The NHL playoff format is flawed. Teams who win their divisions are guaranteed a top-three seeding and this year, the problems with such a system are highlighted, as teams like Florida and whoever the hell wins the Pacific Division are guaranteed home ice for at least two rounds. Could the NHL be doing things better?

Baseball is great on television, but let’s face it: 162 games is a lot to take in in one season. Every team in the league shares some parallels with the best shows on TV, including The Sopranos, Seinfeld and even The Walking Dead.

Scoring 100 points in a season is reserved for only the best of the best. Many franchises who have had the best players have also had more 100-point seasons than others. The second part of Tim Kolupanowich’s look at the history of 100-point scorers breaks down team stats, including the most 100-point scorers by franchise, country and season.

“The Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach is a novel that captures more than just a summer of baseball. It tells the story of five individuals and their relationships around college baseball field, capturing everything from the funny moments to the sad ones to the fantastic and everything in between. Mark Milner explains more.

Magic Johnson is the face of a group that have won the bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A mere $2 billion later and the team is theirs. Despite the fact that the team won’t make money for years, having a strong – and committed – ownership will benefit the on-field product, and having an experienced owner like Johnson certainly helps.

March Madness is one of the premier sporting events of the year – for any sport. 68 teams enter, one leaves victorious. College football has considered a similarly-structured tournament to replace the flawed BCS system, but could a national football tournament even work?

We’re barely into the NFL offseason, and already there’s been a flurry of activity, specifically at the quarterback position. Almost a quarter of the league’s teams have replaced their field leaders, leaving us with nothing but questions regarding the upcoming 2012 NFL season. The subplots will keep us entertained all summer long.

The New York Yankees spent the offseason following the 2011 season in the shadows – rare territory for baseball’s biggest spender. The team is getting older, and a shift in culture toward dominating on the mound instead of counting on the long ball is slowly taking over.

When the 2012 NFL season starts, wide receiver Brandon Lloyd will be 31 years old and for the first time in his nine-year career, he will play on an elite team. Lloyd signed a three-year, $12-million contract with the New England Patriots on March 18, 2012, and he confirmed what had been the worst kept […]

During the Toronto Maple Leafs’ extended stint outside the playoffs, they made a change at General Manager. After John Ferguson Jr. but before Brian Burke, Cliff Fletcher was brought in to clean up the mess. Instead, the interim GM arguably took a bad situation and made it worse, and the Leafs have been stuck in a vicious cycle of failure ever since.