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Diane RobertsOctober 13, 2014

Hard rain falling here in the land where college football is the élan vital. First, the very large, very detailed, story in the New York Times: seems the Tallahassee police habitually cut Seminole football players some slack — a lot of slack — when they vandalize property, steal, and assault women. Fox Sports News had […]

Adam WeinsteinOctober 9, 2014

The capital of Florida used to have a good newspaper, I’m told. It’s hard to know, because by the time I started working there — 2006 — Knight Ridder had sold the Tallahassee Democrat to Gannett, the cigarette-perfumed, drunken used-car salesman of media corporations, and the paper was a ghost of itself. There was always […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2014

September is usually a time in American sports when devoted sports fans are treated to both baseball pennant races and the start of the NFL season. Traditionally, it’s a time when stars are born and veterans build their legacies. September 2014 has been a bit different, a season of contrasts. On one hand, the conduct […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 24, 2014

And in Florida State University news: the Heisman-winning quarterback is a clueless brat with a million-dollar arm and a five-cent head; the feds are investigating our handling of sexual assault accusations; and the new president-elect is a Koch-head political hack known for ethics violations. Higher education in Florida, y’all. The presidential “search” was a farce. […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 24, 2014

Can Florida politics succeed where sports has failed? Can we get a grip on dangerous social reality, recognize the seriousness of the challenge, and take the right actions to meet it? When news first broke about Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s violent abuse of his fiancée, the NFL swept it under the artificial turf. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 21, 2014

A misogynistic, vile, expletive punctuated public outburst on Florida State University campus would have been unacceptable for any college student. For the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and FSU starting quarterback Jameis Winston, the outburst was way out of bounds. Just as FSU has ramped up its kNOw MORE anti-sexual violence campaign, Winston stands on a […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2014

Another day, another Jameis Winston controversy. This misadventure isn’t as egregious as the allegation of sexual assault made against Florida State University’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback in December 2012. He also has been accused of stealing soda at a Burger King in 2013 and crab legs from a Tallahassee Publix a few months ago. Now, […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 10, 2014

Sing along to the fight song; holler with the crowd; watch the ESPN cameraman get a shot up that cheerleader’s skirt; and smell the testosterone on the grill — it’s football season, that special time of year when men are men, and women, er, are not. I’m here to tell you, sports fans, it’s going […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2014

Unless an Ebola-fueled zombie apocalypse devastates the world between now and next Tuesday, former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is going to win the Democratic nomination in Florida’s governor’s race. Not one credible political prognosticator thinks otherwise. So one thing to look for on Tuesday night is not whether Crist wins or loses — duh — […]

Bob SparksAugust 20, 2014

Many significant issues confront us daily, both in Florida and around the country. Thank goodness for distractions like football, whose season is only two weeks away. Larry King said it best: “If you are a sports fan, every day is different.” Over the past 30 years, no state has played championship football better than Florida. […]

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Diane Roberts: We rabid sports fans are loving college football to death

Adam Weinstein: Another bloodbath at the deteriorating Tallahassee Democrat

Steven Kurlander: A September contrast: Classy Jeter vs. NFL misfits

Diane Roberts: The search for a new FSU president was a farce

Daniel Tilson: Ray Rice, Jameis Winston and Rick Scott: New normals?

Andrew Skerritt: FSU survives Clemson; can its reputation survive ‘Jameis being Jameis’?

Jamie Miller: Jameis Winston deserves a harsher penalty for vulgar statement

Diane Roberts: Sports fans! It’s going to be an exciting season for misogyny

Peter Schorsch: The key Tuesday night will be Charlie Crist’s margin of victory

Bob Sparks: FSU is still waiting for White House invite