Yankees Out After Being Defeated by Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are heading to the ALCS after edging out the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday night in a decisive winner take all game 5. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, The Takeaway's sports contributor,...
View ArticleTebow Effect: A New Quarterback Adjusts to NFL
What is the Tim Tebow effect? The new Denver Broncos quarterback has garnered a lot of national attention, partly for his talent, partly for his prayerful play. But is the attention — or the critiques,...
View ArticlePackers Remain Undefeated
The Packers continued their winning streak on Sunday after beating the New York Giants 38 to 35. The Denver Broncos also narrowly won over the weekend, with a 35-32 win over the Minnesota...
View ArticleNFL Playoffs: Giants Pummel Packers, Tebow Gets Hammered
Time is short in the 2011/2012 NFL season, but this past weekend certainly left behind some incredible moments. The New York Giants pulled off a huge upset by pummeling the Green Bay Packers. And...
View ArticleThe Life, Death, and Legacy of Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno, the most successful coach in major college football history, the face of Penn State University, and at one point, among the most admired figures in the entire sporting world, is dead at...
View ArticleGiants and Patriots Head to the Super Bowl
It'll be Eli Manning leading the New York Giants to a Super Bowl rematch against the New England Patriots. The Giants came out on top as they won their fifth straight road playoff game. But even kicker...
View ArticleSuperbowl XLVI: The Ultimate Sports Movie Sequel?
In a world where one team must face off against another not once, but twice, on the world stage tempers will flare, bodies will be pushed to the limit, and reveling fans will discover if the underdog...
View ArticleGiants Win Super Bowl in Dramatic Fashion
The New York Giants beat New England 21-17 in a game that most certainly would be consider an instant classic. Eli Manning was the game's MVP, completing 30 of 40 passes and engineering the late 4th...
View ArticleLinsanity, Explained
Jeff Yang, contributor to It's A Free Country, the WSJ Speakeasy blog, and former "Asian Pop" columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, and Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Takeaway sports correspondent, comment...
View ArticleLinsanity Roles on as NBA Season Heats Up
The NBA season is on full throttle as the New York Knicks played the champion Dallas Mavericks Sunday afternoon and Jeremy Lin was able to hold off the team and the Knicks cruised to yet another win....
View ArticleNBA All-Star Weekend Kicks Off
This weekend is the NBA All-Star game, the unofficial half-way mark of the NBA season. The Miami Heat overwhelmed the Knicks last night as Jeremy Lin was shut down. LeBron James is having a historic...
View ArticleNFL To Investigate Allegations of New Orleans Saints' Bounty Fund
Former New Orleans Saints assistant coach Gregg Williams is being called to New York to discuss an alleged bounty fund he employed with his players. The fund rewarded players for game-ending injuries...
View ArticleA March Madness Primer
Sports Illustrated called it the greatest college basketball ever played. It took place in the NCAA basketball tournament 20 years ago. With just moments left in the game Duke was trailing Kentucky by...
View ArticleMarch Madness: Power Conferences Dominate the Sweet 16
March Madness is turning out to be not that mad. Not too many bracket busting upsets this year. In fact, all but two of the Sweet 16 teams are from power conferences. The NCAA championship has become a...
View ArticleNFL Hands Out Suspensions for New Orleans Saints' Bounty Fund
The NFL yesterday handed out penalties for a scandal involving coaches tolerating and even setting bounties for tough hits on the field. New Orleans Saints coaches have been accused of paying players...
View ArticleFriday Follow: Trayvon Martin, Shooting in France, March Madness, "Etch A...
Every Friday, The Takeaway assembles a panel of cultural and political experts to chew over the past week's stories. This week Illinois held a primary, a Romney aide committed an unforgettable...
View ArticleMarch Madness Down to Kentucky and Kansas
Tonight, Kansas and Kentucky face off in New Orleans for the NCAA Championship. Over the weekend, Kentucky beat Louisville in an intra-state match while Kansas rallied against Ohio State to win 64-62....
View ArticleA Look Ahead at the 2012 Baseball Season
The baseball season began just over a week ago with the Mariners and the Athletics facing off at the Tokyo Dome. But there remains a long way to go before the season ends in October, and anything can...
View ArticleJackie Robinson's Legacy
For today's sports fans, it’s hard to imagine professional teams segregated by color. That changed 65 years ago when Jack Roosevelt Robinson, the son of Georgia sharecroppers, joined the Brooklyn...
View ArticleNBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap and First Round Predictions
The NBA playoffs got underway this weekend and the playoff picture has already been flipped on its head. The top-seeded Chicago Bulls opened the weekend’s action with a costly victory that saw reigning...
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