Why We Love Sports

Is it innate talent or hard work that makes athletes great? Or is it something else?

The year before I arrived at George Washington University as president, the men’s basketball team’s record was 1-27.

For many, sports are a dress rehearsal for life.

Andrew Luck played football in high school and at Stanford University, where he studied architectural design.

The genteel yachtsmen who launched the America’s Cup race in 1851 wouldn’t recognize it today.

Sang Yul Chun’s career as a television executive spans nearly 25 years.

Sometimes a corporate success story really does start with a single entrepreneur’s inspired “aha!” moment.

Early in the 2011 film “Moneyball,” Peter Brand, a baseball neophyte with an economics degree from Yale.

Let’s face it, the United States has tried to sell baseball to the rest of the world for decades.

In sports, perception and performance are closely linked.

When rain caused the postponement last February of the Daytona 500 from 1 p.m. on Sunday until 7 p.m. on Monday.

Winning at Hoops and Business

The British have traditionally regarded horse racing as “the sport of kings.” But can it also turn itself into a business for capitalists?

ESPN is one of the most successful media ventures ever, covering a wide variety of sports across the widest variety of media platforms in the business.