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Chad Millman writes that this week's soccer match-fixing scandals could have an impact on the future of sports betting.

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2013

The uncomfortable truth - despite the myriad obvious reasons not to - is the world listens when Sepp Blatter speaks. For all of his hypocrisy and crooked machinations, Blatter's words still hold power. So when Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, declare...

From the New York Giants to the San Francisco Giants, the NFL referee lockout to the NHL lockout, #linsanity to #HeIsManziel, 2012 will go down as a win for sports and social media. In recognition of another banner year, here are the top sports a...

A leading neurosurgeon called for better protection for young athletes from head injuries on Friday, as a research project involving 100 retired NFL players seeks a diagnosis for a brain disease linked to multiple concussions.

A one-bedroom apartment in the Yorkville section of Manhattan is an unlikely venue to glimpse the shifting mechanics of American sports fandom. The living room is sparsely furnished; a 42-inch television rises proudly above a video game console. Empt...

Calvin Johnson might be on the cover of "Madden NFL 13," but when it comes to spending some quality time with his Xbox 360, it's another type of football that captures his every button press. "I'm a 'FIFA' fan," Johnson tells me as we meet up in T...

The technology exists to correct many soccer wrongs, writes Mark Young. It's time officials start using it.

I don't hate "FIFA Street" as much as I hate the fact that EA Sports shut down production of the "NFL Street" and "NBA Street" product lines (both superior games to "FIFA Street" in my opinion), but continues to carry on the "Street" legacy with only...

I don't hate "FIFA Street" as much as I hate the fact that EA Sports shut down production of the "NFL Street" and "NBA Street" product lines (both superior games to "FIFA Street" in my opinion), but continues to carry on the "Street" legacy with...

I don't hate "FIFA Street" as much as I hate the fact that EA Sports shut down production of the "NFL Street" and "NBA Street" product lines (both superior games to "FIFA Street" in my opinion), but continues to carry on the "Street" legacy with only...

Are you the kind of gamer who waits in line at midnight in order to be the first person on your block to play "Madden"? Do you spend hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars on premium downloadable content like Ultimate Team? Then you are just the k...

Duff McKagan lines up for some chip shots on penalty kicks that decide World Cup champions, lawyering in the NFL and the free-spending McCourts' destruction of the Dodgers.

• Colin Cowherd insists that Team USA didn't choke in the FIFA Women's World Cup Final. Plus, Cowherd isn't a fan of links golf. Listen • Spanning the Globe covers the World Cup, the Open Championship and the NFL. Listen • Forme...

Politics might make strange bedfellows, but it's got nothin' on the sports world sometimes. Evidence? Let's start with the people getting together in the Barry Bonds case and go from there.

Professional soccer should take a page out of the Super Bowl playbook and hold a media day before the game's big occasions, writes Mark Young.

The success of the FarmVille and Mafia Wars games on Facebook has spawned a growing batch of social media games with sports themes.