The NFL’s New Rules re. Playoff OT: Safety First?

So, I've got a question: Following a week when one team lost 24-2, and another ended abruptly under new playoff OT rules, what happens when an NFL playoff game goes into overtime and, under these new rules, an opening possession results in a safety? We were informed, as OT loomed in Denver on Sunday, that the only thing that could end the playoff game without both teams getting the chance to possess the ball was a touchdown on the opening possession. However, it seems to me that a safety on that first possession should also end the contest. Indeed, it must end it, by my reckoning. We all got a glimpse of the new rules governing OT during the Broncos' Wild Card victory over Pittsbu... Full Story
Baronets & Collieries: Golfing a beautiful, wild place

When he commissioned design of Beau Desert Golf Club, some 100 years ago, the Marquess of Anglesey lived in the ancient Hall at Beaudesert, a splendid country manor dating back to 1289 (when it was occupied by the noble Trumwyns of Cannock). Known in 13th century Full Story

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Pay College Athletes? Maybe on a Per-Antic Basis…

 

There is little agreement on whether and/or how collegiate athletes should be paid. Honestly, what revenue could college golfers, for example, possibly generate and ultimately demand? They and their teams are essentially loss leaders, Full Story

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Masters Week: Fighting The Pieties That Be

As close readers of this blog already know, I possess a highly developed aversion to sanctimony. As a result, Masters Week really is something of a trial for me — until Saturday afternoon, when the inherent competitive attractions of the tournament ultimately win out and take precedence over the weeks Full Story