On an irregular but frequent basis, columnist Dick Crepeau reminds us that you don't have to be a good sport to be a bad loser. Dr. Crepeau's columns focus on sport in American and world culture. No aspect of sport is too large, too small, too over-hyped, or too obscure for Crepeau, as he ranges across the world of athletics with special attention to sport in the media and to the state of college sports in the U.S.
Dick Crepeau is Professor of History at the University of Central Florida, and one of the leading historians of American sport.
Submissions from 2008
The Draft, new bowls, Army, and sportsmanship, Richard C. Crepeau
The Rays' makeover, Richard C. Crepeau
Uggla's Ugly Adventure: the All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau
Williams vs. Williams, Federer vs. Nadal, Richard C. Crepeau
World Series recap, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2007
Barry Bonds at 750, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball milestones: Barry, Alex, and Tom, Richard C. Crepeau
BCS, coach buyouts, and overtimes, Richard C. Crepeau
Billy Donovan redux, Richard C. Crepeau
Bobby Petrino gets going, Richard C. Crepeau
Bonds parallels the Black Sox, Richard C. Crepeau
Bowie Kuhn, Richard C. Crepeau
Corruption and transcendence in sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Dogfighting culture, Richard C. Crepeau
Don Imus, Isiah Thomas, and the NBA, Richard C. Crepeau
Dying for football, Richard C. Crepeau
Greg Ryan and the goalkeepers, Richard C. Crepeau
Homophobia in sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Imus, Richard C. Crepeau
Insuring Mr. Booster, Richard C. Crepeau
Jackie and Eddie Robinson, Richard C. Crepeau
Late-summer wackiness, Richard C. Crepeau
LeBron James; Billy Donovan, Richard C. Crepeau
McGwire & the HOF; Urban Meyer & Nike, Richard C. Crepeau
NCAA bans text-message recruiting, Richard C. Crepeau
New Year's roundup, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Bowl excesses, Richard C. Crepeau
The 2007 All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau
The Braves and TBS, Richard C. Crepeau
The Cub Century, Richard C. Crepeau
Tiger Woods and Roger Federer, Richard C. Crepeau
Williams, Federer, and Nadal at Wimbledon, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2006
Academic fraud at Auburn, Richard C. Crepeau
Amateurs and professionals in college sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Andre Agassi, Richard C. Crepeau
A remarkable weekend, Richard C. Crepeau
Barry Bonds hits No. 715, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball's new CBA, Richard C. Crepeau
Bud Selig and steroids, Richard C. Crepeau
College football violence, Richard C. Crepeau
Cuba, Bush, the IBAF, and the WBC, Richard C. Crepeau
European hockey to the fore in Turin, Richard C. Crepeau
Floyd Landis and Tiger Woods, Richard C. Crepeau
Gambling and college sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Jason Grimsley and HGH, Richard C. Crepeau
Keith Hernandez on women in the dugout, Richard C. Crepeau
Madness in March: steroids & point-shaving, Richard C. Crepeau
Midseason baseball roundup, Richard C. Crepeau
Playoffs in the "New" NHL, Richard C. Crepeau
Scandal at Indiana, K-State, and Duke, Richard C. Crepeau