Spending on Sports

Players from a college football team standing together on the field

I was in a dorm room debate recently that got a little out of hand, and I wanted to re-think my position a bit and get some insight from the experts. I’m not a sports fan at all. I don’t understand why colleges have sports, and what I really, really don’t understand is why we’re paying … Read more

Keeping Fantasy Fun

Close up of a football resting on the grass field

My friends love fantasy football. So do I, but there’s a problem: I’m really bad at it, and it’s causing problems in my league. The league is full of great guys: my friends here at school, plus various friends of theirs from their hometowns. They all take it really seriously–more seriously than I do, to … Read more

Fantasy Format

Player with a football pushing toward the touchline in an active game moment

After spending the weekend with some of my raternity rothers, I realized just how much of an influence fantasy sports have on the real games themselves. Without having a fantasy football team to tend to, there’s no way I would watch half the games I did this past weekend but I feel like I still … Read more

Sports and Spectators

Cheering crowd in a packed stadium, waving flags and surrounded by sports smoke in support of their team

I’m a huge sports fan–it’s part of why I wanted to go a school with a sports culture. I’m particularly big on live sports, because I just love the energy of the crowd and the feeling of people coming together and reacting to the same thing at the same time. For me, seeing a sporting … Read more

The Best Games for Baseball Fans

A baseball tossed

Baseball is a beautiful game to watch. It’s also a wonderful game to play, and that joy extends to all sorts of variations and spin-off games. With that in mind, we put together this guide to the wide and wonderful world of baseball games. Here’s what you should be playing when your favorite team isn’t. … Read more