Buzz Bissinger, a sports columnist for The Daily Beast, is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
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Penn State's New Villain
The investigation of Jerry Sandusky began when Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania governor, was attorney... MORE
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Sandusky's Shameless TV Interview
Sandusky’s lawyer was stupid to let him do the interview, which revealed him as remorseless and... MORE
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Reform College Sports
It isn’t just Penn State. College sports are a mess. It’s time to sideline them. MORE
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Joe Paterno, Arrogant to the End
The coach tried to do an end-run, but the trustees still fired him for doing nothing stop alleged... MORE
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The Strange Genius of Tony La Russa
The retiring Cards manager has been lionized and vilified but goes out a World Series champion. MORE
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Joe Paterno Must Retire
He was once a great football coach, but now he’s hurting the Penn State program—and injuring... MORE
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Time to Kill Miami Football
Charges that University of Miami athletes got cash and hookers should trigger the death penalty,... MORE
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Clemens Prosecutors Strike Out
Did stupidity kill the case against Roger Clemens?... MORE
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Pro Sports’ Hero Deficit
Buzz Bissinger on why there are no more outsize characters in pro sports. MORE
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LeBron James, the Most Hated Athlete in America
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Rafael Nadal: French Open Champ's Emotional Punch
The man who won the French Open again has something the laid-back sport is sorely lacking: heart.... MORE
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The Vindication of LeBron James
LeBron James has been vilified for his ego, self-indulgence, and the free-agency spectacle of The... MORE
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The Strange Timing of Sugar Ray Leonard's Sex-Abuse Story
During my hundreds of hours of interviews with him, the boxing champ never mentioned his bombshell... MORE
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Why the Lakers' Phil Jackson Is Overrated
He's a media creation in a business where coaches add very little.... MORE
