The occasional feel-good Cinderella story is one of the best parts about following sports. We wrote about how career minor leaguer Drew Maggi was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates a few months back. The latest example is American tennis player Christopher Eubanks....
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The pact between PGA and LIV leaves many questions
There is no doubt that the tentative agreement announced on June 6 between PGA Tour and the rich upstart LIV Golf circuit shocked the golf world. On the one hand, you have a tradition-bound golf establishment. On the other, you have bottomless wealth underwritten by...
Griner incident a grim reminder of safety risks that athletes face
Elite-level athletes become public figures when they compete in front of thousands of fans and perhaps millions more on a broadcast. These may be baseball players with nine-figure contracts, college quarterbacks with NIL deals, Olympic curling medalists, or others....
Drew Maggi fulfills his long-awaited dream
When he made it to the big leagues, utility infielder Drew Maggi caught the imagination of baseball fans and players alike. After 13 seasons and 1,155 games in the minor leagues as a lifetime .254 hitter with a .349 on-base percentage, Maggi was called up from...
Minor leaguers get a long-overdue new contract
Wage inequity is a common issue in professional sports, particularly when comparing pay at the elite level versus development and lower-level leagues. In minor league baseball, for example, rookie ball players earn $4,800 per season, and AAA players max at $45,800 per...
NCAA women’s basketball ascends
It’s become an annual rite this time of year to discuss the state of women's college basketball on this blog. Two years ago, we highlighted the woeful treatment given to women players at their tournament compared to the men. Last year, we highlighted the positive...
WBC is a winner
Japan tore through the World Baseball Classic, not losing a game during the two-week tournament and beating the U.S. 3-2 in the final on March 21. The penultimate game was a dream matchup played by dream teams led by two of the greatest players that baseball has ever...
New MLB rules an unqualified success
Baseball fans are always giddy this time of year with a fresh feeling of optimism. Rather than wins and losses, spring training is about possibilities. Injured players are back or working on it. Promising prospects are turning heads. Fans will even cut accomplished...
Regional sports networks are on the ropes
Fans still make it to the stadiums to see their favorite teams play, but television has long been the cash cow that supports teams whose live attendance numbers do not cover operating expenses. So, there was a lot of concern when Diamond Sports Group (DSG), which owns...
Families need to be careful with NIL deals
Many agree that the Name Image Likeness (NIL) deals have been a boon for some college athletes. Sometimes, it even trickles down to heavily recruited high schoolers who commit to certain schools. Such was the case for 4-star quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada, who...