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Sports at Bloomberg.
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Mike Goodman
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Good job boys, good process [actually laudatory]
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8 days ago
The lottery should be an email anyways
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David Berri
17 days ago
Ira Boudway of Bloomberg argues we should abolish the NBA draft! As noted in the story, I argue that any reward for losing will likely result in more losing. And getting rid of the draft forces teams to think harder about how they want to build a team.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business
Too many teams lost too many games in pursuit of potentially transformative players.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/nba-playoffs-are-in-full-swing-but-the-league-should-ditch-the-draft?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzY0MjkyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MjQ3NzI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURUNVS0tLR1pBSjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.2PlLa1YH3Q2QC3ODEmcGrWB3Thd5AXfGEZ-Sn1TmMXU&leadSource=uverify%20wall
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It’s past time to abolish the draft
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The NBA Draft Is Bad for Business
Too many teams lost too many games in pursuit of potentially transformative players.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/nba-playoffs-are-in-full-swing-but-the-league-should-ditch-the-draft?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzY0MTk2NywiZXhwIjoxNzc4MjQ2NzY3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURUNVS0tLR1pBSjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.0UlTWkcmo5Kkbdf3EVAWjZiejthxX486mtSxZHtSsSE
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Philippe Auclair
19 days ago
Just leaving it there before retiring: the over-ruling of the penalty awarded for the foul on Eberechi Eze is incomprehensible. Why VAR intervenes is a mystery. Why the referee does not ask his VAR team if they're joking is another one. I'd say the same if Dominic Solanke, not Eze, had been fouled.
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The time Frank Viola got tossed for arguing with the robot ump. 🎁
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-10/robot-umpires-mlb-abs-challenge-system-nba-europe-expansion?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NTg0MDY5NywiZXhwIjoxNzc2NDQ1NDk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREFCMjJLR1pBSVYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.s4cUIiQ0pHS62S2N7ROdoIhVQxrLcwTyaeCkbpUV7BE
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Now that March Madness has properly begun, re-upping this one on how the tournament’s folk heroes cash in on their moment of fame. This is how Jack Gohlke accidentally negotiated $20,000 out of Buffalo Wild Wings in 2024:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Or “How Jack Gohlke accidentally negotiated $20,000 out of Buffalo Wild Wings”
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Danny Groner
2 months ago
"There’s no time to be fussy because the players’ schedules are packed and the tournament’s viral moments fade quickly. “If anything requires approvals, legal reviews or custom creative, it’s already too slow,” Denton says."
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The Real March Madness Is the Corporate Race to Ink Viral Stars
In this peculiar corner of the influencer economy, speed is what wins.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/march-madness-2026-viral-moments-drive-athletes-brands-to-join-forces
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Stacey Shick
2 months ago
"Although there’s no real way to prepare for March Madness fame, there are a couple of things every player should do before the tournament: Make sure your name is in your social media handles, and put an email address in your bio."
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The Real March Madness Is the Corporate Race to Ink Viral Stars
In this peculiar corner of the influencer economy, speed is what wins.
https://bloom.bg/4luhGlF
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So you’ve gone viral during March Madness?
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The Real March Madness Is the Corporate Race to Ink Viral Stars
In this peculiar corner of the influencer economy, speed is what wins.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/march-madness-2026-viral-moments-drive-athletes-brands-to-join-forces?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzQwNzkzMSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MDEyNzMxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlUzVzZLSVVQVUYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.MPr2pIKkn1MsRSdK1KTFeMhZl7Ik4ioFDgZlxyVZ7PU
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So you’ve gone viral during March Madness?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Real March Madness Is the Corporate Race to Ink Viral Stars
In this peculiar corner of the influencer economy, speed is what wins.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/march-madness-2026-viral-moments-drive-athletes-brands-to-join-forces?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzQwNzkzMSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MDEyNzMxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlUzVzZLSVVQVUYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.MPr2pIKkn1MsRSdK1KTFeMhZl7Ik4ioFDgZlxyVZ7PU
2 months ago
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Amanda Mull
2 months ago
Most people also won’t finish your 500-word article. So write at whatever length is appropriate for the subject.
