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Josh Gibson and the Long Gone Summers That Should Have Been
The following is adapted from the podcast script for Stick to Pods Episode 11, “Josh Gibson,” which originally aired on April 12, 2018...
The Odds of Sports Gambling Legalization in a Pandemic
2020 was supposed to be the year sports betting exploded. But a pandemic hit, the economy tanked, and major sporting events were canceled across the country....
An Oral History of the White Bronco Chase and Other Things
June 17, 1994 was one of the most eventful days in sports history. ...
Your Favorite Sport’s Rushed Return Will End in Tragedy
A resurgence of COVID-19 could burst the “bubble” for pro sports....
Youth Sports Need a Wake-Up Call
Youth sports have transformed in front of our very eyes. ...
Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club: Enjoy A Break From The World With Bad News Baseball
This was a week full of bad news. Police beat up peaceful protestors from coast to coast after the murder of George Floyd. A global pandemic continued to rage while sports somehow got closer to returning, even as athletes tested positive for coronavirus....
The NBA Will Look A Lot Different When It Returns Next Month
The NBA is back, kinda....
Added Crowd Noise A Disconnect For Everyone
The first week of the Bundesliga’s return, the production on Fox Sports carried the action as is. Viewers heard every kick of the ball, the instructions shouted from the bench and between players, the rustling of the net as the ball hit it. It was surely a jarring experience, at once both a reminder...
64 Hours of Jeter is 62 Hours Too Long
We get it, sports channels have to fill airtime. Networks are replaying old games, rereleasing old productions, and giving us the latest updates on the sports world in a pandemic....
Five Reasons To Watch — And Not Watch — 'The Match 2'
Live sports are coming back....
NHL Somehow Finds Itself A Model For Reason, Labor Civility In Sports
It’s still impossible to say exactly when the NHL will be able to resume its season, or where it will happen, but the league and the NHLPA are doing their best to answer the question of how they’ll do it....
The 'Madden' Defense — Baker’s Lawyer Says Client Was Playing Video Game While Robbery Occurred
Here’s the latest on the alleged armed robbery case involving NFL cornerbacks DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar....
Several Colleges Nix Sports Programs Due To Lack Of Funding Amidst Coronavirus
No one is safe from the economic fallout from the coronavirus, not least of all the nation’s cash-strapped college sports programs....
Coronavirus Shutdown Threatens Future of Many College Programs
There’s no denying it: College sports programs at all division levels are hemorrhaging dollars right now....
'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too' And Other Memorable Quotes That Shook Up The Sports World
Last night, some sports fans got an explanation they had been waiting years for. ...
It’s Great That You Have An All-Female Sports Podcast. But Why Is Your Whole Staff White, NBC Sports Washington?
If you’re going to have an all female sports podcast at least bring a chair up for a woman of color. And that’s at the bare minimum....
The Next Step In Black Progress For Agents Is Ownership
It’s no secret that black professional athletes have been represented by mostly white agents and white-owned sports agencies for decades....
A Salute to Tristan Wirfs' Cat, the NFL Draft's Lone Feline
It had been inevitable, since the announcement of the broadcast format for this year’s NFL Draft, that dogs, the plodding, attention-starved beasts they are, would be front and center in a sizable chunk of live-streamed homes....
Hot Dog Eating, Slam Dunk Contests Are Some Virtual Sports Activities We'd Love To See
The virtual WNBA and NFL drafts went pretty well. That’s a sentence I did not think I would write a week ago. But here we are. Crazier things have happened (and are happening)....