President Trump is helping Dana White implant UFC in the cultural mainstream with a fight night at the White House. But MMA athletes say they’ve been shortchanged.
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ICE Raids at World Cup Games? A Los Angeles Union Says, No Way!
The L.A. local of hotel and restaurant workers settles a contract dispute, but reserves the right to strike if ICE appears at Friday’s kickoff.
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Ending Sports Owner Blackmail
A new bill would prohibit the money grabs that billionaire team owners unleash to pit states and cities against each other in bidding wars over potential moves.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prediction Markets May Have Inadvertently Outed Themselves as Casinos
By intervening in individual bets, companies like Kalshi and Polymarket are not acting as neutral market makers, as they have claimed in litigation.
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Making Sports Work
There are lots of examples where sports isn’t dictated by oligarch whims at everyone else’s expense.
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Bananas for All
The Savannah Bananas are a national phenomenon. They have succeeded by putting fans first.
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Getting a Share in Green Bay
The only community-owned franchise in America’s major sports leagues is a legacy of football’s past.
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Diamonds in the Rough
Novel public ownership models have kept minor league baseball franchises anchored in communities.
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Striking Out—and Winning
In 2023, minor league baseball players won a union contract and put an end to decades of exploitation.
