Maybe I missed it in the article, but it’s not clear to me whether the Orioles did hand DNC, Chimes and whoever else a check. If they did, but those companies are just pocketing the windfall, we should be criticizing the companies and not the Orioles. If their contracts let the O’s off the hook when games aren’t…

This just trades out the randomness of the lottery for the randomness of guessing who will suck. So the only tanking-relevant factor here is delaying the effects for a year. No different than saying that the worst team in 2012/2013 gets the most ping pong balls in the 2014 draft rather than the 2013 draft. That might…

Any insight into how the CBA actually gets drafted? I would assume there is an army of lawyers involved on both sides, but from what I’ve seen, it really isn’t very well written, especially for a document governing such a huge pile of money. I see small office leases every day with far more complete definitions of…

Sharper presumably got a shorter sentence in exchange for agreeing to this testing. So he's clearly okay with someone strapping up his dick so long as he gets out of prison a bit sooner. Since the test is garbage, maybe that's not the best deal for a prosecutor to strike.

Washington's name and Charlie Hedbo's cartoons were each offensive to many. The former is being objected to through peaceful, legal means like the video above. The latter was objected to through violent, illegal means like terrorism. When your options are between an offensive organization and a minority group making…

So what if a transgendered athlete has a competitive advantage? Lots of people have body types that are advantageous for some sports but not others. If I'm 6'7" I have an advantage in basketball but would likely be severely disadvantaged wrestling or playing soccer. If I'm a male-to-female transgender student with…

So what if a transgendered athlete has a competitive advantage? Lots of people have body types that are advantageous for some sports but not others. If I'm 6'7" I have an advantage in basketball but would likely be severely disadvantaged wrestling or playing soccer. If I'm a male-to-female transgender student with a…

It's not about being entitled, it's about prohibiting colleges from paying athletes should they choose to. Andrew Wiggins got to whatever school he wanted and would have gotten a full ride from any of them. He chose Kansas based on a variety of factors (coaching, NBA prospects, playing time, facilities, locations,…

I'm closer to an eight year old than an expert, but floating point just means that, since computers can't store an infinite number of digits, they chop a decimal off at some arbitrary point, say 10 digits. So if Kentucky was 680/999 before this last shot, their real percentage was .680680680680 . . . on forever, but a…

This, while stupid, misses the point. It doesn't matter whether athletes get paid indirectly though tuition, room and board and whatnot. The issue is that one form of compensation (cash) is prohibited. Let schools pay athletes (or not) based on their own calculations of whether such pay is worthwhile, just like every…