add a skeleton here at some point
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The Dodgers have a huge payroll. Biggest ever. The gap between the haves and have-nots is growing. Baseball will be fine. Great, actually. Enjoy it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Dodgers Are Annoying, Greedy—And Good for Baseball
“Competitive balance” is just a cry for owners to grab more money.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/the-dodgers-are-good-for-baseball-actually?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTYxMTU5MywiZXhwIjoxNzcyMjE2MzkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVJERzJLSUpIQzQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.awtmVpxxltfJ6YTj0HFMpKHCBsNTKNK4o8PoFAMhp0M
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Brian Mills
3 months ago
Nice article on the Dodgers and MLB's current competitive balance non-problem, with quotes from me! (and a 100+ year old reference I forwarded along that
@rodneyfort.bsky.social
shared here a while back).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Dodgers Are Annoying, Greedy—And Good for Baseball
“Competitive balance” is just a cry for owners to grab more money.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/the-dodgers-are-good-for-baseball-actually?srnd=homepage-americas
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The Dodgers have a huge payroll. Biggest ever. The gap between the haves and have-nots is growing. Baseball will be fine. Great, actually. Enjoy it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Dodgers Are Annoying, Greedy—And Good for Baseball
“Competitive balance” is just a cry for owners to grab more money.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/the-dodgers-are-good-for-baseball-actually?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTYxMTU5MywiZXhwIjoxNzcyMjE2MzkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVJERzJLSUpIQzQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.awtmVpxxltfJ6YTj0HFMpKHCBsNTKNK4o8PoFAMhp0M
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Prediction markets are forcing professional sports bettors to learn to think like their pontine nemesis: the bookmaker.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Gambling Pros Adjust to a Super Bowl on the Prediction Markets
The sudden rise of sites like Kalshi and Polymarket has sophisticated bettors scrambling to adjust their strategies.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/super-bowl-lx-is-bringing-professional-gamblers-to-prediction-markets?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDM5MjIzMSwiZXhwIjoxNzcwOTk3MDMxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQTBBR1NLR0lGUFgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.X4XKcJPDw8D8jh6KKX8DERzSGKf5_Uy6OBDkZv6AoUA
3 months ago
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Tim Carvell
10 months ago
I see people saying that the writers who leave the Post will be fine if they set up their own newsletters and I get that's probably where things are going and I'll pay for them, but... that's not a newspaper. Newspapers are inefficient. They have stuff that's important that's not a money-maker. 1/5
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Adam Rose
4 months ago
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying. Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
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This lad Own Goal has been a great signing for Arsenal
4 months ago
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Carl Quintanilla
4 months ago
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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I wrote about how the college football sausage gets made in the era of NIL Go:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Business of College Football Has Never Been More Exciting or More of a Mess
The NIL spigot continues to flow despite a revenue-sharing cap.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/college-football-has-never-been-more-exciting-or-more-of-a-mess?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODU3ODEyOCwiZXhwIjoxNzY5MTgyOTI4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFlIQ1VLSUpIQU4wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.XWVkghgEZcX37L8eqv22Am9NU6xB-d_KYJsiMMnXWZU
4 months ago
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For our latest business of sports newsletter, I wrote a love letter to
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www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Unofficial Bloomberg Business of Sports Awards 2025
The money being thrown at sports teams, leagues, conferences, pickleball, etc, will dry up. But this year, the cash still flowed.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-19/a-ja-wilson-crystal-palace-and-vermont-green-fc-business-of-sports-awards-2025?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NjE1OTExMCwiZXhwIjoxNzY2NzYzOTEwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUN0lUTTJLR1pBTDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.K2Vsw6IIipBlGFYCl3WZQRlJj4f4qKzVgBMNuMkUqn8
5 months ago
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Danny Groner
5 months ago
"For prediction market customers, it’s buyer beware. When you trade in sports contracts, you might be up against a counterparty with sophisticated statistical models or even a team of quants on their side. And you might be up against someone with access to information you don’t have."
