Sports writers have been known to make fairly grand, blanket statements from time to time. So, in the spirit of tradition, let’s try this one on for size: Last Wednesday Sept. 28 was the most exciting regular season finale in baseball history.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Fantasy football poses real life dilemmas
In the realm of professional football, America’s most popular sport, there has been a shift in focus from team outcomes to individual performances. Fans care less about the outcome of the game, and more about how individuals perform. Many of you readers are probably partially to blame.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: 'Cuse fans in for a change of scenery
There was quite the switch up in college athletics this weekend as Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh left the Big East Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Do you Bill-ieve?
Enjoy the spotlight Bills' fans – while it lasts. The Buffalo Bills will make the playoffs this year. In other news, Jets head coach Rex Ryan just completed his first marathon.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Does success warrant foregiveness?
As soon as former Atlanta Falcons and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was bombarded by FBI agents for his involvement in an interstate illegal dog fighting ring, his lofty image as a super-successful professional athlete dissipated. As Vick's image took a hit, so did his salary and numerous endorsement deals.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Schwartzel masterful, emerges from pack to capture title
In one of the most exciting and closely contested golf tournaments in recent memory, Charl Schwartzel won the first of the four major championships, the Masters, by two shots over Jason Day and Adam Scott.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: What can we learn from the worst NCAA final game ever?
Though many casual fans tossed their brackets after the first weekend, the NCAA men's basketball championship and the year of the underdog concluded Monday night with perhaps the most boring game of the season. Tuesday's women's championship game was more exciting and it didn't even feature UConn, Baylor or Tennessee.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Is fantasy baseball a blessing or a curse?
In the coming days, all 30 Major League Baseball managers will make their final preparations for the 2011 season – as will millions of managers of a different sort.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Honor code may cost BYU a shot at the title
Last week, Brigham Young University sophomore Brandon Davies was suspended for the remainder of the basketball season after he was found to have violated the school's honor code. More specifically, Davies had sex with his girlfriend.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: The Melo-drama finally ends in blockbuster deal
The Knicks, the Nets, the Knicks again, staying in Denver, joining Kobe in Los Angeles, the Nets again. These are all the places Carmelo Anthony was supposed to go before finally landing a trade to the New York Knicks earlier this week.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Is the college basketball regular season in need of a change?
Rivalry Week just wrapped up in NCAA basketball and after watching some of the headline games, I realized that I just didn't care about them. The fact is, the regular college basketball season has become so diluted that it just doesn't matter anymore, and here are a few different reasons why.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: After a pathetic 2011 Pro Bowl, how much worse can it get?
Though there has been the occasional captivating game, recent all-star competitions have not created the hype or entertainment value the leagues had intended. These events have become, well, uneventful, bearing less and less resemblance to a typical game every season.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: "Wait 'til next year" is getting pretty old
It's been almost two weeks since my beloved New York Jets failed to close the deal in the AFC championship game, falling one Sunday shy of the Super Bowl for the second straight year.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: A cosmic revival in New York soccer
Starting with a close-up of a soccer ball, the camera slowly zooms out and reveals a silhouette shrouded in smoke. While a faint drum roll crescendos, one begins to wonder how a prospective Major League Soccer franchise could have possibly recruited the Dos Equis guy for an endorsement. Reality sets in and the camera hits the illuminated face of a man who removes his cigar and states, "We are back."
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Destination Qatar? FIFA way off with 2022 World Cup location
Out of Bounds: Michael Vick has a troubled past, but he deserves a second chance
Though famous for being a quarterback who made a living out of eluding fierce defenders, former Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick never stood a chance against outrunning his poor choices.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: With championship expectations, could the Orange be overrated?
“Unfinished Business” is this year’s motto for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team. However cliché the new catchphrase may be, it’s more than appropriate.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: Designated players critical to success of major league soccer
With playoffs dwindling and the championship game right around the corner, the 2010 Major League Soccer season can be best summed up as Year of the Designated Player.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: The most anticipated season in NBA league history is finally upon us
Considering the amount of hype the NBA received over the summer, its 65th season will surely go down as one of the most anticipated in the history of the game.
Read MoreOut of Bounds: The "year of the pitcher" rings true in the postseason
This has been the year of the pitcher. The MLB regular season featured five no-hitters, six if you include Armando Galarraga, and two perfect games; three if you include Galarraga, whose perfect game was blown by an umpire's call.
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