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Embargoes Are a Deal Sportswriters Make With Each Other - VDG Sports
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Embargoes Are a Deal Sportswriters Make With Each Other

Nov 13, 2026 4 min read

Embargoes are a quiet deal sportswriters make with each other.…

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Clark and Reese Kept Saying There Was No Feud. The Broadcast Version Ran Anyway. - VDG Sports
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Clark and Reese Kept Saying There Was No Feud. The Broadcast Version Ran Anyway.

Nov 12, 2026 4 min read
Women’s Sports Viewership Is Up 18% This Year. The Best Coverage Number We Have Is From 2023. - VDG Sports
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Women’s Sports Viewership Is Up 18% This Year. The Best Coverage Number We Have Is From 2023.

Nov 11, 2026 4 min read
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Baseball Hall of Fame Morality Clause: Why Fans Need Their Own Hall

Nov 11, 2026 18 min read
The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Sports Journalists Rarely Bite the Hand That Feeds Them - VDG Sports
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Sports Journalists Rarely Bite the Hand That Feeds Them

Nov 10, 2026 4 min read
The Algorithm Doesn’t Care About the Game — Here’s What It Actually Wants From You - VDG Sports
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The Algorithm Doesn’t Care About the Game — Here’s What It Actually Wants From You

Nov 9, 2026 4 min read
ESPN’s Own Staff Got Fooled by a Fake Schefter Account — Here’s Why That’s Not Actually Surprising - VDG Sports
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ESPN’s Own Staff Got Fooled by a Fake Schefter Account — Here’s Why That’s Not Actually Surprising

Nov 8, 2026 4 min read

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Venu Sports Died the Week Disney Made a Deal With Its Plaintiff - VDG Sports
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Venu Sports Died the Week Disney Made a Deal With Its Plaintiff

Nov 7, 2026 4 min read
The World Cup Hydration Breaks Showed Which Broadcasters Would Sell the Pause - VDG Sports
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The World Cup Hydration Breaks Showed Which Broadcasters Would Sell the Pause

Nov 6, 2026 4 min read
The Local Broadcaster’s Oldest Conflict of Interest: He Works for the Team He’s Supposed to Be Honest About - VDG Sports
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The Local Broadcaster’s Oldest Conflict of Interest: He Works for the Team He’s Supposed to Be Honest About

Nov 5, 2026 3 min read

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NFL Draft Three Year Rule Evaluation: Stop Believing Instant Draft Grades

Nov 4, 2026 6 min read
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The Broadcast Conflict of Interest Hiding in Plain Sight on ESPN’s NFL Coverage

Nov 3, 2026 4 min read
The Draft Bust Industry Rarely Has to Pay for Being Spectacularly Wrong - VDG Sports
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The Draft Bust Industry Rarely Has to Pay for Being Spectacularly Wrong

Oct 31, 2026 3 min read

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Load Management Isn’t a Character Flaw, It’s a Scheduling Problem the League Built - VDG Sports
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Load Management Isn’t a Character Flaw, It’s a Scheduling Problem the League Built

Oct 27, 2026 4 min read
Inside the NBA Changed Networks. Its Makers Stayed Put. - VDG Sports
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Inside the NBA Changed Networks. Its Makers Stayed Put.

Oct 21, 2026 4 min read
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NBA Max Contract Roster Construction Debate: Taking the Bag

Oct 2, 2026 14 min read

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Global Football

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How to Fix MLS Soccer Quality and Win Over Football Fans

Oct 17, 2026 7 min read
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Transfer Window Survival Guide: How to Stay Sane During Transfer Chaos

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The Promotion Relegation MLS Debate: Can Apple Save the League?

Oct 13, 2026 6 min read

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