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The Slow, Inevitable Death of the Bowl Game

Keith O’Brien

December 28, 2025

football player trying to catch a large number of falling bowl game trophies

The Most Egregious Double Standard in Sports

December 9, 2025

Photograph of an empty stadium at night with a giant screen showing Lane Kiffin's name and photo as head coach of Louisiana State University

Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World?

November 21, 2025

Graphic illustration showing side-by-side black-and-white photos of "Galaxy Brain" host Charlie Warzel and Pablo Torre.

Why Can’t I Just Watch Sports on Television?

Stephanie Hayes

November 15, 2025

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Sports Can’t Survive Prop Bets

Keith O’Brien

October 24, 2025

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The WNBA Has a Good Problem on Its Hands

July 28, 2025

Photograph of WNBA athletes on a court wearing T-shirts that read “Pay Us What You Owe Us”

LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism

March 16, 2025

Photo collage of Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James, and Bronny James

How the Economists Took Over the NBA

February 6, 2025

An illustration of LeBron James surrounded by NBA business concepts

The Scourge of ‘Win Probability’ in Sports

October 13, 2024

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Sports Betting Won

August 9, 2023

The Sports Scandal Almost Nobody Is Talking About

January 10, 2023

Dana White looking off camera with his brow furrowed

ESPN Backs Itself Into a Corner

July 25, 2019

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