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1. Princess Belle 2. Wendy 3. The Tremaine Sisters 4. Alice 5. Princess Cinderella 6. Peter Pan 7. Princess Tiana 8. Rosetta 9. Silv...

The N.A.S.L. is going to a split-season format in 2013 . The first-half winner will play the second-half winner in the Soccer Bowl at the en...

Australian Rules Football has begun its preseason. But what in other sports is a series of meaningless friendlies is instead organized into...

In the last post, FRB neglected to mention yet another change for M.L.S. next season: tweaks to the post-season playoffs. FRB would get ...

All three competitions in which American soccer teams compete are being altered in some way in 2012. Let's take a look at the changes an...

Soccer leagues with relegation are usually pretty straightforward. Bottom three go down, top three go up. But as you move down the pyramid...

Gaelic Football in Ireland is a rare sport in that its league competition is much less prestigious than its Cup. There is a Gaelic Footbal...

Dear FRB: You were pretty critical last week of the NCAA Division 1 football format. How about an example of a sports structure that works ...

Dear FRB: What is the single most bafflingly convoluted sports system of them all? This is an easy one. The N.C.A.A. Division 1 Foo...

Mixed martial arts has soared in popularity in recent years, far surpassing, especially among young men, the venerable sport of boxing. Cert...