Courts & Law
Courts & Law
Roger Kahn, Elegant ‘Boys of Summer’ Author, Dies at 92
Feb 7, 2020 The writer wove memoir and baseball and touched millions through his account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer."
Baseball Severely Punishes 2 Top Astros in Sign-Stealing Scandal
Jan 13, 2020 Houston manager and general manager are fired by team after league suspends them for electronic decoding, including during 2017 title run.
Trump’s Trade Wars Are Taking a Toll on America’s Pastime
Sep 4, 2019 Most of our baseball equipment is made in China. Thanks to the president's trade tariffs, prices for these products are only set to climb.
What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump’s America
Jun 25, 2019 Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place.High Court Says States Can OK Sports Betting
May 14, 2018 Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the administration, the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.
Latinos Still Face ‘Brown Ceiling’ for Big League Baseball Managers
Aug 10, 2017 Despite the presence of many Latino players, there is still only one Latino manager in the top echelon of U.S. professional baseball.
Not All College Athletes Are Created (Economically) Equal—So They Shouldn’t All Be Paid
Oct 7, 2016 The controversial issue isn’t going away. But the focus should be on the big-revenue-producing sports, football and basketball.A-Rod Leaves the Yankees
Aug 9, 2016
Paying for Patriotism
Nov 12, 2015 The Pentagon shells out millions for sports leagues to "support the troops" with cheap stunts.
Kneeling in Fenway Park to the Gods of War
Jul 7, 2014 In sporting events across the country the religion of sports fuses with the religion of war -- a mark of all militarized societies Games at Fenway are as much about venerating the military as the Red Sox The religion of sports fuses with the religion of war in all militarized societies .
