The Numbers Say Dirk for MVP!

Wayne Winston, 11.20.2009

Wayne Winston Kelley School of Business

The NBA season is less than 4 weeks old but analyzing the play by play data from each game enables us to obtain many interesting insights.

Happy Birthday Buffalo Bills, And Thanks For Fifty Years Of Heartache

Jeffrey Hoffman, 11.20.2009

Jeffrey Hoffman is a web developer and did baseball play-by-play and sport talk on radio.

In light of the team's decline since the departure of Kelly, Smith and Thomas, my 50-year Buffalo Bills loyalty is just about spent. Buffalo has become almost irrelevant as an NFL member.

Cheat: Soccer's New Endorsement

Alan Black, 11.20.2009

Author, Kick the Balls

A ruthless manufacturer could make three million fake Thierry Henry tops with a new endorsement and sell them to every man, woman and child in Ireland. They won't forget the Hand of Henry: the Irish memory is long.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.20.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Ireland's demand is rejected that their World Cup qualifying loss to France be replayed. France won the game thanks to a handball. Baseball umpires are relieved that for once it wasn't their fault.

The Blame Game: Thierry Henry's Hand of God and the Referee Who Said Yes

Gregory M. White, 11.20.2009

Writer, student of international affairs and business, lover of soccer and ice hockey

Thierry Henry's career has been a remarkable one. He's won titles in France, England and Spain, as well as the World Cup. But with two touches, he turned a world of admirers into enemies.

Clashes in the Capital: Sports Lap Politics for Feuds of the Week

Hayes Permar, 11.20.2009

NBA Jam Grand Champion

Here's the lowdown on what went down in the District this week, as folks inside the beltway continued to prove you don't necessarily have to have winning sports teams to have interesting sports teams.

Baseball's New Market Inefficiency

Jonah Keri, 11.18.2009

Sports writer/Stock market writer

As expected, the baseball cognoscenti has gone ga-ga for Tyler Kepner's New York Times piece on AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke. And why not?

Pacquiao and Mayweather: Mirage or Reality?

Michael Pina, 11.19.2009

The fans fortunate enough to be on hand at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last Saturday night bore witness to boxing's best absolutely dismantling an over-matched Miguel Cotto.

A Very Special Lesson for the Bucs

Laine Ewen, 11.19.2009

Bucs Chick from www.chicksinthehuddle.com

You know what is really amazing about football? You can learn new things about the game every time you watch.

Ponytail Pull Was Bad (But Good for Women's Sports)

Laura Pappano, 11.19.2009

Pappano blogs at FairGameNews.com and is co-author of Playing With the Boys (Oxford)

It is tiring to hear enlightened men describe themselves as "supporters" of women's sports as if they are charitable donors.

The Hidden Cost of a Legendary Career

Ann Liguori, 11.19.2009

Sportscaster

Post-concussion syndrome, an under reported sports-related condition, now has some renowned football players saying that, if they could do it all over again, they would not have played in the first place.

US-Denmark Rewind

Max Bergmann, 11.19.2009

Editor, Association Football

Looking forward to the World Cup, Denmark outplayed the US, did a good job of controlling the midfield, and took advantage of some shambolic defending. Here's what to make of the results.