Salon reports on the NBA pension fight: For years, about 85 elderly ex-players have been fighting to get NBA pensions. The response from the league and the union: Drop dead. Half of them have.

Michael Lewis, who wrote Moneyball, has a nice piece in the New York Times illustrating the principles behind his book: He finished his career at Notre Dame with the third-most hits in N.C.A.A. history, the second-highest batting average and the … Continue reading →

NFL homophobic? This rather bizarre conclusion is reached when trying to order a personalized jersey from the NFL Shop, the online merchandise site run by the league. Anyone trying to buy a jersey with the single word “GAY” or “LESBIAN” … Continue reading →

Also, no matter which sport you take up, you will be eating a lot of bananas.