Sports at Large
Sports at Large
Sports at Large is a weekly exploration of the issues and people who play and watch sports. SaL goes behind the headlines and stats to find the how and why, and the ways in which sports intersect with and influence our daily lives. SaL features interviews and commentaries from professionals and fans a like to tell a more complete story. One person described it as ----a thinking fan's guide to spor…Social links:
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NCAA's Baker looks to avoid insanity with bold plan
Apparently, the observation that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result did not originate with Albert Einstein. Regardless of who said it, it hasn’t taken NCAA president Charlie Baker long to recognize that that trope is true relative to the organization he…
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Moore, Angelos make mess of Orioles' lease
If you left a pair of three-year olds in the middle of a room with a bowl full of finger paints and told them to have at it, they could hardly make more of a mess than Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Orioles CEO John Angelos have with negotiations for a new Camden Yards lease. The stage was set Friday…
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Cries of 'fake news' haunt Thompson, SI
The industry of journalism in this country is under attack as never before. That’s not news. What is news is when the onslaught comes from within, as in self-inflicted wounds. And while the division of journalism that extends to sports may not always be held in the highest of regards within the di…
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Gallaudet may give college football badly needed integrity
Everything in life is a matter of perspective, and depending on how you view things, the University of Michigan’s win over Ohio State in Saturday’s football game is either the universe setting things right or a triumph of darkness over the light. The Wolverines’ 30-24 victory over the Buckeyes put…
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Why the Ravens may be poised to make a big January statement
Following Thursday’s 34-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh declared that the team wanted to make a statement. And so they did. In the process, they seized control of their division by soundly defeating their most significant opponent for a second time this year, the s…
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Women's pro soccer strikes it big
During the 8 p.m. Saturday window this week, there was a cavalcade of the usual college football suspects on television. As you moved up and down the proverbial dial, there were Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and LSU all battling for touchdowns and eyeballs. Tucked in among that fo…
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Calif. judge could decide NCAA's fate in antitrust suit
While the sports world has been fixated on the goings on with the University of Michigan football program and the potentially explosive cheating scandal we told you about last week, the really important action has been taking place 2,000 miles away. In an Oakland, Calif. Courtroom, a judge is prep…
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Another cheating scandal roils college sports
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: There’s cheating going on in college sports and no one knows what to do about it. Actually, the situation that has arisen with the University of Michigan’s football program is still at the alleged status, as there have been no official findings and no admission…
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LA '28 Olympics to add new sports for broader appeal
The landscape is dotted with plenty of ways for people of a certain age to try to stay relevant, up to and including sports cars, hair plugs, Botox and tummy tucks, to name a few. But while those solutions may work for people, how do long-standing organizations stay up to date and pertinent in the…
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Birds need roster experience for '24 success
When Brandon Hyde sat at a microphone last week and declared that he was irritated at the abrupt end to the Orioles season, he spoke for a shockingly small number of Baltimoreans. For the overwhelming bulk of Birds fans, the sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers in the American League Division S…
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