I'm from Germany and still a great fan of American Sports especially football and baseball. I like this site, but: please respect the fans from abroad. Look at the NBA, look at the NHL - US Sports has players from all over the world and an international fan base. I would be pleased if the site supports utf-8 (umlaute: ??,??,??...) and foreign addresses. Make this a global site!
Well, to support international characters doesn't seem to be a heck of work to me. To accept foreign addresses neither. The Internet should be global!
P.S. Don't underestimate the fan base outside the U.S. Do you know how many German kids cheer for their hero Dirk Nowitzki? And the NFL Europe didn't fold up because of the German football fans.