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IPPOLITO: NCAA Rules Improve Fairness

By Michael Ippolito January 23, 2015

For much of 2014, the NCAA did a phenomenal job of getting lambasted in the media. College basketball players went hungry because of to meal plan limitations, football players were controversially suspended...

IPPOLITO: Playoff Expansion Needed in College Football

By Michael Ippolito January 16, 2015

On Monday, for the first time in its 150-year history, college football crowned a legitimate and undisputable champion. By nearly every account, the freshly instituted college football playoff was a smashing...

IPPOLITO: NBA Hopes Inspire Georgetown Graduates

By Michael Ippolito November 4, 2014

It seems fair to say that nearly every child athlete dreamed of playing professional sports. We bought the jerseys, collected the cards and pretended to be our idols during every recess pickup game....

IPPOLITO: London Calling as NFL Looks to Grow

By Michael Ippolito October 28, 2014

On Sunday, the NFL created a dangerous but exciting possibility for its business and for its globally growing fan base. This past weekend marked the second of three games this season played at Wembley...

IPPOLITO: NBA Should Consider Conference Dismantlement

By Michael Ippolito October 21, 2014

The past two or so weeks of the NBA’s offseason might represent the most important weeks in the league’s history. On Oct. 6, the NBA announced a new broadcasting deal with ESPN and Turner Sports set...

IPPOLITO: Royals and O’s Prove That They Belong

By Michael Ippolito October 7, 2014

For Washington, Anaheim, Kansas City and San Francisco, the first week of the 2014 Major League Baseball postseason has been heart-stopping and confounding for many different reasons. Kansas City —...

IPPOLITO: Nats, O’s Ready For October Baseball

By Michael Ippolito September 30, 2014

For the past several weeks, the sports world has been occupied with the National Football League both on and off the field. For those of us living in Washington, D.C., however, football season has offered...

IPPOLITO: Hunt for Ratings Hurts NFL

By Michael Ippolito September 23, 2014

From the Ray Rice fiasco to the bizarre and purely incompetent way the Minnesota Vikings handled Adrian Peterson’s child abuse charges, the National Football League and its 32 member teams are desperate...

IPPOLITO: Last-Minute Fantasy Draft Tips

By Michael Ippolito August 26, 2014

It is finally the time of year for football fans to rejoice, as the upcoming season promises to wipe away the defeats and fantasy mistakes of yesteryear. With the 2014-2015 season fast approaching,...

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