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Is it just me or did the final lap of yesterday's NASCAR race from Talladega eerily resemble an episode of COPS? For those who haven't seen it yet, here's what I'm talking about. Carl Edwards was a good sport about it, but that certainly isn't racing. That was more like a perfectly performe

Let me preface this article by saying that I'm not big on blaming people. I would rather just acknowledge the problem and work on a solution. ....but Bud Selig is just asking for it. In this article on ESPN.com, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says he doesn't deserve to be blamed for the rampant use of steroids in basebal

Come on, you knew I couldn't completely avoid it. How could I? To date, it's the biggest off-the-field sports story of 2009. The photos of American wonderboy Michael Phelps taking bong hits is a close second -- and I haven't written about that one either. Not sure if I will.

As for A-Rod, I was listening to Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio yesterday

Back in November I wrote about a column about Logan Young, a freshman at Bloomington South High School in Indiana, who was denied the right to play baseball, because she was a girl and softball was offered as an alternative. Logan sued the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) based on a 14th Amendment discrimination theory, as well as Title IX.

This past August, Max Gilpin, a 15 year-old high school football player in Kentucky, died of heat stroke during a preseason practice. He is one of 6 athletes, which were confirmed to have died from heat stroke in the United States in 2008. Such deaths are relatively rare, but unfortunately seem to occur a few times each year. What makes this case so unique is that Max's coach, Davi