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Unrivaled Could Teach the NBA How to Win Back Its Fans

Unrivaled Could Teach the NBA How to Win Back Its Fans

On Friday, Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, made its debut. To attract players, it offers the highest average salary in women’s...

21.01.2025 10

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Adam Minter

Sports Fans — Not Leagues — Feel the Cost of Wildfires Most

When sports fans sit to enjoy a game, they do so in hopes that they can tune out the outside world — even for just a little while. Last week and...

17.01.2025 7

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A TikTok Ban Would Harm College Sports’ Have-Nots

A TikTok Ban Would Harm College Sports’ Have-Nots

On Friday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over whether TikTok should be banned in the US on January 19. Mia Manson, a pole vaulter at the...

10.01.2025 6

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Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Is Forcing the PGA to Pay Players Fairly

For nearly four years, the world’s two most prominent professional golf tours battled over players, the moral high ground and outright survival....

15.12.2024 6

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College Football’s New Playoff Is Already a Loser

The College Football Playoff spent a decade inviting just four teams to play for a national championship. It was an exciting concept. But it was...

11.12.2024 6

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$2,000 College Football Tickets May Be the New Norm

In the days and weeks leading up to last weekend’s grinding football clash between rivals Texas and Texas A&M, the median price per ticket was over...

06.12.2024 5

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Michael Jordan Could Save NASCAR From Itself

Michael Jordan isn’t accustomed to losing championships. So it surely came as a disappointment to the National Basketball Association Hall of...

15.11.2024 3

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Future World Series Need Major League Soccer's TikTok Game

On Friday night, the World Series on Fox went up against Lionel Messi on TikTok. It wasn’t a fair fight. TikTok fixed a single camera on Messi —...

01.11.2024 2

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Pete Rose Fans Are Wrong: He's Not Worthy of the Hall of Fame

Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, spent more than a third of his life banned from Major League Baseball and the Baseball Hall of Fame....

03.10.2024 1

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Matthew Sluka’s NIL Dispute Should Have One Main Takeaway

Everything was looking up for the University of Nevada Las Vegas football in September. The team had a 3-0 record 1 and was ranked #23 in the...

02.10.2024 9

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The NFL Scores a Touchdown Against Trump

The most predictable threat to the NFL’s grip on America’s sports fans is a presidential election. In 1996, the Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole race...

16.09.2024 3

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College Football Needs a Better Health Care Safety Net

On Saturday, a radically reconfigured college football season kicked off. Realigned conferences will require some players to travel more than ever....

28.08.2024 2

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‘Pitbull Stadium’ May Get Smaller Schools Off the Bench

Last season, the Florida International University Panthers played football at FIU Stadium. They achieved an uninspiring 4-8 record and barely...

12.08.2024 2

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Olympic Greenwashing Has a Silver Lining

For centuries Parisians have emptied sewage into the scenic River Seine, rendering it unsafe for swimming. A $1.5 billion clean-up in advance of...

09.08.2024 3

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TNT’s Bid for NBA Media Rights Never Stood a Chance

On Wednesday, the National Basketball Association officially downgraded its cable plan with its new 11-year, $76 billion media rights agreements....

25.07.2024 1

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The Esports Industry Should Be Embarrassed Right Now

The first-ever Esports World Cup was launched in Saudi Arabia last weekend with a record-breaking $60 million prize pool. That’s just a few...

14.07.2024 2

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Adam Minter