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Floyd Mayweather has chosen Marcos Maidana over Amir Khan as his next opponent.

The NBA Dunk Contest has been a bore for years. The people participating aren’t well known and the dunks are even less memorable. While showmanship before and after the dunk has replaced substance, 2014 might be the year that glory returns to the event that has helped make the NBA what it is.

Alex Rodriguez was once the dream boy of the MLB. Before he became a villain he almost signed with the Red Sox, but the Yankees stepped in. The latest installment from 30 for 30 delves deep into this subject.

Damian Lillard will be competing in all five all-star events making him the people’s champ. He doesn’t squander chances. He maximizes them.

Defensive lineman from Missouri, Michael Sam, opens up to the NYTimes about being gay. Sam will be drafted in to the NFL this year and be the first openly gay athlete in the NFL. This is a big step for the LGBT community.

I thought it was a joke at first but apparently it is real.

Tweet     Northwestern football players, led by quarterback Kain Colter, have attempted to set up a union for collegiate football players at the school.  The College Athletes Players Association (CAPA) would allow college athletes to have some sort of power in discussions about workplace rules. While the athletes are technically student-athletes, that term has […]

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley have agreed to terms to a rematch. Bradley won a controversial split-decision fight in June of 2012 but the path each fighter has taken since they last met have made this fight interesting.

Richard Sherman gave an honest answer minutes after winning a game that would take him to the Super Bowl. People shouldn’t be outraged by the content, and largely they aren’t, they’re mad at everything Sherman represents.

LeGarrette Blount burst on the scene once again with his performance against the Colts. Is this a new found inspiration for continual success or more of the same flashes of brilliance surrounded by months of forgettable football.

Marshawn Lynch runs with a ferocity and certainty that is biblical in nature.

Tweet Rusty Ryan’s take on the 2013 identity crisis at Oregon is up at ATQ. Tweet

Rusty Ryan previews all the good January bowl games and gives extra attention to the BCS Bowl Games.

Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman have a rematch in UFC 168. Rusty Ryan looks at the two fighters since the surprising finish to UFC 162.

Ronda Rousey gets a lot of attention because of her gender, but often for the wrong reasons. Rusty Ryan believes something else in society plays a part of her media attention.