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Title IX is often blamed for men's programs getting cut. But as Peter Keating explains, the real problem is the NCAA's method of allocating scholarships.

Junior Seau's suicide was a tragic loss. How aggressively the NFL shepherds its former players going forward will decide how many more tragedies occur, writes Peter Keating in ESPN The Magazine.

To fix the scourge of the one-and-done rule, basketball should borrow a page from the NHL and let freedom reign, writes Peter Keating in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

Peter Keating says even though athlete salaries continue to rise, so do the value of sports teams. In comparison to that, athletes are rather underpaid.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that the Redskins blew it, because when it comes to the draft, second-round picks are more valuable than those from the first-round.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes about new research showing that getting enough sleep boosts athletic achievement.

Well, it's that time of year again here. The last double-digit seeds in the NCAA tournament were knocked out two rounds ago. We've stretched our Giant Killers model to new heights of speculation, and drawn as many lessons as we can from the results. ...

Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner name the 2012 All-Giant Killers team, highlighting the best individual performances by players on teams who pulled off upsets or near upsets this NCAA tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2012

Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner look back at the Giant Killers games from the 2012 NCAA tournament and grade how their model fared in accurately predicting upsets.

Blog | Conversation | March 27, 2012

At age 7, Paulie Harrake was a state go-kart champ, Peter Keating writes in his column in ESPN The Magazine. Now 22, Harraka's shaking up the NASCAR cash model.

Peter Keating examines how Ohio stacks up against a North Carolina team that features a limited Kendall Marshall.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2012

Jordan Brenner evaluates the chances for Lehigh, Saint Louis and Creighton to pull off upsets against Giants on Sunday.

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2012

Jordan Brenner writes that the Giant Killers model really didn't see Norfolk State as a likely takedown artist, but Missouri was certainly vulnerable to a sucker punch. Can Norfolk State do it again?

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2012

Peter Keating evaluates VCU's chances to beat Indiana in the teams' third-round matchup Saturday.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2012

Peter Keating breaks down the historical success of Giant Killers over the years and takes reader questions to explain how Giant Killers works.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2012

Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner project the Syracuse Orange's performance without star C Fab Melo and find them far more upset-prone. Once almost invulnerable to smaller-conference underdogs, a third-round matchup with So. Miss may send Syracuse packing.

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2012