Unfortunately, this latest scandal will probably lead to the end of Rob Ford doing funny things for the internet to laugh at.

Agreed. If you remove the salary cap, you have the same situation in European soccer where only 1-2 teams can legitimately claim to have a shot at winning the league every season. If you keep a salary cap, the smaller markets can still attract top talent for long enough to build a team with a chance at winning the…

On women:

Why was he pooping in the dark?

Another acquaintance considered him a "fellow traveler."

What stops HS kids with this kind of talent from taking a lucrative one-year contract in Turkey, China, etc. and then entering the draft? Wiggins would've crushed the Chinese slam dunk contest!

Yes - the MLB does have a policy, a 7-day DL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-le…

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Of all the fields represented, coaches might do the most to bring a sense of community and pride to a region.

But are the benefits you listed equal to the salary they would otherwise be earning if they were allowed to get paid? I think we should let the market decide, not the NCAA...

As the manager of the most valuable sports franchise in the world and in a sport that is unfairly favorable to the biggest clubs, is his trophy haul really that impressive? In a quarter century, he won only two Champions League titles, the most coveted club trophy in the world. Carlo Ancelotti won just as many in a…

Indeed. Three goals in a soccer match?!

Looks like Mickey Mantle* Used to Cork His Bat

What if instead of spending less money on facilities and coaches these schools decide to cut money from their other, less-profitable D1 programs?

Aside from the fact that Liga MX is of higher quality than the MLS, I think the cards are stacked even further against the MLS because the quarter-finals/semi-finals/finals take place right at the outset of the MLS season. Is there any doubt that the Sounders won't be playing as shitty as they are right now when we…

USA Today writes, "Of the seven documented Harvest Prep games this season, six teams have scored at least 20 runs."

It's difficult to tell who's trying harder to fix this match. The ref or Pilo?