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 2006
The All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau
The arms race in college football, Richard C. Crepeau
The Breeders' Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
The death of Kirby Puckett, Richard C. Crepeau
The quest for perfection at Turin, Richard C. Crepeau
The ultimate non-event: the NFL Draft, Richard C. Crepeau
The World Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
The XL Super Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau
Tiger Woods and Roger Federer, Richard C. Crepeau
T on Tom Penders; Daly shoots 69, Richard C. Crepeau
Turin Winter Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2005
A new MLB steroid policy, Richard C. Crepeau
A new NHL season and some rule changes, Richard C. Crepeau
Annika Sorenstam, Richard C. Crepeau
A remarkable weekend, Richard C. Crepeau
A vintage Derby Day column from 2001, Richard C. Crepeau
Bud Selig's bad faith, Richard C. Crepeau
Canseco and steroids, Richard C. Crepeau
Changes for Manchester United, Richard C. Crepeau
Congress, McGwire, and steroids, Richard C. Crepeau
Drug testing in baseball and worldwide, Richard C. Crepeau
Ethical values in sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Far reaches of the holiday bowl lineup, Richard C. Crepeau
Forgiveness for Lou Holtz and George O'Leary, Richard C. Crepeau
George Best dies, Richard C. Crepeau
Great tennis at the 2005 US Open, Richard C. Crepeau
Incentives, Swoopes, pink lockers, Richard C. Crepeau
In memory of George Mikan, Richard C. Crepeau
John Chaney, Richard C. Crepeau
Max Schmeling, Richard C. Crepeau
Milk, fashion, and the Love Boat, Richard C. Crepeau
Million Dollar Baby (spoiler warning!), Richard C. Crepeau
NCAA nickname proscription, Richard C. Crepeau
New Year's Nonsense, Richard C. Crepeau
NL or AL, or what's the difference?, Richard C. Crepeau
Sport and war don't mix, Richard C. Crepeau
Steroids, success, and ethics, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Bowl Hype, Richard C. Crepeau
Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau
The Australian Open, Richard C. Crepeau
The death of Pat Tillman, Richard C. Crepeau
The NCAA: mascots and minorities, Richard C. Crepeau
The NCAA winter meetings, Richard C. Crepeau
The NHL's lost season, Richard C. Crepeau
The passing of ABC's Monday Night Football, Richard C. Crepeau
The proposed NBA age limit, Richard C. Crepeau
The summer in sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Vic Power dies, Richard C. Crepeau
Submissions from 2004
Amateurism, eligibility, and doublespeak, Richard C. Crepeau
A storied ALCS, Richard C. Crepeau