Ghosts of Football Past
In anticipation of Super Bowl LII (Go Eagles), we're revisiting an old episode about the surprising history of how the game came to be. It's the en...
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How Canada invented ‘American’ football, baseball, basketball and hockey - CBC Sports
North America's favourite sports all have Canadian roots - CBC Sports Longform
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Small towns seek to preserve football
Washington Post, 2017: "As populations shrink and safety concerns mount, a truncated version of the game is better than the alternative. As the g...
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NFL protests: 2 years of NFL protests, explained - Vox
Why a protest against racial injustice became a political hot potato.
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The sports business: Which sport is the best business?
American sports leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL) are more competitive, lucrative and monopolistic than European ones like the English Premier League| Busine...
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The NFL’s Offensive Revolution Could Reset the Incoming QB Trade Market - The Ringer
How do you land the next Patrick Mahomes II or Jared Goff? Trade up to draft him, just like the Chiefs and Rams did. But as demand for these blockb...
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How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke | Sports Illustrated
Recession or no recession, many NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball players have a penchant for losing most or all of their money. It doesn't matter...
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Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums? - Vox
Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums. In the past 20 years, over $7 billion in public money has gone towards financing the construction...
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NFL Cheerleader Pay: This Super Bowl, Let’s Remember The Ultimate Wage Gap | Fast Company
As the Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday, with its half billion in ad revenue and tickets priced at a minimum of $3,600, let’s take a moment to rememb...
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The Brilliant and Sensible Plan That Would End NFL Kickoffs Forever and Make Football Way More Fun
The kickoff is a sad and empty ceremony, but the league already knows how to replace it.
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The NFL’s Analytics Revolution Has Arrived - The Ringer
Football is still well behind baseball and basketball when it comes to embracing advanced metrics, but teams have made significant progress in rece...
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The Race to Make the NFL Draft an Exact Science - The Ringer
The NFL has more data on its players than ever before, but evaluating prospects still involves a lot of guesswork. Here’s how some teams are gettin...
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The Fight Over Football’s Future Is Now a Battle for California’s Soul - The Ringer
As research into the game’s dangers has spread, politicians, advocates, and parents have clashed over how to protect youth, high school, and colleg...
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