Wisconsin’s Week at No. 1; Draft Or Dorm Room; Vermont’s New Team; “Hockey: A People’s History”; A Colorful Approach

Bill Littlefield takes on Coach Knight’s criticism of the NBA policy mandating a year out of high school before a player is drafted. Perhaps a noble cause but too little, too late.

While hockey and coffee table books are not your traditional couple, Michael McKinley’s new book will delight hardcore hockey fans. If only they had coffee tables in the penalty box.

All-Star Showdown; Tulane University Basketball; “Four Days to Glory”; Sooners Spring Back; Goodbye, Dale; NASCAR and More with Charlie Pierce; NAHA Hawks

Mark Kriedler grapples with the cult of wrrestling in Iowa, where points, pins and pain define the way of life.

No “I” in team, but there is a me. Can the NFL exist unselfishly? BIll Littlefield envisions a more perfect sports union.

NFL’s Concussion Crisis; Telemark Takes Back the Slopes; “American Shaolin”; Amaechi and More with Charlie Pierce; Shakespeare as Sport?

Matthew Polly left Princeton to travel to China and learn martial arts at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of kungfu. Its an intriguing story, but does it make for a good book?

Bulls rookie Tyrus Thomas lost a lot of dough by referring to the NBA’s slam dunk contest as an opportunity for “free money.” But, Bill Littlefield questions whether he was wrong.

Super Soothsaying by Paul Attner; A Midwesterners Dilemma; The Smart Money; Super Bowl Haiku XIII; Super Bowl and More with Charlie Pierce; Berklee Ice Cats