Numerous NBA teams, especially the New York Knicks, have been vocal in opposition to this idea, citing concerns about not only the health of their players, but also of finishing dead last. Read more

Silver may be an innovator, but the NFL already has this. And I have to admit, I do get some pleasure out of seeing the Jaguars compete against pro teams. Read more

The status quo benefits the bulk of MLS owners happy with low costs, low risks, and an appreciating asset, but hamstrings nearly everyone else.

It's also worth noting too that MLS has set itself up to be a side business for owners of Big Four sports teams, as well as chairmen of other soccer teams around the world,…

Ronaldo would probably be starting in an XXL, actually. Read more

Generally, when a Gawker Media luminary runs out of gas, he or she is either hired by a desperate competitor or promoted. Read more

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For your information Mr. Martino had several championships in Paraguay and Argentina leagues, and has coached the national team of Paraguay with a 2nd place in Copa America and a Quarterfinal placing in Sudafrica 2010. He is the actual coach of Argentina (no bad for a "notably terrible coach"). His tenure in Barcelona… Read more

Dortmund is battling to avoid relegation, Liverpool look like the quintessential mid-table club, Inter and Milan are shadows of their former selves, Arsenal seem to be expressing a long-term commitment to mediocrity... Read more

The loss of Fabregas and Alexis was damn near unconscionable. Neymar may be great one day, but he hasn't reached that level yet. The Suarez experiment is still 50/50 and no one quite knows what to do with Rakitic. Barca fans are also hoping that the clusterfuck decision that is Douglas goes away soon. Alves is… Read more

To be fair, David Moyes is not the David Moyes-esque dunce he's made out to be, either. Read more

"Oh my sweet lord! That subtle social media touch! That incredible feel, to pluck Instagrams right out of the very heavens! Magisterial!" Read more

Actually, Billy, Villa left Melbourne rather abruptly. He's laying low until he (hopefully) comes to NY. Not as big a sham as the Lampard thing, but supporters are raising the same complaints (buying tickets on false promises, etc.). Read more

I thought they might wait a little longer to announce this, but Gerrard just had to let it slip. Read more

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He later got a yellow card for shoving a Liverpool player, but look at the circumstances!

Understandably, NYCFC fans are mad. (Aside: can we really call them "fans" if the team hasn't even kicked a ball yet? They're more like proto-fans.) Read more

Still not sure why NY needed a second dysfunctional MLS team whose ownership values using them as a marketing vehicle for their primary product. Their other team was doing that just fine. Read more

This was a very long, very well written article. I agreed with most of it. I'm one of the D'Angelo worshippers who bought the album in the first 24 hours of its release. I have to say that after repeated listens, it makes me want to hear Voodoo... Every time. Read more

I have a NYE party in 3 hours so I'm going to try to keep my thoughts restricted to 2 hours of typing. But there's non-rhetorical questions at the end!

The biggest thing that I think has been missing from all the discussion about Black Messiah is the tremendous impact that OTHER recording acts had on the album — ones… Read more

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