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Evan Weiner is the author of America's Passion: How a Coal Miner's Game Became the NFL in the 20th Century.
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Murdoch’s Big Bet on the Next World Cup
GOAL!Fox Sports outbid ESPN and NBC for the rights to the next World Cup, counting on even greater soccermania four years from now.

Why ‘The Fighting Sioux’ Isn’t Offensive
The 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.

Will the NBA Ban Racist Players Next?
Slippery SlopeThe league has never kicked out someone for speech before, but the era of smartphones and political correctness may change that.

Should the Clippers Quit? These Guys Did
FOULOne 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.

Why Your Cable Bill Keeps Going Up
ScrambledWhen 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.

College Sports as Corporations?
GAME ONPlayers want to get paid. Schools want to make billions. The only solution may be to ditch the non-profit façade and share the money.

Jackie Robinson’s Right-Hand Man
FlashbackWally 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.

How Presidents Saved Sports
PLAY BALLThere 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.

Criminal in the NFL Hall of Fame?
Hike!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.

A Union for College Football?
GAMETIMENorthwestern 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.
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