MAE ANDERSON and TALI ARBEL / The Associated PressFeb 25, 2020
The highly favored executive whose pay ranks close to the top among U.S. CEOs will be succeeded by Bob Chapek, the company's parks chief. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatchDec 12, 2019
Here are the six ways in which football prepared us for Trumpball and is still trying to keep us in its grasp. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News NetworkNov 26, 2019
Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation, examines the quarterback's blackballing by league owners and how the U.S. punishes black dissent. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigDec 5, 2017
Of all the African-American sports figures who drive the president nuts, none could annoy him more than Lavar Ball, an Amateur Athletic Union coach and CEO of the Big Baller Brand. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigDec 19, 2016
If the world’s most popular sport is going to take hold in this country, the NCAA, Major League Soccer and the national sports media need to hype the college game—and get it on TV. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2016
The report, conducted by congressional investigators, reveals how the National Football League put pressure on the National Institutes of Health to take funds from an independent researcher and give it to the NFL’s committee on brain injuries. The report, conducted by congressional investigators, reveals how the National Football League put pressure on the National Institutes of Health to take funds from an independent researcher and give it to the NFL’s committee on brain injuries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigMay 2, 2016
The sports media were among the most surprised by the recent news that a four-game suspension was back on for the football star. But given Brady’s and the Patriots’ history, it really shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 16, 2014
Popular sports commentator Bill Simmons was suspended by ESPN for violating editorial standards -- or was it because he criticized the NFL, which happens to have a $15 billion contract with the network?Popular sports commentator Bill Simmons was suspended by ESPN for violating editorial standards—or was it because he criticized the NFL, which happens to have a $15 billion contract with the network? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 23, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey speak up about "stand your ground" laws in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin and an embattled aide to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul resigns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 22, 2013
Election forecaster extraordinaire Nate Silver is packing up his FiveThirtyEight blog and taking it elsewhere, according to the Times' own media reporter Brian Stelter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 19, 2013
Manti Te'o had no involvement in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead girlfriend," the Notre Dame star linebacker insisted to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap in his first interview since the story broke Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 11, 2013
The statistician extraordinaire has correctly predicted presidential elections, baseball games and football rankings, which is why his Super Bowl picks warrant a close look. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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