The NBA’s 72-game regular season jammed in to just five months was far too ambitious, writes Dan Wolken. And the physical crumbling of teams is proof.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: Sixers’ win in Game 3 exposes gap young Hawks still have to close
The Sixers took a 2-1 series lead with a 127-111 win that showed why they’re the top seed in the East and why the Hawks have not yet arrived.
Group recommends expanding College Football Playoff to a 12-team bracket
A football working group on Thursday recommended expanding the College Football Playoff from its four-team format to a 12-team bracket.
Opinion: Coco Gauff’s loss in French Open a disappointment and reminder greatness will take time
Coco Gauff is only 17 years old, but she has flashed so much promise her French Open loss is a disappointment. Her breakthrough is coming soon.
Opinion: Allowing college athletes to unionize could be the answer to the NCAA’s problems
If athletes were allowed to unionize, every issue that makes people detest the NCAA would be on the table during a collective bargaining period.
Opinion: Horse racing can breathe a sigh of relief as Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid ends
Horse racing avoids more controversy as Medina Spirit finishes third in the Preakness Stakes to end its Triple Crown bid.
Opinion: As another excuse arises, Pimlico won’t hold Bob Baffert accountable for Medina Spirit’s positive test
Days after revelation of positive test for Medina Spirit, the will of horse racing to hold Bob Baffert accountable already looks like it’s teetering.
Opinion: Medina Spirit saga is exposing horse racing’s incompetence on doping
Medina Spirit saga shows how out-of-step horse racing is with other sports, where there are attempts to find those who are doping and punish them.
Opinion: Tommy Tuberville gets it wrong again with advice to NFL draft prospects
Although Tommy Tuberville was a college football coach before becoming a U.S. Senator, he says athletes should avoid getting involved in politics.
Opinion: Dubai ruling family desperately wants Kentucky Derby win, and may get it Saturday
Sheikh Mohammed and his two late brothers have spent more on horse racing over the past 40 years than anyone and still haven’t won the Kentucky Derby.