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How Athletes Are Using Social Media to Bypass Sports Media
Athletes used to reach fans through someone else’s paraphrase and clipped soundbite. Now they own the channel. What that means for sports journalism.
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NFL Insiders vs. Real Analysis: Why “Experts” Are Often Wrong
Before a season starts nobody knows which teams will be great and which will collapse, yet people with microphones talk like they do.
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NBA 32-Team Realignment Plan: Bring Back the Seattle SuperSonics
The math is clean and Seattle deserves its team back. The NBA 32-team realignment plan returns the SuperSonics with the name, colors and identity intact.
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Why Watch NHL Hockey? 3 Reasons Casual Fans Should Give It a Chance
No more goalies who look like two people in one uniform. No more roster spots wasted on goons. Three reasons casual fans should give NHL hockey a real chance.
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MLB Payroll vs. Winning Percentage: Why Money Alone Does Not Win Titles
Spend the most, win the most is a lazy argument. World Series champions from 2011 through 2020 tell a different story. Money alone does not win titles.
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Why NFL Analytics Fails When It Tries to Run Football
The numbers are not the problem. Treating a violent, chaotic 17-game sport like a controlled math experiment is.
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Why the NHL’s International Best-on-Best Tournament Is Hockey’s Ultimate Game-Changer
The NHL best-on-best tournament should be permanent. Hockey needs more high-stakes games, more national pride and more packed arenas.
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MLB Statcast Broadcast Critique: Analytics Need Storytellers
The analytics crowd was right about the numbers. Baseball broadcasts need storytellers who can translate the data for the viewer.
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Global Football Decline: How Toxic Fan Culture Could Destroy the Game
Football became the world’s game because it belongs to everybody. That universal access is also why toxic fan culture could threaten it. The game is not too big to fail.