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The Presidential Election is NOT FIFA’s Most Important Vote

On February 26th, FIFA will convene a special Congress to elect the next President of the world’s most prominent soccer organization. Its previous president, Sepp Blatter was reelected for another... Read more

By February 25, 2016

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A Guide to Some of Baseball’s Wackiest Lingo

You’re twelve years old, sitting in the dugout of your local baseball field listening to your eccentric little-league coach give his post-game speech. “That game turned into a barn burner... Read more

By February 19, 2016

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Neat Sports Things: Plano East-John Tyler

In his new column “Neat Sports Things,” Halftime Sports Co-Editor Jay Benjamin shares some of his favorite, well, neat things from the history of sports, many of which have not received... Read more

By February 17, 2016

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The NCAA’s Postseason Problem

While there are still games left to be played in the 2016 college basketball regular season, the postseason is already looming large over the remaining three weeks. Experts are restlessly... Read more

By February 16, 2016

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The deteriorating relationship between the veteran and his resume

Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia has a long road ahead of him that will begin on February 18, when pitchers and catchers of the New York Yankees return to training... Read more

By February 12, 2016

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Baseball’s Hallowed Hall of Controversies

Last Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of the announcement of the first Hall of Fame class. In 1936, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson were... Read more

By February 9, 2016

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NFL Players and the Art of Letting Go

It is very, very easy to forget that football players are humans. These men, often gargantuan in size, are hidden under layers of protective padding and covering. Facemasks and visors... Read more

By February 9, 2016

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The Rise of the Chinese Super League

Fredy Montero joined Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda on February 6 for €5 million. Montero, the all-time leading goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC, left Sporting CP, boyhood club... Read more

By February 9, 2016

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What This Super Bowl Means for Peyton Manning’s Legacy

It feels weird to legitimately discuss the legacy of the NFL’s career passing leader as he enters his fourth Super Bowl weekend, yet here we are with Peyton Manning. As... Read more

By February 6, 2016

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The five people you meet in heaven–and by heaven, I mean the Super Bowl party

It’s 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. If you’re like me, you’ve been watching Super Bowl pregame analysis for approximately a week straight. If you’re a normal human being, you’ve... Read more

By February 5, 2016

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The NBA and its Broken Lottery System

  The NBA is in the midst of one of its most historic seasons. If the 2015-2016 season continues to progress as it has up to this point, we could... Read more

By February 4, 2016

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Jurgen Klinsmann’s Conundrum

On October 15, 2015, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber claimed that Jurgen Klinsmann, the United States men’s national team manager, made comments detrimental to the league when the former German... Read more

By February 3, 2016

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Surprising NFL Playoff Results From a New England Perspective

As a New Englander and a strong supporter of the Patriots, I can’t help but say these playoffs went in the complete opposite direction of what I expected. Seven weeks... Read more

By January 30, 2016

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Why Cam Newton’s attitude might have him dabbing all the way to Disneyland

The spotlight loves Cam Newton. Since his days in the SEC when he first exploded onto the sports media radar, Newton has made perhaps just as many headlines with his... Read more

By January 29, 2016

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The Rise of Leicester City

In a Premier League season overflowing with interesting storylines, one the most intriguing must be Leicester City’s meteoric rise to the top of the table. Throughout the first half of... Read more

By January 26, 2016

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MLB Offseason Recap

This has been a dynamic offseason so far in Major League Baseball. Several of the game’s best players have been up for grabs—some have changed uniforms, while some have returned to... Read more

By January 26, 2016

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John Scott: All Star, Victim in the League’s Battle Against Fun

I have absolutely no idea what I will be doing the night of Sunday, January 31. Anyone who knows me will tell you that this is because I’ve never been... Read more

By January 25, 2016

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Premier League Coaching Carousel

The Premier League coaching carousel is in full swing now, with five managers already sacked and a few more seemingly days away. Don’t tell them we’re only 60% of the... Read more

By January 25, 2016

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The Overlooked Quality of the Bundesliga

Once it becomes clear that I am a Bundesliga fan, I am very often subjected to ridicule. One of the main arguments that I hear against Germany’s first division soccer... Read more

By December 8, 2015

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The Philly Sixers’ Bold Rebuild

The Philadelphia 76ers are off to an absolutely abysmal start to the 2015-16 season, going 1-20 over their first 21 games. Though they were close to breaking the record for... Read more

By December 8, 2015