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 2011
Reflection, Richard C. Crepeau
Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau
World Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2010
Athletes in confessional mode, Richard C. Crepeau
Excesses of the Super Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2009
A December to remember, Richard C. Crepeau
An amazing Open, and an obscenity in Arlington, Richard C. Crepeau
A-Rod and steroids, Richard C. Crepeau
A wild weekend in sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Bobby Bowden departs, Richard C. Crepeau
Dick's fantasy sports: NCAA, Yankee Stadium, and the Cubs, Richard C. Crepeau
End the NFL blackout!, Richard C. Crepeau
Fabulous finals at Wimbledon, Richard C. Crepeau
FSU and Bobby Bowden are mildly slapped, Richard C. Crepeau
More corruption in college sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Objectification of children, Richard C. Crepeau
Race and the Bucs, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Bowl XLIII, Richard C. Crepeau
The BC$; football's (non) diversity, Richard C. Crepeau
The commercialization of college sports, Richard C. Crepeau
The death of Nick Adenhart, Richard C. Crepeau
The water torture of baseball's steroid leaks, Richard C. Crepeau
Time for the US to get serious in the WBC, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2008
Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball's September and postseason, Richard C. Crepeau
Big Brown and the troubled state of racing, Richard C. Crepeau
Bizarre sport nuggets, Richard C. Crepeau
Bowls and the B(C)S, Richard C. Crepeau
Congress takes on PEDs, Richard C. Crepeau
Ereck Plancher and tragedy, Richard C. Crepeau
Looking back on Bobby Knight, Richard C. Crepeau
Loving March Madness in spite of it all, Richard C. Crepeau
NCAA greed and West Point football favoritism, Richard C. Crepeau
Silly Season miscellany, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Bowl XLII and the culture of excess, Richard C. Crepeau
Swingin' in the rain, Richard C. Crepeau
The Beijing Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau
The Cubs and the Rays, Richard C. Crepeau
The Cubs' postseason exit, Richard C. Crepeau
The death of Jules Tygiel, Richard C. Crepeau
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