrey Boswell |
July 29, 2021
Slant Pattern Odds and Ends
In this edition of the Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane looks at the move to the SEC Texas and Oklahoma have made, Simone Biles, the Cleveland Guardians, and more! Complete Story
| 07.15.21 | Boxing in Kazakhstan With the Slant Pattern | By Kevin Beane |
| 07.01.21 | Slant Pattern Mailbag | By Kevin Beane |
| 06.10.21 | The State of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team | By Kevin Beane |
February 11, 2016
Super Bowl 50 Aftermath
Super Bowl 50 is in the books, and SC’s Jeffrey Boswell takes a look back at Super Bowl Sunday’s contest. Is Peyton Manning done? What were the best commercials? And can Cam Newton recover from defeat better than he recovers a fumble? Complete Story
| 02.06.14 | Sports Q&A: Super Bowl XLVIII Aftermath | By Jeffrey Boswell |
| 02.07.13 | Sports Q&A: Super Bowl XLVII Edition | By Jeffrey Boswell |
| 05.11.12 | Sports Q&A: The Truth Won’t Set You Free | By Jeffrey Boswell |
October 2, 2019
Top Five Craziest Meltdowns in Tennis
There are moments in sports when a player’s threshold is broken — an instance of overwhelming rage which envelops and enfolds a player’s judgement when performing on the big stage. Here are the top five meltdowns in tennis history. Complete Story
| 06.18.19 | Wimbledon 2019 Preview | By Marc James |
| 05.24.19 | 2019 French Open Preview | By Marc James |
| 10.03.17 | Djokovic Delivers Warning to Rivals | By Marc James |