Sports Game Changers of 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
HuffPost's Game Changers series celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 12 categories who, whether working in the spotlight or under the radar, are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. We salute them for their willingness to take risks and question the status quo.

Check out the nominees for HuffPost's 2011 Game ChangerS in Sports and vote to choose the Ultimate Sports Game Changer.
Michael Vick: 'Dream Team' Notion Is 'Dead'
Albert Pujols: MLB Gives Yankees Best Playoff Time Slots
WATCH: 100-Yard Two-Point Conversion
Joe Paterno: 'I'm A Cheerleader'
Hope Solo, Blake Griffin, Gretchen Bleiler, Jose Reyes And More Strip Down For ESPN
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Brian Frederick: NFL to Cincinnati Bengals Fans: Enjoy Your Blackouts and Horrible Stadium Deal
Unfortunately, things are likely to get worse for Bengal fans. Four of their final six games are at the end of the season when it will be freezing. But why should Bengal fans come out and support a team (and a league) that doesn't give anything back to them?
Tony Sachs: You're Welcome, New York: How My Reverse Juju Helped The Yankees Win Game 4
My absence gave the team strength. My lack of faith improved A.J.'s control. My despair brought A-Rod's bat back to life. My fore-ordained knowledge that the Yankees would lose paradoxically put them ahead.
Hank Koebler: Missouri Tigers Should Let Big 12 Die
Missouri could move to the SEC and remain competitive in both major revenue-producing sports. The Tigers don't need to fear being crushed if they leave the Big 12.
Lubomir Kavalek: The Most Treacherous Defense in Chess
Those who play the Grunfeld defense know that it can turn into a nightmare in an instant. But the defense also brings them bright moments, tempts them again and again, and they cannot live without it.
Thomas Alter: Hank Williams Jr. Needs to Be Fired
So to the Monday Night Football decision-makers in Bristol: You're already off to a good start, but for the sake of our football-obsessed country, please give Hank Williams Jr. a permanent pink slip.
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