The BBWAA has never had a hall of fame voting class quite like this one. With names like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire on the ballots, personal beliefs and feelings about alleged PED use will go a long way toward deciding who is and is not inducted into Cooperstown next summer. The only sure thing about this process is just how flawed it truly is.

After the last NHL lockout, the league created an amnesty clause to help franchises get under the newly established salary cap by buying out player contracts. Now, with a proposal that includes reducing the existing salary cap by as much as $10 million, half the teams in the league may need to use the amnesty clause to get under the ceiling, but will amnesty even be an option once a new CBA is signed?

Pat Burns’s legacy is an interesting one. The man who spent 14 years as a head coach in the NHL, spent with four different franchises, is perhaps most known for the teams he didn’t have the most success with. Even before his untimely passing in 2010 at the age of 58, there was a strong push to get him into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Now, Rosie DiManno attempts to capture his life and works, but the finished product falls just short of hitting the mark.

Despite some excellent regular season success, the Atlanta Falcons have been surprisingly disappointing in the playoffs. Matt Ryan is winless in his postseason career, and while his Falcons look like they’re on their way to another playoff berth, their advanced statistics are showing that they may in fact have their worst team in years. Can they turn things around, or will history repeat itself once again?

There’s a lot more that goes on at the baseball Winter Meetings than just GMs of the MLB teams shuffling players on their rosters. With a complete who’s who of baseball decision-makers in attendance, the Meetings are the perfect place for you to get your start in the wonderful world of professional baseball. Get the inside scoop on how to land a job from a man who did it himself: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler.

The starting point here should be Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, but it won’t be. I’ll start it with the starting point to Florio’s comments, rather, I’ll start it with the Charles Tillman. Tillman, a 10-year cornerback with the Chicago Bears, is currently enjoying perhaps his finest season in the NFL. He has made 56 […]

From realism to ridiculousness, basketball games have had some of the most diverse styles among any sports game. Some games were amazing, keeping the controller glued to your hand for weeks, while others were so bad that playing them at all took years off your life. Which are the greatest of all time? Which are the worst? PJ Carr lets you know.

Despite struggles with weather, the Carrier Classic is too much of a boost to revenues and reputation to be cancelled, which is why the NCAA has scheduled even more of these games for 2012. But is it time for these games to move indoors?

For some, sitting back and watching a favorite team is enough to get them through the day, but for many others, something else is needed. Enter sports betting. Whether you like it or not, gambling on sports raises the interest in a game or event to a new level. Trying to predict the outcome makes the game itself more exciting. And the Toronto Blue Jays have recently positioned themselves as one of the most exciting teams in baseball.

As the NHL lockout drags on, fans in North America continue to bemoan the fact that they can’t watch the game they love. However, that’s not entirely true. Many NHL players have made the trip overseas and are thriving in the KHL and various European leagues, and many of the games are broadcast on television and the internet. Finally, the world is getting a taste of the world’s best hockey players.