1. Alabama, Boise State, and the Arrogance of the BCS: Are We Angry Yet?

    Do you realize just how stupid corporate America thinks the rest of the country is? I mean, do you really appreciate it? Look at this story about how Wall Street is preparing to hand out six-, ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,985 reads 79 comments

  2. UFC 108: dos Santos, Daley, and Stout Stand Tallest Amid the Bedlam

    Near the end of the UFC 108 postfight press conference, there was a prolonged lull in the barrage of questions. After hours of sensory mayhem, the silence seemed out of place...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 278 reads 5 comments

  3. UFC 108 Live Blog: B/R On The Ground in Las Vegas

    This is a bit surreal, but I'm officially ring-side for UFC 108. Or I guess I should say Octagon-side. Regardless, we're about 15 minutes from the first fight of the night between lightweights John Gunderson and Rafaello Oliveira...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 807 reads 40 comments

  4. On The Ground at UFC 108: Media Roundtable With Georges St. Pierre

    Those of you who've read my mixed martial arts work from the very beginning might know that I was never a huge Georges St. Pierre fan. For some in-articulable reason, the dude just didn't get my fighter-pulse racing...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 3,865 reads 17 comments

  5. UFC 108: The Scene from the Fertile Meadows AKA Las Vegas

    I don't know how you heave a huge sigh of relief virtually, but let's pretend I just did it. After spending the last several days deep in the catacombs of California law, I've emerged in time ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 284 reads 28 comments

  6. San Francisco Giants' Team of the Decade: The Outfielders

    The Aughts began with the San Francisco Giants on top of Major League Baseball, almost literally. They finished with the best record in baseball in 2000, came six agonizing outs away from the ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,619 reads 18 comments

  7. Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Fiasco Adds Another Feather to MMA's Cap

    If it's true that boxing and mixed martial arts are mutually exclusive, then Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are doing the sweet science a grave disservice...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 3,335 reads 23 comments

  8. Ndamukong Suh Named Player of the Year, AP Recovers Heisman Voters' Fumble

    When the Downtown Athletic Club presented the Heisman Trophy to Mark Ingram, those of us who disagreed with the selection took a considerable amount of heat for various reasons...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 543 reads 19 comments

  9. John Lackey Dons a Boston Red Sox Uniform: As One Story Ends, Another Begins

    If you were listening very closely, you would've heard a determined cheer from a small group of San Francisco Giant fans when John Lackey signed with the Boston Red Sox...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 495 reads 4 comments

  10. Roy Halladay Trade Another East Coast Conspiracy Against West Coast Baseball

    That's right. Few will have the courage to agree with me, but I'm sayin' it anyway. In 2009, the San Francisco Giants' superlative right-hander, Tim Lincecum, won his second consecutive National League Cy Young award...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 688 reads 13 comments

  11. Nick Johnson Won't Be THE Cure for San Francisco, but He Could Be Part of One

    The San Francisco Giants, like most teams, won't find the answer to all their 2009 problems via the free agent waters. There are no magic bullets available this year—even the biggest catches aren't panaceas...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 2,576 reads 25 comments

  12. MLB Free Agent Market Might Force the San Francisco Giants' Hand (Yikes)

    With Christmas about a week away and Major League Baseball's winter meetings in the rearview mirror, it's a perfect time to see what juicy acquisitions might be possible for your favorite baseball team...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,843 reads 17 comments

  13. Heisman Trophy Farce Perfect Ending to Another Year of College Football Mockery

    This seems like a good time to offer my sincerest thanks to the Football Gods. From now on, I have a nice, neat answer whenever anyone asks me why I'm not a bigger fan of college football...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,045 reads 65 comments

  14. B.J. Penn Makes It Official: UFC Lightweight Division Is a Dead Zone

    Before Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida took on Mauricio Rua, I wrote an article about the developing trend of untouchable champions atop each of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's five divisions...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 41,069 reads 50 comments

  15. Tiger Woods Scandal Proves Real Journalism Is on Life Support (If Not Dead)

    Once upon a time, the press was a mighty weapon against the established power structure. British politician Edmund Burke allegedly dubbed it the Fourth Estate because it sat in contrast to the ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,251 reads 79 comments

  16. Pittsburgh Steelers' Troy Polamalu Won't Win, but He Really Is the NFL's MVP

    Way back in September, when my fantasy league held its draft, I struck gold with the first overall pick. One of the many benefits of picking first is you can square away all your crucial positions ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,255 reads 17 comments

  17. Roy Nelson Is the Ultimate Fighter, Just Don't Try To Convince Dana White

    As Brendan Schaub found out on Saturday night, it's not smart to underestimate the power of the belly. The world flipped on the Hybrid just as he seemed to be settling in and getting comfortable—his ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 2,888 reads 16 comments

  18. The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights Prove They Can Bring The Crazy, Too

    Aficionados of The Ultimate Fighter have a dirty little secret. Much as we might hate to admit it, the actual fighting is only part of what has made the show successful...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 761 reads 18 comments

  19. Stephen Colbert Is a "Jerk:" American Speedskater Shani Davis Defines Irony

    Some stories are too priceless to sit on while you wait for all the details. I mention this because there's a chance that comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report really is an unpleasant individual...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 3,351 reads 19 comments

  20. NFL Cornerbacks Threatening to Throw a Wet Blanket on Age of the Wide Receiver

    At some point in the not-so-distant past—probably around the time Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson were at their shucking-and-jiving peak—the National Football League gave itself over to the Age of the Wide Receiver...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 630 reads 28 comments

  21. Tiger Woods Crashes Into a Tree and Now He's Stuck In One

    Hey, did you hear Tiger Woods crashed his Escalade over the holiday weekend? Any shred of doubt as to who the most influential professional athlete on Planet Earth is should be gone...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 453 reads 4 comments

  22. Albert Pujols and MLB Must Eventually Face the Barry Bonds Problem

    Whenever performance-enhancing drugs rear their head, you often see the phrase "innocent until proven guilty" thrown around the discussion...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 1,721 reads 23 comments

  23. Casting My Vote For the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 2009

    In the convoluted spheres of American democracy, the voters rarely deserve praise. With so much misdirection, so much double-speak, and so many battling special interests, true merit almost ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 131 reads 4 comments

  24. Manning's Legend Enhanced By Focus on Numbers as Fantasy Becomes Reality

    Whenever you pump the brakes on the adoration showered upon a great player, the torch-wielding mob comes a-runnin'. Instead of axes and pitchforks, they're armed with t-shirts featuring said ...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 325 reads 11 comments

  25. Mark Mangino's Attackers Are as Soft as His Midsection

    I'm a little confused. No, I'm a lot confused. One minute, these high-octane athletes are gladiators, soldiers, or any manner of rugged testaments to perseverance in the face of physical duress incapable of being understood by mere mortals...

    Andrew Brining Written by Andrew Brining about over 3 years ago 597 reads 4 comments