Monthly Archives: December 2010

A literal case of David and Goliath.   A small apparel manufacturer located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois (suburban Chicago) takes on the most powerful league in sports. And loses. But Goliath is arrogant enough to say that it wanted a “bigger” … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: American Needle v. NFL

This saga could have taken up several entries on its own but you have so many issues tied up together we decided to make it a single entry. You have the potential recruiting violations, agent issues, academic issues and other … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Cam Newton

Probably no story in sports dominated the landscape like concussions.  The focus on the long term harm and difficulty in protecting against concussions took over our consciousness (no pun intended). The studies linking the brain damage from smaller scale collisions … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Concussions

Do you even remember who is in your conference?  Well, maybe you remember who is in your conference but you can keep track of all of the movement as teams move to one conference in some sports and another conference … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Conference Realignment

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.  And as a result, you have more problems and politics in FIFA even than the IOC. The decision to hold the voting for 2018 and 2022 together was terrible.  It was … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: FIFA bidding scandals

Leagues should be leagues and not owners for a large number of reasons.  First and foremost is the clear conflict of interest in trying to serve in both roles. Understandably the options can be limited when an ownership group files … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Leagues owning franchises

Few stories can cover so many sides of the legal process. From a criminal conviction and jail sentence to rehabilitation to recovery to redemption to acceptance. Michael Vick became a posterboy for getting a second chance.  He paid his debt … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Michael Vick

This is almost like Days of Our Lives (or All My Children given the way they behaved).  It is hard to think of a franchise in recent memory that has had so many high profile issues in one season: Hard … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: New York Jets soap opera

Never in the history of the Heisman Trophy had a player needed to return the award for misconduct.  And ultimately, it was not clear whether the Heisman Trust would have take that drastic step.  But amidst growing pressure and negative … finish reading Top Ten for 2010: Reggie Bush returns Heisman