The involvement of Saudi funding might force antitrust enforcers to act this time, however.
Sports
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If You Three-Putt, You’ll Be Dismembered
Today on TAP: The PGA selling out to MBS is pro golf’s version of the Republicans’ submission to Trump.
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Soul on Ice
Today on TAP: Why did Labor Secretary Marty Walsh give his president the bum’s rush?
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Senators Berate the Ticketmaster Monopoly
Members of both parties call for the ticket giant to be broken up.
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Black College Students: An Endangered Species, Unless They Play Ball
The disparity of graduation rates for Black and white scholarship athletes will become more glaring if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.
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Baker at the Barricades
Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker takes the helm at the NCAA just in time for the college athletes’ revolution.
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Raised Voices, Raised Fists
Black athletes are uplifted for their talent but denigrated for speaking out. Still some are compelled to bear that burden.
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Vinnie, L.A., and Me
Point of personal privilege: Vin Scully (1927–2022) and the romance of words
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The Poverty Wages and Indentured Servitude of Baseball’s Minor Leaguers
Baseball’s anomalous antitrust exemption is overdue for repeal.
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Rollups: The Big Data Machine Driving Online Sports Betting
DraftKings and FanDuel have maximized internet surveillance to wring as much out of their customers as possible.