Sportsgraphic

Why Women's Professional Soccer Failed in the U.S.

ISSUE 48•22 | 05.25.12 | Sportsgraphic

With the sad and unnecessary death of Women's Professional Soccer last week, there is no longer a professional standalone women's soccer league in the United States. more»

Famous Flops In Sports

ISSUE 48•21 | 05.18.12 | Sportsgraphic

Faking outrage or egregious injury in order to draw a penalty, once the purview of soccer players, is becoming more and more common across all sports these days. more»

Goodell's Toughest Rulings

ISSUE 48•20 | 05.12.12 | Sportsgraphic

The frequency and severity of his punishments have earned NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a reputation as a strict disciplinarian. more»

NFL Draft Winners And Losers

ISSUE 48•19 | 05.04.12 | Sportsgraphic

The 2012 NFL Draft is in the books, and the speculation now begins as to which teams gained football players and which ones gambled away their entire futures. more»

Top NHL Playoff Contenders

ISSUE 48•15 | 04.06.12 | Sportsgraphic

Hockey's second season, the Stanley Cup playoffs, is upon us, and Onion Sports breaks down the top contenders. more»

Notable Suspensions In Sports

ISSUE 48•14 | 03.30.12 | Sportsgraphic

Following his team's involvement in a bounty program, Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for a year, one of the most daunting punishments in modern sports. more»

Sidney Crosby's Long Year Off

ISSUE 48•13 | 03.24.12 | Sportsgraphic

Sidney Crosby's back and doing very well indeed since a concussion forced him to sit out a year of hockey. We look at how he spent his recovery time. more»

Notable NFL Free Agents

ISSUE 48•12 | 03.16.12 | Sportsgraphic

The 2012 NFL schedule has begun with a frantic flurry of free-agent signings, and Onion Sports runs down the best players available. more»

Details Of The NFL Bounty Scandal

ISSUE 48•11 | 03.09.12 | Sportsgraphic

The NFL’s bounty investigation has triggered one of the biggest scandals in league history, and it’s no simple matter. more»

Breakouts And Busts Of NFL Combine

ISSUE 48•10 | 03.03.12 | Sportsgraphic

The annual combine can be a make-or-break event for potential NFL draft picks, and 2012 saw its share of standouts and washouts. more»

What To Look For In NASCAR This Year

ISSUE 48•08 | 02.17.12 | Sportsgraphic

Danica Patrick and fuel-injected cars are just two of the exciting changes NASCAR has in store for us this racing season. more»

Championship Celebration Moments

ISSUE 48•07 | 02.10.12 | Sportsgraphic

The Giants shut down Manhattan for half the day Tuesday with their NFL championship parade, and while magnificent, it didn't register alongside these epic sports victory celebrations: more»

College Football Signing Day

ISSUE 48•05 | 01.29.12 | Sportsgraphic

As Signing Day approaches, Onion Sports analysts break down the nation's top prep prospects. more»

New Super Stats

ISSUE 48•04 | 01.20.12 | Sportsgraphic

Sports is currently enjoying an era of unprecedented statistical analysis, with Moneyball having opened the floodgates for stats-oriented people to find new benchmarks in every sport. more»

Tim Tebow has reinvigorated discussion on athletes using the field as a pulpit, but of course he's hardly the first to do so. Bill Belichick: Had God killed in 2003 Barry Bonds: Pointed to the sky after hitting hi... more»

NFL Playoff Picture

ISSUE 48•02 | 01.06.12 | Sportsgraphic

It's playoff time in the NFL, and we've condensed our expert analysis of each team's chances into a handy capsule form. more»

2011 In The Less Popular Sports

ISSUE 47•49 | 12.09.11 | Sportsgraphic

Any fan will tell you the big-name leagues aren't the whole sporting world. As time expires on 2011, we take a look at major accomplishments, happenings, and developments in the less popular sports. The Bassmaster lockout ends quickly as lake owne... more»

Greatest Regular Seasons In Sports

ISSUE 47•49 | 12.03.11 | Sportsgraphic

With the Packers enjoying a spectacular 2011 run, Onion Sports looks at some of the most remarkable regular seasons in sporting history: 1880 Chicago White Stockings: Compiled the best regular-season winning percentage in major-league hist... more»

The Onion Sports Guide To The NBA Lockout

ISSUE 47•48 | 11.17.11 | Sportsgraphic

Any hope for the 2011 NBA season may soon disappear in a confusing morass of mutual greed, antitrust litigation, and David Stern's uselessness. more»

Revelations From Shaq’s New Book

ISSUE 47•46 | 11.11.11 | Sportsgraphic

Shaquille O'Neal's frank and unflinching autobiography Shaq Uncut: My Story hits store shelves this week. more»

Greatest Moments Of Tony La Russa's Career

ISSUE 47•45 | 11.06.11 | Sportsgraphic

After winning his third World Series, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has announced his retirement. more»

Greatest World Series Moments

ISSUE 47•43 | 10.28.11 | Sportsgraphic

Albert Pujols' three homers in one game was an amazing World Series spectacle, but it was hardly the greatest moment the Fall Classic has ever seen. more»