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Kalshi and Other Prediction Markets Should Scare Sports Leagues
A lack of regulation can leave bettors vulnerable to manipulation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/prediction-markets-should-scare-sports-bettors-and-pro-leagues
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The culture of prediction markets around insider trading, at least in their early days, doesn’t fit with the integrity needs of sports leagues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Kalshi and Other Prediction Markets Should Scare Sports Leagues
A lack of regulation can leave bettors vulnerable to manipulation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/prediction-markets-should-scare-sports-bettors-and-pro-leagues?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NTg4NjYwNywiZXhwIjoxNzY2NDkxNDA3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUN0NaVzdLSVVQU1AwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.7J-qsQD9thYSXhyz5dUYT3hbiQZSo-Rb8xawnzJmLpY
5 months ago
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jae holzman
6 months ago
scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind (also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
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Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed
Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.
https://heatmap.news/energy/leading-light-canceled-invenergy-offshore-wind
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Danny Groner
7 months ago
"Bon Jovi has eaten two bowls of pasta. I am struggling to keep pace. I feel supremely conscious of his fame. Stardom means there is always a schedule, a car, a plane. Our conversation continues only at his discretion. If he wanted, he could slip away more easily than the spaghetti on my fork."
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Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
https://www.ft.com/content/25f256b1-2c3e-453b-abd3-0635a7af8a67?accessToken=zwAAAZo7G_MVkc8l8laxLD5FO9Or0wY1p6-KZw.MEUCIEMpBT43db4-vlNY3KU2-Eo1OeoZ-5EFNe8nbqNny2suAiEA68PYFKkJris6V2NZmT4JlM2GCalRMosVs75HZZfaDkc&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise&shareId=8a89f714-ba36-4050-962c-8b3eb7801c70
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To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-10/how-dick-s-sporting-goods-loyalty-program-helped-spur-a-13-billion-boom?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDEwNDc4MywiZXhwIjoxNzYwNzA5NTgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM1dVR0NHUFFRRkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.ZELnkQ3eQuK7jJYbCsnlX2SGvcRt0oFscEdXp2Qp2Ww
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Bloomberg News
7 months ago
If you’ve ever spent a Saturday shouting from the sidelines, you’ve probably helped build Dick’s Sporting Goods’ $13 billion empire.
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Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
https://bloom.bg/3J5KWjV
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Stacey Shick
7 months ago
Dick’s Sporting Goods — "which began life in 1948 as a fishing and camping store in Binghamton, New York — has become the Levi Strauss of the youth sports gold rush. It’s the leading supplier for young athletes searching for glory." Happy weekend, to my fellow sports parents out there!
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Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-10/how-dick-s-sporting-goods-loyalty-program-helped-spur-a-13-billion-boom?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDEwNTgxNCwiZXhwIjoxNzYwNzEwNjE0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM1dVR0NHUFFRRkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQjhERDAxRjBGMEU0MkE1QkUyREM4NEU5MUUyRDAwRSJ9.6OVCn6_oxu8KOiWgtPsdrL75eSqqIeH5Dt7OuVEOHJ8
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To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before
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Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-10/how-dick-s-sporting-goods-loyalty-program-helped-spur-a-13-billion-boom?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDEwNDc4MywiZXhwIjoxNzYwNzA5NTgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM1dVR0NHUFFRRkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.ZELnkQ3eQuK7jJYbCsnlX2SGvcRt0oFscEdXp2Qp2Ww
7 months ago
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Guardian Australia
7 months ago
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/10/you-wont-believe-what-degrading-practice-the-pope-just-condemned?CMP=aus_bsky
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Robot umps are coming to MLB next year. I wrote about testing them in the Atlantic League a few years back:
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MLB Is Testing Ways to Fix Baseball’s Boredom Problem
The league is using the independent Atlantic League as a laboratory for changes that could speed up games and add more drama.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-10-11/mlb-rule-changes-atlantic-league-tests-tweaks-meant-to-save-baseball?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1ODY1MzIyNCwiZXhwIjoxNzU5MjU4MDI0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJSMFQ3VzRUMEFGQjkwMSIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.APA-Yevfs7OdVkskoCJTnOzsOYFQxHFV3iySF870eBY
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Ben Mathis-Lilley
8 months ago
It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen.
