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In which we return yet again to the work of Samuel Beckett in the interest of clarifying American football. A country road. A tree. Evening. ESTRAGON: Nothing to be done. VLADIMIR: I'm beginning to come around to that. All my life I've...

The week in review from death to life, from loss to win, from political metaphors to sports clichés.

The basic contribution of Tim Tebow to professional football, it seems to me, and to religious discussion and to modern American culture generally, has been to embody the essential tension between faith and science.

It's all over but the two-week shouting period now, but oh what lessons we are learning about Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger, Rex Ryan, Aaron Rodgers and, of course, Jerry Jones as Super Bowl XLV approaches.

Centenarian L. Hopwood Poteat, who has witnessed and participated in more sporting events than all the ancient Greeks combined, weighs in basketball's rules, tripping, Cam Newton, weak roofs and more.

Sports debates about Ines Sainz's attire, Urban Meyer's team and Floyd Mayweather's behavior are teaching moments for serious issues.

Forget what you may have already read or heard on the subject. Here's a quick explanation of the NFL owners' core argument for a lockout, and the players' response.

New York is -- more truly than any other global city of any age -- a recurring invention of genius and madness. Jeff MacGregor provides a guide for potential visitors and transplants (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade?).

Page 2 offers up a Big Apple survival guide for Jets draft pick Mark Sanchez.