The New York Times produced a fascinating video about the history and “science” of the cross-over dribble. The segment features interviews with cross-over dribble experts such as Allen Iverson, Tim Hardaway, Dwyane Wade, and Derrick Rose, along with interviews from a few lesser knowns, such as a walk-on player from Georgetown University who taught [...] Read More

When Commissioner David Stern steps to the podium June 23 to begin the 2011 NBA Draft, there’s going to be more than three dozen early entries hoping to hear their names called. Nearly one-third of them will be disappointed, if recent history holds true. The blog Halcyon Hoops recently conducted an analysis of early entries [...] Read More

 FiT author and labor relations expert Braham Dabscheck recently was quoted by WAtoday as saying Australian Football League (AFL) players should eventually take a 50% share in all league revenue. While this number may sound high, it actually echoes the real numbers that other sporting leagues, such as the United State’s NBA, NFL, NHL, [...] Read More

By Aaron Geiger:  Arizona is feeling the heat. After their recent hard line policy shift on immigration, the Grand Canyon State is now facing a number of hardships—and, interestingly enough, some of the biggest political clout is coming from Latino athletes. With the looming fear of racial profiling on the horizon, the Latino culture has [...] Read More

By Matt Brann: For someone who never played organized sports in his life, Mo Rocca wanted to know what he was missing out on. For those answers, the CBS Sunday Morning correspondent turned to Dr. Amy Baltzell. Baltzell, author of the upcoming book Living in the Sweet Spot: Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life, is [...] Read More

By Matt Brann: Is a new line of Nike basketball shoes to blame for what seems to be an abundance of injuries? Perhaps there is just more media attention given to the injuries, but it seems that this season, more than others, there have been more foot and knee injuries to key players in college [...] Read More

  By Aaron Geiger: Last year, Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount sucker punched Boise State’s Byron Hout at the end of a hotly contested football game after Hout mouthed off. This month, Baylor’s Brittney Griner decked Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle after a Lone Star shoving spree during a women’s basketball game. The events were remarkably similar: a [...] Read More