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Soccer Rules

Dave Whamond Jul 6, 2026 Dig deeper

TD Column

The Empire Strikes Out

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 20, 2026 Baseball in a time of war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

John Roberts’ Field of Play

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 25, 2023 The chief justice thinks he's neutral but umpires also make judgment calls. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Roger Kahn, Elegant ‘Boys of Summer’ Author, Dies at 92

The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 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 )

Baseball Severely Punishes 2 Top Astros in Sign-Stealing Scandal

RONALD BLUM and KRISTIE RIEKEN / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2020 Houston manager and general manager are fired by team after league suspends them for electronic decoding, including during 2017 title run. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Trade Wars Are Taking a Toll on America’s Pastime

Lydia DePillis / ProPublica Sep 4, 2019 Most of our baseball equipment is made in China. Thanks to the president's trade tariffs, prices for these products are only set to climb. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump’s America

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2019 Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

High Court Says States Can OK Sports Betting

JESSICA GRESKO and WAYNE PARRY / The Associated Press May 14, 2018 Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the administration, the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Latinos Still Face ‘Brown Ceiling’ for Big League Baseball Managers

Allen Barra / Truthdig Aug 10, 2017 Despite the presence of many Latino players, there is still only one Latino manager in the top echelon of U.S. professional baseball. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Not All College Athletes Are Created (Economically) Equal—So They Shouldn’t All Be Paid

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 The controversial issue isn’t going away. But the focus should be on the big-revenue-producing sports, football and basketball. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A-Rod Leaves the Yankees

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Aug 9, 2016 Dig deeper

Paying for Patriotism

By John Kiriakou / OtherWords Nov 12, 2015 The Pentagon shells out millions for sports leagues to "support the troops" with cheap stunts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )