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Evolution of Baseball Equipment in the Dead Ball Era
The Dead Ball Era was known for low scoring and few home runs. How baseball equipment evolved during that period and shaped how the game was played.
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When I Realized Sports Journalism Became Sports Entertainment
A BREAKING notification arrives like any other, but this time the breathless urgency and manufactured drama feel different. When sports journalism became sports entertainment.
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Advanced Stats: Do They Really Make You a Smarter Fan?
You are courtside as the seconds tick down, and half the crowd is tracking matchups on an app instead of the game. Do advanced stats really make you a smarter fan?
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Different Types of Sports Fans: Which Fan Type Are You?
The crowd roars, group chats explode with hot takes and rivals trash-talk. A guide to the different types of sports fans, and which fan type you are.
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What Happens When You Apply Dating Apps Logic to Sports Trades
It is 2 AM and you are swiping on profiles, making split-second decisions. Now imagine if NFL front offices ran trades the same way. What happens when dating app logic meets sports trades.
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Why Sports Twitter Is More Toxic Than a Nuclear Waste Site
Open Twitter during a game and regret your life choices immediately. The platform meant to bring sports fans together became something else. Why sports Twitter is so toxic.
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How to Enjoy Sports When Your Team Is Historically Terrible
Optimistic predictions, early hope, midseason reality and a late-season slump. How to keep enjoying sports when your team is historically terrible.
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Why the NFL Salary Cap Still Leaves Teams Broke: An Explainer
A GM of a Super Bowl hopeful stares at a screen of salaries, bonuses and dead money stretching for years. An explainer on why the salary cap still leaves teams broke.
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Why Sports Debates Have Become More Important Than the Games
Your friends post twice as many comments about yesterday’s contest as they watched of it. Why sports debates have become more important than the games themselves.