Jack Moore
Throwback Thursday: The Stark Relevance of North Dallas Forty, 36 Years Later
When North Dallas Forty was released, 36 years ago this week, it was hailed by some as the most incisive satire of football ever produced.
Throwback Thursday: John McGraw, The Model Of The Modern Sports Coach
New York Giants manager Jack McGraw set the intense, controlling, obsessive, kill-the-umpire, win-at-all-costs standard for all coaches to follow.
Throwback Thursday: How The Washington NFL Team Got Its Controversial Nickname
Eighty-three years ago, Washington's current NFL team was born as the Boston Braves. The story behind the franchise's eventual nickname has nothing to do with honor or courage.
Throwback Thursday: Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium And The Era Of Multipurpose Mistakes
Opened in 1970, Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium was the "ultimate" multipurpose sports complex—a building that epitomized an unlamented architectural era of soulless, artificial turf-covered concrete monstrosities.
The St. Louis Cardinals Have Hacked Their Way Into Sports Spying History
The St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal is just the latest chapter in the long, inglorious history of athletic espionage.
Throwback Thursday: The TV Deal That Created Modern Sports
Forty-five years ago this week, the upstart American Football League and ABC signed a broadcast deal that changed the landscape of sports as we know them.
The Biogenesis Lie
More than two years have passed since the Biogenesis scandal first became public. Has anything really changed?
The Mysterious and Bizarre Figure Starting a Righteous Cold War With the Olympics
Marius Vizer has a shady past and many powerful friends. He's also got an axe to grind with the Olympics. You shouldn't count him out in this fight.
How MLB Stays White
The Milwaukee Brewers' rapid hiring of Craig Counsell raises a fresh round of questions about diversity in MLB and why it remains an unsolved problem.
Why the Twins Should Tear Down Their Statue of a Former Owner
Calvin Griffith used to own the Minnesota Twins. He was also quite racist, often in public. On Jackie Robinson Day, the Twins should resolve to remove his statue.
The $600,000 College Football Lawsuit Over 'Who Calls the Plays'
Texas and Oklahama State are battling it out in court with $600,000 at stake. This is just another absurd display of college football's glaring contradictions.
Will Allen's $31 Million Ponzi Scheme Explains How Athletes Get Ripped Off
The collapse of former NFL cornerback Will Allen's Ponzi scheme reveals a dark side of the sports world where young athletes make for easy financial prey.