What compels pro rodeo riders to punish their bodies and endure miles of bad road and worse food for just eight seconds on the back of an angry horse—and no guaranteed pay?

• Rodeo
• Animals
• Driving
• Organizations

As he approaches retirement, Bud Selig leaves behind a changed game—one that may not be as pure, but is richer and more competitive, and remade in his image

• Baseball

In the wake of the NFL's decision to suspend Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games following a domestic abuse charge, here's a look at all notable league suspensions since 2002.

• Football

Crowd-funding susses out the worst ideas to hit sports

• Soccer

• Swimming

• Football

Wideout Cordarrelle Patterson does nothing slowly—except the way he started last season

• Football
• Colleges & universities