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A hundred years ago, a bookie bought the New York Giants for $500. Now the Super Bowl stands as our nation’s most visible symbol of plutocratic excess. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Freddie deBoer / TruthdigSep 29, 2023
As long as the player empowerment trend continues, small-market fans have no incentive to get invested in their teams. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Dick Nichols / GreenLeftSep 1, 2023
‘#It’Sover’: playing ban by women’s soccer world cup champions rocks Spain, marking the end of impunity for machismo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Under a groundbreaking agreement, men's and women's teams pool revenue and enjoy equal working conditions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
GREG BEACHAM / The Associated PressFeb 24, 2020
Mourners gather Monday at the Staples Center to say farewell to the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
RONALD BLUM / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2020
The lawsuit has drawn worldwide attention. When the U.S. women won the World Cup final last summer, fans chanted ``Equal Pay! Equal Pay!" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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The writer wove memoir and baseball and touched millions through his account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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