Friday A/V Club: The Skateboarding Menace
A '60s spoof of the skating scare
Sports
The Pro Bowl Scam
How the NFL uses a taxpayer-funded tourist agency to subsidize its all-star game.
Shaq Jokes About All the Money He Got as a College Player at LSU
But the NCAA-and student-athletes getting cut out of record profits-aren't laughing.
Cam Newton Unwittingly Coined a Phrase That's Apt for Politics, Life and Sports
When you've built a lead too big to fail, sometimes you play "butt-tight."
Yes, College Athletes Should Be Paid, But Not by Students & Taxpayers
If you get angry over subsidies for pro sports teams, don't look at your alma mater's financials.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center is an Eminent Domain-Created Failure
Politicians and developers stole a neighborhood to build it, but it loses money and revitalized nothing.
NFL Should Permit Players to Use Medical Marijuana, Ex-Players Say
Pro football lives on massive consumption of painkillers, but still bans therapeutic use of pot.
Is Kobe Bryant's Retirement Tour Sad or Redemptive?
Fans hate seeing superstars turn mortal, but they love fond farewells.
If Peyton Manning Used HGH to Recover From a Broken Neck, Should We Really Care?
It's time to rethink the stigma surrounding this "performance-enhancing drug."
Regulation a Sure Bet for Fantasy Games
California attorney general asked to clamp down on online sports games
Is Your Fantasy Football Squad Illegal?
A scandal sparks a new effort to regulate daily fantasy sports.
Show-Me State Suckers Shell Out Super-Subsidies For NFL Rams
There are no good economic arguments and even fewer cultural ones to support handouts to billionaire team owners.
States Play Gambling Monopoly
Governments want to ban FanDuel and DraftKings, yet the lotteries they operate are among the worst ripoffs in gambling.
How Colleges Rip Off Students to Pay for Mostly Awful Sports Teams
Virtually no Division I programs pay for themselves, with many getting half their revenue from students and taxpayers.
Bush Gets Slapped Down by Christie After Calling for Fantasy Sports Regulation
'We have people out of work. We have ISIS and al Qaeda attacking us. And we're talking about fantasy football?'
Should Daily Fantasy Sports Be Regulated by the Government?
Regulators want their own piece of the action at FanDuel and DraftKings. But if they win, consumers will be the biggest losers.
The New York Times Exposes the Futile Stupidity of Banning Online Sports Betting
There's always a way around.
Nevada Goes Protectionist on Fantasy Sports Leagues
Requires Draft Kings, FanDuel to get gaming licenses to operate in state
Fantasy Sports League Employee Win Prompts Class Action Suit
Accused of misrepresenting fairness of competition
The Baseball Commissioner Who Made Bush President
The culture, politics, and economics of baseball in the Bud Selig era
Yes, Fantasy Sports Companies Are 'Regulated'
Is the problem a lack of transparency, lack of tax revenue, or sore losers?
NCAA Punishes College Athletes for Fantasy Sports Betting
For god's sake, don't pay student-athletes, or treat them like adults!
Why Boston's Sports Fans Rejected the Olympics Boondoggle—and L.A. Said Bring It On
The long, sad history of overspending on the international games.
Scott Walker To Commit $400 Million in Taxpayer Dollars for NBA Stadium Deal
Meet the new fiscally responsible Republican, same as the old fiscally responsible Republican.
Ai Weiwei's Upcoming London Exhibition Will Have Everything But the Dissident Artist Himself
The celebrated Chinese artist was denied a business visa by the British government.
What Makes a Woman? Not Testosterone Level Alone, Rules Global Sports Court
Court of Arbitration for Sport rules in favor of 19-year-old Indian sprinter Dutee Chand.
Celebrate, Citizens of Boston! You Will Not Be Hosting the Olympics!
Mayor unwilling to sign contract due to potential cost overruns.
Why E-Sports Leagues Shouldn't Drug Test Players
It's a lost opportunity to embrace gaming as a truly virtual competition.
What the 1970 Baseball All-Star Game Can Teach Us About Media Literacy
Pete Rose didn't ruin Ray Fosse's career any more than Walter Cronkite ended the Vietnam War.
NYPD Injury Caused Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha to Miss Playoffs: Claim
Little coverage by sports press.
Mayweather and Pacquiao: Bureaucrats Bet on Meddling
The sports industry can look after its own wagers
Does Your College Really Need a Large, Foam, Third-Gender Mascot? Or Any Mascot at All?
Rutgers University is looking for more diverse mascots to represent its mediocre sports teams. Can you make the cut?
Could Sports Gambling Beat Marijuana to National Legalization?
Experts expect it will be legal within five years.
Analytics Expert Dispels Major Myths of Legalized Sports Gambling
Those who oppose legalization often bring up groundless fears like widespread addiction and fixed matches. Don't believe them.
