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  1. Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat: Poor Officiating Fuels NBA Conspiracy Theories

    If you were an NBA referee, would you want fans to think you were inept or assume you are corrupt? Heading into Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference final, Boston Celtics fans ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 1 day ago 10,790 reads 130 comments

  2. USA vs. Brazil: U.S. Men's Soccer Needs to Get Nastier (Also Better)

    The United States men's national team needs to get nastier. That's not the fans saying it or the media saying it or even the players saying it...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 3 days ago 7,992 reads 20 comments

  3. Italian Match-Fixing Scandal: Could This Happen in Today's American Sports?

    In the wake of yet another major match-fixing scandal in Italian soccer, where police have arrested 17 people, including 11 players , and are investigating more than 50 players from ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 5 days ago 2,744 reads 41 comments

  4. Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics: Game 7 Will Be Ugly No Matter Who Wins

    To call the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Celtics and 76ers ugly is a disrespect to general ugliness. This series has been beyond run-of-the-mill ugly—it has been epic playoff ugly...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 8 days ago 5,672 reads 30 comments

  5. Landon Donovan Needs a Career Rejuvenation Only England Can Provide

    American soccer fans, can we please pool our money together to buy out the last few years of Landon Donovan 's contract with the L.A...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 9 days ago 2,074 reads 9 comments

  6. Nationals-Phillies Might Be the Best and Worst Rivalry in Major League Baseball

    Ticket to Wednesday's series finale between the Phillies and Nationals ? Check. Money for cheesesteaks and beer? Check. 2008 World Series Champions t-shirt? Check...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 11 days ago 3,855 reads 26 comments

  7. Is It Finally Time We Start Rooting for LeBron James To Win?

    It's hard not to like 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. LeBron James put in a ridiculously clutch performance for Miami, helping the Heat take Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 13 days ago 19,064 reads 409 comments

  8. Adidas vs. Nike Super Match: Nike Wins FIFA 12 Simulation in Extra Time

    After creating the two best rosters in the history of world football and debating ad nauseam whether the adidas roster led by Lionel Messi and Xavi is better than the Nike roster ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 15 days ago 7,940 reads 27 comments

  9. Adidas vs. Nike Super Match: Which Brand Has the Better World Football Talent?

    We created a series to determine once and for all which brand—Adidas or Nike—has the better world football talent. Messi vs. Neymar . Xavi vs. Iniesta . Cristiano Ronaldo vs...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 16 days ago 6,419 reads 14 comments

  10. Adidas vs. Nike Super Match: Selecting the Nike World Football Best XI

    Adidas or Nike? We continue our search to determine which brand boasts the better world football talent. Part 1 of our series looked at Lionel Messi, Iker Casillas, Xavi, Arjen Robben and the amazing cast of talent for Adidas...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 17 days ago 8,473 reads 60 comments

  11. Adidas vs. Nike Super Match: Selecting the Adidas World Football Best XI

    Adidas or Nike. Nike or Adidas. More than 1,000 of the world's best footballers proudly strap on footwear from one of the two top brands in the game...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 18 days ago 23,819 reads 102 comments

  12. Players Championship 2012: Matt Kuchar Shows Nice Guys Continue To Finish First

    When Matt Kuchar dropped in a gimmie putt to win The Players Championship —by far his biggest title in twelve years on the PGA Tour —his two sons ran onto the green to hug him...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 20 days ago 2,110 reads 4 comments

  13. Tiger Woods Is Either Really Slumping or No Longer Good at Golf

    The good news for Tiger Woods this week is that he finished the first round of the Players Championship tied with notable champions like Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell and Ernie Els...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 23 days ago 5,399 reads 26 comments

  14. NHL Stanley Cup Storylines, Suspensions & Home Ice Advantage with Greg Wyshynski

    With the NHL conference finals nearly set, I had the pleasure of chatting with America's foremost hockey blogging authority, Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo's Puck Daddy , about a host of stories in and around the NHL playoffs...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 25 days ago 953 reads 2 comments

  15. Dear American Soccer Haters: We Don't Need You Anymore (A Thank You Note)

    In the vast landscape of American sports, soccer has still yet to make a significant impression. Frankly, soccer has always been treated as something of a sixth toe in the footprint ...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 26 days ago 38,371 reads 1106 comments

  16. Horse Racing, American Sports and This Generation's Sport of Kings

    The prevailing sentiment with snarky online commenters after the Kentucky Derby this weekend was, and I'm paraphrasing, "great race, see you in two weeks and maybe two after that and then again in a year...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 27 days ago 2,105 reads 5 comments

  17. Junior Seau: Death, Disease and Finding the Right Answers in Life

    Junior Seau died on Wednesday from what reports indicate was a gunshot wound to the chest . Suicide. One of the great football players of a generation thought it was better to end his life than go on...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 1 month ago 12,534 reads 37 comments

  18. Saints Suspensions: Do Penalties for Jonathan Vilma and Others Fit the Crime?

    Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the entire season by Roger Goodell and the NFL disciplinary committee, which—as best we can tell—is Roger Goodell...

    Dan Levy Written by Dan Levy about 1 month ago 12,041 reads 238 comments