The Mob Used To Run Sports Betting. Now DraftKings and FanDuel Do.
How sports betting moved online and started a debate about its benefits and negatives.
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Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?
The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.
Ignore the Haters—March Madness Is Alive and Well In Spite of Transfers and NIL
Plus: Tournament expansion looks like a terrible idea, enjoy baseball while you can, and the newest season of Shoresy
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens What Makes Sports Great
It’s not just the World Cup and the Olympics—baseball, basketball, and other sports are getting hit too.
6 Ways Sports and Politics Will Collide in 2026
From college sports to league expansion, politicians are going to have plenty of sway over sports next year.
Leagues Are Doing Just Fine at Regulating Sports Betting Without Politicians' Help
Plus: Is MLS European or American, and why the NFL needs sky judges
Rob Manfred Can't Fix Baseball. But These 4 Changes Might.
Plus: College football insanity, fans jailed in Venezuela, and the benefits of betting
The SEC (the Sports One) Is Acting Like It's Invincible
Plus: Sports teams are writing it off, motorsports documentaries, and the NBA and Stanley Cup finals.
Free Pete Rose
There is no question that Rose defiantly broke the rules, but we love our baseball characters, warts and all.
Labor Strife Looms Over MLB Opening Day
Plus: Untenable in Tampa, Cinderella didn't show up for March Madness, TGL, and more.
Athletes Find New Way To Avoid Taxes
Restructured contracts may help franchises who have a certain competitive disadvantage.
Poll: A Majority of Las Vegas Voters Don't Want To Pay for Athletics' New Stadium
The team's owner, John Fisher, may have overestimated Las Vegas residents' enthusiasm for a new baseball team.
Taxpayers Refuse To Pay New Stadium Expenses for Billionaire Sports Owners
Jackson County, Missouri, voted not to extend a sales tax that would have benefited the Chiefs and the Royals.
Taxpayers Will Soon Find Out if They'll Have To Finance Fancy Stadiums for the Chiefs and the Royals
Jackson County, Missouri, residents should not be billed for the undertakings of private businesses.
Baltimore Orioles Owners Demand Even More Unnecessary Taxpayer Money
Apparently $600 million to improve a very nice stadium isn’t enough.
The Atlanta Braves Won the World Series. Their Stadium Is Still a Taxpayer Boondoggle.
The economic benefits are a home run that never came, and never should have been expected.
Major League Baseball: Don't Nationalize it, Privatize it!
Opening Day and a bad New York Times op-ed are timely reminders that much of what ails professional baseball is the intrusion of government.
Voting Laws, High-Speed Rails, and Vaccine Passports
It's a regulation-heavy Monday.
Into the Dugout
Jim Bouton pulled back the curtain on the MLB and changed the perception of sports forever.
The Games Must Go On
COVID-19 upended the NBA, the NFL, the NHL, and MLB. How the professional sports leagues responded offers a glimpse into our future.
Seattle Mariners Want Taxpayers to Fork Over $180 Million, Or Else
The baseball team says it will only sign a long-term lease to remain at Safeco Field if the county ponies up.
Baseball Star Jose Abreu Ate His Fake Passport on Flight to the U.S.
The Cuban defector and Chicago White Sox star's bizarre tale is indicative of how ridiculous immigration policy can be.
Miami Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez, Survivor of Cuba's Castro Regime, Dies at 24
The father-to-be was one of three killed in a late-night boating accident.
Cobb County Has No Money Left for Public Parks Because They Gave it All to the Atlanta Braves
Voters supported funding parks, but not a billionaire's ballpark.
Atlanta Braves Are a Terrible Baseball Team, But "A Fairly Major Real Estate Business"
Small-town Southern taxpayers subsidize minor league ballparks for baseball's worst team.
The Baseball Commissioner Who Made Bush President
The culture, politics, and economics of baseball in the Bud Selig era
Why Blaming the Umps for Favoring Certain Teams is Wrong
The MLB post-season's had some controversial calls by umpires
MLB Trade Activity Up as Deadline Looms
Baseball teams have until 4pm ET today to make a deal
