The two most captivating figures in sports this weekend are Danica Patrick and Ronda Rousey. They are both female. This seems like a big deal. As much as social progress and gender equality are important to me, I can’t claim to be any kind of activist or role model in the promotion of...

I know ESPN’s excited about the coming out of John Amaechi, but I think their new “All headlines should be gay in nature” policy goes a little too...

“Short track racing has plenty of wrecks and plenty of fights, and somehow this one has just gotten national.” – Michael Simko, race car driver with a serious temper Somehow? You think it might be because you took a running start and dove feet first through another...

Well, I didn’t see this day coming. When I started this little blog a few years ago, I never thought they day would come when I’d be discussing the effects of someone’s menstrual cycle on their chances for success in NASCAR. But, thanks to IRL driver Ed Carpenter…...

Danica’s father wants to see her make the move to NASCAR, and he spent the weekend holding some exploratory talks with NASCAR teams. He was in the Nextel Cup garage as a guest of the Roush racing team, home to guys like Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, and Greg Biffle fo’ shizzle....

The Scientology people are getting into NASCAR. “Dianetics,” the book by L. Ron Hubbard that is largely responsible for making popular all of this Scientology nonsense, is sponsoring a racing team. On the team name, they’re deciding between “Ignite Your...