Sports is so prepackaged, so diagrammed to death by experts and analysts, that it's reduced to all the charm of following the Dow Jones average on CNBC.

I've lost track of the number of reasons why I love the NYTimes, but this goes on the list for sure.

Undefeated New England will face New York in February's Super Bowl

He had to sit on a recliner watching TV sports. He could order unlimited food and drink. But he wasn't allowed to fall asleep, and he got only one break every eight hours.