It’s Not Easy to Field an Ethical Fantasy Football Team

Why Doesn’t Anyone Know Who the Real Good Guys Are in the NFL?

Most people laughed when I told them that I was only drafting ethical players on my fantasy football team.

Now, three weeks into the season, the laughter has stopped.

I am new to fantasy football, and I was ambivalent when I was asked to participate in a family fantasy football league in early August. At the time, the meager two-week suspension given to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for domestic violence was weighing heavily on my mind, and I’d just read about Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon’s one-year suspension …

by Caryn Wiley-Rapoport | September 22, 2014

The Lonely Life of an L.A. Sports Fan

For Decades, Rooting for Southern California’s Teams Was Painful and Even Lonely—but I Persevered

By Manuel H. Rodriguez | May 15, 2014

A Los Angeles radio sportscaster who billed himself as “Super Fan” used to end his broadcasts saying, “In the department store of life, sports is in the toy section.” That’s …

Tired of Europeans Scolding the U.S. For Our Inequality? Talk German Soccer.

The NFL Is a Socialist Paradise Compared to the Soccer Leagues of Europe

by Andrés Martinez | May 5, 2014

Don’t let Europeans self-righteously lecture you about inequality in America—especially not Germans. If you compare the American and German professional “football” leagues each society considers truly important, you quickly arrive …

Who Wins the Doobie Bowl?

Super Bowl Opponents Colorado and Washington Have Both Legalized Marijuana. But Only One State Can Declare Victory.

by Barry Rothbard | January 31, 2014

There will be smoke at the 2014 Super Bowl—at least in the living rooms of some Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos fans. Sunday’s contest pits the two states that have …

Can a Football Addict Quit the NFL?

I’m Horrified By What The Sport Does to Its Players. But That Didn’t Make Severing Ties Any Easier.

by Fuzz Hogan | January 29, 2014

Sunday’s national holiday has me feeling stressed out. The holiday, of course, is the Super Bowl, as likely to clear the streets and bring family together as Christmas. But this …

The Enduring Steelers Empire

Once Upon a Time, Football Was Much More Than a Business

by Gary M. Pomerantz | January 27, 2014

Swept up in the carnival of Super Bowl XLVIII, today’s Broncos and Seahawks can’t be blamed for their myopia. They will inhabit this celebrated moment, but they’ll never know the …

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