When asked about the designated hitter, baseball purists will gag before lamenting the rule change in 1973 that allowed American League teams to designate one player as the replacement for the pitcher in his team’s lineup. They will cite the beauty of the sacrifice bunt, of pinch hitters, of double...

I know, you probably had Kansas winning the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and now your bracket, most of the brackets in your pool, and President Obama’s First Bracket are all toast. So is mine, but I always pick Kansas. I’m from Kansas. KU’s loss ruins my bracket every year because I’m...

I am tired of hating the Yankees. The Phillies have lost. Chase Utley has lost. Cliff Lee has lost. Ryan Howard has lost. It is the Yankees who say yes or no. Those who tried to defeat the Yankees have lost. It is baseball and we have no salary cap. The little teams are unable to keep up. The smaller...

There is a kind of sporting law akin to the laws of physics, common sense, or the instincts of animals foraging for food and caring for their young: High draft picks go to losers. American sports fans are used to turning to the draft for comfort when their team racks up L after L after L: At least we’ll...