The Associated PressFeb 7, 2020
The writer wove memoir and baseball and touched millions through his account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
RONALD BLUM and KRISTIE RIEKEN / The Associated PressJan 13, 2020
Houston manager and general manager are fired by team after league suspends them for electronic decoding, including during 2017 title run. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Lydia DePillis / ProPublicaSep 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatchJun 25, 2019
Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
JESSICA GRESKO and WAYNE PARRY / The Associated PressMay 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigAug 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 7, 2016
The controversial issue isn’t going away. But the focus should be on the big-revenue-producing sports, football and basketball. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By John Kiriakou / OtherWordsNov 12, 2015
The Pentagon shells out millions for sports leagues to "support the troops" with cheap stunts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 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 . Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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