GOAL!Murdoch’s Big Bet on the Next World CupFox Sports outbid ESPN and NBC for the rights to the next World Cup, counting on even greater soccermania four years from now.Evan Weiner
Why ‘The Fighting Sioux’ Isn’t OffensiveThe University of North Dakota was forced by the NCAA to change its nickname, but unlike the Washington Redskins today, a tribe wanted to keep it.Evan Weiner
Slippery SlopeWill the NBA Ban Racist Players Next?The league has never kicked out someone for speech before, but the era of smartphones and political correctness may change that.Evan Weiner
FOULShould the Clippers Quit? These Guys DidOne of the leaders of the American Football League’s wildcat strike says it’s up to fans, not players, to teach Donald Sterling a lesson.Evan Weiner
ScrambledWhy Your Cable Bill Keeps Going UpWhen networks ask carriers for too much money, they get blocked from your screen—until you’re forced to pay more money to get them back. Evan Weiner
GAME ONCollege Sports as Corporations?Players want to get paid. Schools want to make billions. The only solution may be to ditch the non-profit façade and share the money.Evan Weiner
FlashbackJackie Robinson’s Right-Hand ManWally Triplett accompanied the major league’s first black player on trips to the most racist city in the league before making history on his own in pro-football.Evan Weiner
PLAY BALLHow Presidents Saved SportsThere would be no football today without Teddy Roosevelt. For the past 100 years, almost every chief executive has made a lasting mark on football, baseball, and more. Evan Weiner
Hike!Criminal in the NFL Hall of Fame?It’s almost inconceivable that baseball would let a convicted felon into its pantheon. San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. is a different matter.Evan Weiner
GAMETIMEA Union for College Football?Northwestern players filed to organize this week. The NCAA wants to kill collective bargaining for “student-athletes” in the crib before its lucrative business model get sacked.Evan Weiner
