Sports is such an amazing lens into culture, I think for men especially in the United States. There’s no universal language culturally that’s bigger than sports. It’s at the center of how men talk to each other more so than any other subject matter. | | | | Sarah Vasey and Imogen Clark dive into the pool at the British Swimming Championships in April.
(Dan Mullan/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Sports is such an amazing lens into culture, I think for men especially in the United States. There’s no universal language culturally that’s bigger than sports. It’s at the center of how men talk to each other more so than any other subject matter.”
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| | rantnrave:// Perhaps the most infuriating part of following the NFL is that the league's values are so removed from those of many viewers. That difference comes up again and again. The NFL DRAFT put into plain view how teams view domestic violence. NFL and team execs can say whatever they want but the real gauge of the league's view is how its teams spend their precious draft capital. The BENGALS took JOE MIXON in the second round. The JAGUARS selected twice-accused DEDE WESTBROOK in the fourth round. The BROWNS took CALEB BRANTLEY in the sixth. When GMs try to explain their picks, they only make it worse. Then consider how vehemently NFL commissioner ROGER GOODELL derides marijuana use. The NFL has a clear opioid problem. Painkillers are dangerous antidotes -- they treat the weekly pain players battle but can cause long-term health risks -- but the league seems to prefer them while suffering a bout of reefer madness. A growing part of the US supports loosening marijuana laws, other countries are nearing legalized recreational use, and Goodell still sees no place for it. If he needs a refresher on how wrong he is, he should read our REDEF SportsSET "How Should Athletes Dull the Pain?"... What will this draft tell us about the future of football?... Are we nearing legal sports betting? The AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION is pushing for it. Could that movement get a push from seemingly changing opinions of sports leagues? The NFL and the NHL are in LAS VEGAS. NBA commissioner ADAM SILVER is for it. There will still be resistance but much weaker than before, especially with a casino owner in the WHITE HOUSE... How STEVE ARHANCET runs TEAM LIQUID... In a bit of good news in sports media, it seems like BLEACHER REPORT is thriving. It wants to become the MTV of sports... I don't know how WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO is still standing after this uppercut from ANTHONY JOSHUA. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | Los Angeles Times |
| The friends second-guess themselves. They replay conversations, missed opportunities, warning signs. They wonder how baseball and money and potential descended into this hellish reality. | | |
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 | recode |
| The company is pushing hard into video and sports culture. | | |
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 | Yahoo Sports |
| ESPN has ended "Baseball Tonight" as a nightly show, which signals the end of the TV baseball highlight. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| A media ethicist says that the initial reporting on the former football player's sexuality was careless and harmful. | | |
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 | Salon |
| When Jackie Robinson broke the Major League color barrier 70 years ago, it also meant the end of the Negro Leagues. | | |
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 | WSJ |
| Houston has changed the NBA by finding a way to take more 3-pointers: take longer 3-pointers. | | |
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 | Golf Digest |
| Charlie Wi is one of the lucky ones-a professional golfer who didn't struggle with the decision on when to stop playing and fade into the sunset. | | |
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 | Adequate Man |
| It is socially acceptable to dress like a slob now. The rise of athleisure--an incredible trend that has made it OK to wear yoga pants to the bar--has helped trend American fashion to the slouchy and the comfortable. Kanye West sells sweatshirts for hundreds of dollars. New York magazine says “Champion vies with Gucci as the logo du jour.” | | |
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 | Boston Herald |
| It was a Thursday in late April 2012 when the three founders of daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings sat together in a small Boylston Street office to watch the launch of their first game, and to hope like crazy that their idea would be popular among local sports fans. | | |
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 | CBS News |
| Jess Lockwood was the world's number one bull rider before he was thrown and injured earlier this year. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| They’ve pushed all their chips in on versatile, positionless players - this should be fun. | | |
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 | VentureBeat |
| Steve Arhancet, also know by his alias LiQuiD112, has seen esports grow from its infancy over the past decade. A former professional gamer, he is now co-CEO and co-owner of Team Liquid, one of the most successful esports teams in the industry. | | |
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 | espnW |
| It's unlikely that Ray Rice will ever play in the NFL again. So it seems his only path forward is to build a life around the shocking moment he and his wife Janay would most like to forget. | | |
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 | Business Insider |
| On Wednesday, ESPN announced a brutal round of layoffs, which is expected to hit about 100 employees, including dozens of on-air personalities. | | |
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 | GQ |
| After a quiet 4-1 loss to the Houston Rockets, Nathaniel Friedman attempts to make sense of the Thunder star's all-time great-and disappointing-season. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| As their nation prepares to host next year’s World Cup, hard-core fans -- in top fighting shape from organized brawls and mixed-martial-arts training -- are facing a crackdown. | | |
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 | MR PORTER |
| From Mr Zinédine Zidane to Mr Pep Guardiola, a coaching session in touchline fashion. | | |
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 | Vice Sports |
| In 1991, the Phoenix Cardinals selected a 340-pound 20-year-old who had never played a down of college football with the sixth pick of the draft. It worked out. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| The Bears, Chiefs and Texans paid remarkably high prices to get quarterbacks who come with all kinds of risk. Why? The lure of a competent, low-cost QB is potent. | | |
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| Yahoo Sports |
| On April 29, 1992, the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. Eight miles away, baseball was an afterthought as the city was dealing with rioting, looting and fires. | | |
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