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April 3, 2024
Alex Shephard
Our Entire Society Is Becoming Addicted to Sports Gambling
Athletes are being caught in scandals, yes, but the bigger scandal is that the ease and prevalence of betting is driving a huge rise in addiction—and neither the leagues nor our politicians care.
September 21, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court May Overturn the Error That Made Major League Baseball Rich
A pair of minor league clubs are asking the court to reverse the league’s lucrative 101-year-old antitrust exemption.
April 19, 2021
Alex Shephard
Republicans Have Ruined Sports for Republicans
The favorability of the MLB, NBA, and NFL has sharply dropped on the right, thanks to culture warriors like Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson.
December 14, 2020
Nick Martin
The Year That Killed the Native Mascot
If there is a silver lining to 2020, it’s the reminder that even the toughest fights in Indian Country can have a happy ending.
July 27, 2020
Nick Martin
It Was Insane to Restart Sports in America
The Miami Marlins are dealing with a Covid-19 outbreak, and the NBA is flirting with disaster in its “bubble.” What did team owners think would happen?
May 20, 2020
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Is Baseball Safe?
Just because we may get a baseball season doesn’t mean we deserve one.
December 18, 2019
Nick Martin
Trump’s Plan to Let Big Banks Get a Piece of the Stadium Scam
An administration proposal would treat the financing of sports venues as an investment in low-income communities.
December 3, 2019
David Roth
The Smartest Guys in the Clubhouse
How the McKinsey-fied Astros cheated their way to a championship—and became a parable of American success
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Atlanta Braves Drag Their Feet as Fans Keep Chopping Their Arms
After a Cherokee citizen on the St. Louis Cardinals called them out, the Braves responded with hollow P.R. jargon.
March 23, 2016
Adam Peck
Alex Rodriguez is retiring from baseball in about 556 days, start your countdown clocks.
April 25, 2013
Marc Tracy
We Are Addicted to Football. It's Time for Rehab.
April 10, 2013
Marc Tracy
Baseball's Interleague Play Just Got Worse
April 5, 2012
Nathan Pippenger
Opening Day 2012: Can Baseball Recover Along With The Economy?
March 31, 2012
Michael Kazin
Why Baseball is the Best—And Least Exploitative—American Sport
November 14, 2011
Nathan Pippenger
Baseball's Cautionary Tale For The NBA
July 13, 2011
Nathan Pippenger
The MLB All-Star Game And The Sluggish Economy: Do Cities Benefit From Hosting?
June 17, 2011
Alan Berube
Metropolitan Boston ... #winning
March 31, 2011
James Downie
Can Baseball Lower Your Blood Pressure?
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