NBA players' brief boycott in protest of police abuses and racism raises the more general question of when such boycotts are appropriate. The strongest case for them is when the sports events organizers are themselves perpetrators of grave injustice, even more so when the event directly causes such wrongs.
The Milwaukee Bucks refused to come out of the locker room for their scheduled game on Wednesday afternoon against the Orlando Magic. Other teams are planning similar protests.
Playing baseball in the uncanny valley
A new documentary chronicles the defeat of a grassroots protest to halt the Texas Rangers' subsidized stadium deal.
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Citing work from Reason, players and coaches from the NFL, NBA, and MLB are urging Congress to end qualified immunity.
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Races reopened without fans this weekend, to mostly good reviews. Sports and entertainment are shifting to serve social-distancing needs.
In West Virginia, advocates have been fighting to pass the Tim Tebow Act since 2011. They're on the verge of scoring a partial legislative victory.
Lawmakers legalized DFS betting. The state’s top justices say that’s not allowed.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D–Calif) has introduced a bill to mandate ground collision detection systems on all helicopters.
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And they're just as wrong and dangerous this time around.
How the Punjabi diaspora rescued Canada's national sport
Sen. Richard Burr's proposal would heavily deter any student-athlete from getting paid.
Nah, the senator's still wrong about Internet free speech, argue the editors on the Reason Roundtable podcast.
This week's demonstrations at NBA games are a refreshing reminder that Americans won't just "stick to sports."
The mostly young demonstrators are calling for autonomy and democracy—and won't be silenced like the NBA.
The gaming company suspended Chung Ng Wai for a year and confiscated his prize money after he said "Liberate Hong Kong."
Apparently the NBA's kow-towing to Communist China is not limited to groveling press statements.
"When I say, 'Be kind to one another,' I don't mean only the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind to everyone. Doesn't matter."
The National Basketball Association has spent decades investing in China. Should that matter when it comes to supporting human rights?
How bikers turned into their parents and turned off their kids
She likely wasn't in any danger, but that never stopped the busybodies before.
The U.S. women's soccer team deserves better, but mandating equal pay isn't the answer.
Why do elected officials keep pushing the same damn lies about the economic impact of publicly funded sports events?
NCAA has warned the state that if the "Fair Pay To Play Act" passes, all California schools would be ineligible to participate in postseason play.
Rather than sell its money-losing golf courses, city officials recommend trying to sell more Portlanders on the joys of golf.
Making infrastructure funds fun again!
Administration appears to value hardline Cuba stance over ballplayer safety.
The condemnation is legally dubious. And even if the city prevails in court, it is likely to come out a loser. Baltimore should listen to naysayers who advise letting the neighsayers move to another location.
Bringing sports betting out of the black market is a win for fans and sports leagues, and it's another indication of how prohibitionist policies fail.
Here's how much each coach earns.
"This is a special event. This was the flag football championship," said NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill
Harper considered signing with two California-based teams, but he would have had to pay millions more to the taxman.
The government suggestsnew taxes on ridesharing and electric scooters to pay for them.
It's also part of a larger national attack on massage parlors and sex workers.
Even with all the steps the NFL takes to level the playing field between teams, the Patriots keep rising to the top. It generates some envy, and resentment.
If Trump wants to negotiate good deals for taxpayers, he should start putting some pressure on his old nemesis: the National Football League.
There's no reason for taxpayers to finance athletic colosseums, and the Rams are providing a model for the next era of new stadiums.
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