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A wild day in Wizards land

Interviewing coaches and players is not typically included in my day-to-day duties. I do it occasionally when necessary, but I prefer to leave the "hey, coach how would you assess the performance of the defense" questions to our beat writers and columnists.

Best bang for the playoff buck

Now that baseball's playoff field is set, I figured it's a good time to analyze which teams got the most out of the money they spent on players. It's common to assume that a high payroll leads to wins, but that's not always the case, as we will see.

Goodbye, Busch

The Busch Series is no more.

Tune in tonight for baseball? Not so fast.

One upon a time (actually, as recently as last year) nearly every meaningful game of baseball's last day was aired live on ESPN or ESPN2. If the Phillies needed a win to clinch the NL East, it was on. If the Rockies needed a win to force a tie for the Wild Card, it was on.

What's in a ballpark name?

Sports Business Journal this week reported on what many of us have surmised: that the Nationals' new ballpark might go through 2008 without a major naming rights partner. The

Kucinich takes on stadium funding

The House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy is holding a hearing at 2 p.m. to discuss "Professional Sports Stadiums: Do They Divert Public Funds From Critical Public Infrastructure?" Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, is chairman of the committee. This is a second hearing on the topic of sports stadiums. The first addressed whether stadiums provide economic benefits to the cities that build them.

Cowboys-dot-uh oh

Now this is just embarrassing. Apparently, the Dallas Cowboys recently tried to purchase the Internet domain name

New time and intrigue for the NFL Draft

The NFL today announced it will streamline its draft process, moving round three to the draft's second day and reducing the amount of time between picks. The draft will also start at 3 p.m. on the first day instead of noon.