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The Biggest Difference Between the Trump Era and the Obama Era
How did literally everything go up for debate?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/09/trump-era-vs-obama-era-politics-lessons-democrats.html
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I wrote about Ballhalla with Vanessa Perdomo:
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How the Golden State Valkyries Became the Hottest Team in the WNBA
They entered the league at the right time, in the right city—and with the right amount of swagger.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-12/how-the-golden-state-valkyries-became-the-hottest-team-in-the-wnba?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzcwMTc0MCwiZXhwIjoxNzU4MzA2NTQwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkg1Q0tHUEZIVFEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.G25Ynf_zZu3cywtN77oZ95f35wZcaGpLlE1Lc6GXyng
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Jeff Zillgitt
9 months ago
After 30 years at USA TODAY, it's -30- for me. I have taken a buyout. It's been the thrill and dream of a lifetime. Being a newspaper person was all I ever wanted out of work. There's not enough room to acknowledge everyone who deserves it but my gratitude runs wide and deep.
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Aaron W. Gordon
9 months ago
NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So
@suryamattu.com
and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then
@mariepastora.bsky.social
made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.
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NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-njtransit-major-delays/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NTYwODU1MCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2MjEzMzUwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMThIMFVHUFFRSEUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJERjU3NkU4NTQ2ODc0QkQzQkEwRkE2OEFDM0YxRTk1MSJ9.4zC9negSKMu8yYzpDXODlhjRe-jvBhLkbXyE0plYS5k
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I wrote about the problem of prop bets:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Leagues Are Struggling to Deal With a Certain Type of Sports Bet
“Player prop” wagers are raising concerns about integrity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/sports-betting-is-wrestling-with-a-certain-type-of-wager?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NDY3NzU5OSwiZXhwIjoxNzU1MjgyMzk5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUME85OFdHUTFZWDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.4dNm_vap2aTNYb6YfVAHOWvRXRTj9VUyI7V2exyOKTQ
9 months ago
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Nolan Hicks
10 months ago
“Last season’s numbers, Dinnery says, show that Tottenham Hotspur, for example, played the most minutes of any team in the league, at 5,430, and suffered the second-highest number of injuries, at 41.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Soccer Players Are Being Seriously Overworked
FIFA Club World Cup matches have been mostly forgettable, and worries persist about injuries and fatigue.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/fifa-club-world-cup-shows-how-soccer-players-are-overworked
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Ziad Daoud
10 months ago
"DAZN agreed to pay $1 billion for the rights to the [FIFA Club World Cup] tournament—a princely sum for a TV property with virtually no track record .. DAZN subsequently had its balance sheet bolstered by a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Soccer Players Are Being Seriously Overworked
FIFA Club World Cup matches have been mostly forgettable, and worries persist about injuries and fatigue.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/fifa-club-world-cup-shows-how-soccer-players-are-overworked
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I checked in with Steve Ballmer about the Intuit Dome after the Clippers first season there. Ballmer, as always, a fun interview:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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How the Clippers Engineered the NBA’s Best Home Court Advantage
Reward the loudest fans and make sure there are lots and lots of bathrooms.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/how-the-clippers-engineered-the-nba-s-best-home-court-advantage?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0OTgyNzA2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzUwNDMxODYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFNNT1ZUMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.Z4Sc0fAz2_fLQvb-HhRIg1eFpJMX-uH7f8VOrXr4eeg
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This is the future for a lot of places. I wrote about beer as a gateway a couple years ago:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
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Danny Groner
12 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
12 months ago
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Agree. The clearinghouse is going to take college sports backwards:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
add a skeleton here at some point
12 months ago
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I wrote about the sports doc glut
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary
Customers love them, but streamers are getting choosier in what they say yes to.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/not-every-team-deserves-a-netflix-sports-documentary?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0Nzg1MzY3OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQ4NDU4NDc4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTV00xQ0dUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NTI0NTM5OEREMTU0RDE0Qjg2QjZBMUI5REIxQTBDQSJ9.oxqklr1S6JtS7JCQJiv9Xyrs5Iz-2gpHsl8d14ZZHi8
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Danny Groner
12 months ago
“There was a moment in the sports doc world when a lot of big athletes could sell something based simply off of their name,” he says. “But it’s become more about, ‘What’s the story? Is it going to provide something new and interesting?’”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Not Every Team Deserves a Netflix Sports Documentary
Customers love them, but streamers are getting choosier in what they say yes to.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/not-every-team-deserves-a-netflix-sports-documentary
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Steven T. Dennis
12 months ago
This is a top priority of Donald Trump, and does not include a ban on Trump profiting off of his many family crypto ventures, which have netted them many millions of dollars since his election.
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Good to see leagues arriving:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
add a skeleton here at some point
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