With his letter defending the Washington Redskins' name, Roger Goodell has taken the wrong side in a debate that shouldn't be a debate at all. The continued usage of a racial epithet as an NFL team's name shouldn't be remotely acceptable to the commissioner or to anyone else with common...

Receiver Justin Blackmon's four-game suspension for substance abuse makes the Jacksonville Jaguars' already-ugly quarterback situation even more muddled.

The Jaguars made clear with their draft selections this year they're investing in shifting their offensive identity to that of a pass-first unit. Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel, taken with the...

Note: As opposed to predicting who each team will take, which is an exercise in futility with all the smokescreens out there, this is instead a mock draft of who I would pick if I were the general manager of each team.

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Fisher, OT,...

This year's quarterback class has been widely disparaged, and somewhat rightfully so. In light of many recent first-year starters' immediate success, especially last year, this quarterback class looks extremely barren in terms of pro-ready players who can start in Week One this fall. When it comes to talent, though, this...

Colin Kaepernick dazzled spectators and opponents throughout the 49ers' run to Super Bowl XLVII. In the world of art, Kaepernick's success in football has helped spotlight two up-and-coming artists who similarly dazzle viewers of their work.

Nevada tattoo artist Nes Andrion and Bay Area artist Ras Terms say the...

Texans receiver Andre Johnson, running back Arian Foster and quarterback Matt Schaub are possibly the league's most dangerous offensive trio, but the key to stopping the Texans' Big Three will...

The Redskins' offense has been a powerhouse at times this season, but the unit opens the playoffs against the defense perhaps best suited to stop it.

From a schematic standpoint, the...

Linebacker Ray Lewis' swan song postseason starts off with a battle of the wits against Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Both players have a tremendous ability to read the opponent's...

The Vikings' defensive line has been a disruptive force this season, tied for fifth-most sacks in the league with 44, including 13 in the final three weeks of the season. Five...

Along with an excellent finish, Sunday night's Patriots-49ers matchup provided an excellent showcase of both the advantages and drawbacks of building an offense centered around a quarterback tasked with being a "game manager." The game manager vs. playmaker debate was the epicenter of the debate surrounding the 49ers' recent quarterback...

Plenty of blame can be distributed for the Lakers' sluggish playoff collapse against the Thunder, but the majority of it should go to NBA commissioner David Stern.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell receives loads of criticism, most of it justifiable, from players, fans and media for his authoritarian leadership style, but...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward announced the ending of a great career today, but not a Hall of Fame career.

Fans of Ward will surely cite his 1,000 career receptions, over 12,000 receiving yards, 85 receiving touchdowns, two Super Bowl titles, and a Super Bowl MVP as reasons why...

Perhaps no cliché has proven itself to be as true in sports as the old adage, "The grass is always greener on the other side." Teams in pursuit of former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning are likely to learn that lesson the hard way.

The sporting world watches every year...

Joe Paterno leaves behind one of the most incredibly complex legacies in the history of sports.

His tenure at Penn State University was legendary, both for its duration and for its success. Paterno turned Penn State into one of the most recognizable college football powerhouses of all time, and did...

The Indianapolis Colts should not hesitate to choose Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the first pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. If they struggle to decide between Luck and Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin, they need merely to apply the same level of attention to detail they did the last time...

Tebowmania.

Tebowing.

Tebow Time.

As 2011 fades into a distant memory, so, hopefully, will the sporting world's obsession with the watered-down and oversimplified debate over Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

As is usually the case in polarizing sports debates, the extremists on both sides are wrong. The Broncos aren't...

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton won't win the NFL's Most Valuable Player award, but he deserves it more than anyone else.

The award's meaning has been muddled over the years, and voters have started to simply hand the MVP to the quarterback on the league's best team instead of considering...

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno deserved every painful aspect of his firing....