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NHL

J.C. Tretter in his full Cleveland Browns football uniform walking off the field with his helmet in his hand. | Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire DCT/Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

Why the NFLPA Kept Damning Collusion Evidence From Its Own Players

Plus: NHL labor news, wrestling regulations, and F1: The Movie.

Jason Russell | 7.1.2025 11:25 AM

Profile angle photo of Sen. Ted Cruz's bearded face. | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Sports

Sports Absolutely Do Not Need Politicians More Involved

Plus: A case for gambling freedom, the NHL’s tax dilemma, and a soccer movie.

Jason Russell | 6.24.2025 10:55 AM

A presnap photo of a football game between Texas and Georgia, with Texas in their white jerseys and Georgia in their red ones. An SEC banner looms in the background with a slogan in all caps: "IT JUST MEANS MORE." | Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire DKB/Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

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.

Jason Russell | 6.3.2025 10:30 AM

An orange background, with bouncing pingpong balls plus a basketball, hockey puck, and a baseball. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Andrew Leyden | Aldo Di Bari Murga | Winterling | Dreamstime.com | Grok | Midjourney

Sports

How To Kill Draft Lotteries Without Encouraging Tanking

Plus: the tush push, Pete Rose, and Eddie Vedder.

Jason Russell | 5.20.2025 9:45 AM

The stage for the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery, with podiums and representatives for each team in the lottery, and a wall behind them with their logos. | Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post/MEGA / Newscom/DBNYC/Newscom

Sports

Draft Lotteries Suck for Die-Hard Fans

Plus: Yetis, The Seat, and a political letter that will make your eyes roll.

Jason Russell | 5.13.2025 10:00 AM

LeBron James holding a basketball, with his back turned to Stephen Curry, who is crouched down low guarding LeBron. | Ariana Ruiz/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Sports

Is the NBA Alright?

Plus: Horse racing thrives, and spring football should too.

Jason Russell | 5.6.2025 10:30 AM

The logos of Nike, Formula 1, Adidas, Manchester United, and the Atlanta Braves on top of a red arrow pointing to the bottom-left corner of the image. | llustration: Eddie Marshall | Jittawit Tachakanjanapong | Dreamstime.com

Tariffs

Tariffs Come for Your Jerseys, Gym Clothes, and Sports Team

Plus: Formula 1, Backyard Baseball, and The Great 8 vs. The Great One.

Jason Russell | 4.8.2025 10:00 AM

Shohei Ohtani running while wearing a gray Dodgers uniform and a blue batting helmet. | Kyodonews/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Sports

Athletes Find New Way To Avoid Taxes

Restructured contracts may help franchises who have a certain competitive disadvantage.

Jason Russell | 1.11.2025 6:30 AM

An illustration of a proposed stadium development in Virginia | (Source: Alexandria Economic Development Partnership; Illustration by Lex Villena)

Subsidies

How Much Will Taxpayers Pay for Virginia's $2 Billion Arena Plan?

How much public money will be used remains unclear. The consensus answer seems to be "a lot."

Eric Boehm | 1.10.2024 10:05 AM

culture | Justin Casterline/Getty

Sports

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.

Eric Boehm | 10.22.2020 6:00 AM

featuresCanadianshockeyShikha | Codie McLachlan

Immigration

Indian Immigrants Are Saving Canadian Hockey

How the Punjabi diaspora rescued Canada's national sport

Shikha Dalmia | 1.5.2020 7:00 AM

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Policy

Court Briefing Blasts Sports Leagues' Hypocritical Stance Against Legalized Gambling

Jim Pagels | 1.16.2015 5:38 PM

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