Politics and sports go hand in hand because life is political and sports can’t escape that. It’s better if I am conscious of this relationship — to actively think about the different tensions on the field and what last-minute goals sometimes mean — in order to have the agency to decide what I consume. | | | | One for the gram.
(Bettman/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Politics and sports go hand in hand because life is political and sports can’t escape that. It’s better if I am conscious of this relationship — to actively think about the different tensions on the field and what last-minute goals sometimes mean — in order to have the agency to decide what I consume.”
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| | rantnrave:// I used to go to every game I could. Not anymore. Life gets in the way of fandom. And it got too expensive. Even the cheap seats are pricey. If you're trying to eat healthy, a meal can cost as much as a nice restaurant. One beer at a game is as much as a six-pack at the store. Seems like the only thing more expensive than stadium concessions is airport food. The FALCONS are changing that. MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM will charge reasonable prices: $2 for hot dogs, $3 for fries, and $2 for sodas with free refills. What the Falcons might lose in revenue they'll make up in equity with their fans. Concessions are a part of the fan experience. What do fans care more about at the end of the night: if their team won or how much it cost to leave the house? Maybe more fans will make the trip to ATLANTA's stadium now that they can afford it. It'll be easier to rationalize leaving the at-home experience. And because the food and drinks are cheaper, maybe the stadium sells more of them. The upside is there for the Falcons. Will it start a movement? We can hope. Profits are important but so is bridging the gap between fans and franchise. Nobody wants fans to be priced out... JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO is a great story but he robbed us of a NADAL-FEDERER semifinal. Can't always get it all but the US OPEN powers had something to do with that. Instead of setting up the dream final, the Open's stodgy rules forced Federer to work through a brutal half of the bracket to get to the semifinal. The Open could've balanced out the draw to make it fairer and an easier runway for the matchup everyone wanted. But why give tennis fans what they want if you can avoid it?... "TOM BRADY my new neighbor, you can tell ‘em that"... BILL BELICHICK isn't just an NFL genius, he's a thought leader. NFL.COM's CONOR ORR details how the PATRIOTS WAY has become a guidebook for CEOs and business leaders. Is it the new MONEYBALL?... Most adorable broken ankles ever... HUGH HERR is an inspiration and a visionary... BLIZZARD is building an eSports arena in the old TONIGHT SHOW studio. JAY LENO and JOHNNY CARSON replaced by OVERWATCH. The symbolism is thick... Chest bumps are an occupational hazard... The best trend to hit pickup basketball fashion in a long time... RIP GENE MICHAEL. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | Deadspin |
| Warmed up and stripped down, 15 blade-thin runners milled on the track, game-faced, gathering themselves. A few words between them, Swahili and English-"20 seconds ... 10 ..."-and the amorphous group coalesced into a single-file line, shuffling. Scott Simmons had not finished saying, "Go!" | | |
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 | The Baffler |
| Unlike in politics, to be a heel in wrestling means to be willing to be hated by everyone. For God and country, wrestling and Donald Trump explained, finally | | |
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 | Outside Online |
| MIT research scientist Hugh Herr lost both legs below the knee after a 1982 winter climbing ordeal. In less than a year, he hacked his prosthetics to allow him to climb again, and he went on to become one of the world's leading innovators in the field. | | |
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 | NFL.com |
| If there is a New England Patriots-type dynasty in middle-tier auto sales, then such a powerhouse exists on Portland Road in Saco, Maine, just down the way from Funtown Splashtown USA and Yvon's Touchfree Car Wash. | | |
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 | Wired |
| If Wonder succeeds, its phone will be the center of a new ecosystem for people who want to game anywhere and everywhere. | | |
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 | Bloomberg |
| When the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots take their first road trip later this month, players like quarterback Tom Brady will be setting the standard for comfort and legroom on the team’s new private widebody jet. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| In college, Kaepernick began a journey that led him to his position as one of the most prominent, if divisive, social activists in sports. | | |
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 | SB Nation |
| ‘Being black is bigger than watching football.’ | | |
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 | GQ |
| Whether or not he's the league's best tight end-he's coming for you, Gronk-Travis Kelce is definitely the most entertaining to watch. | | |
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 | Los Angeles Times |
| The owners of professional video game teams are in the unusual position of pushing for the establishment of a players union. | | |
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 | The Indianapolis Star |
| “Because a lot of gay couples wouldn’t have kids, or it’s not the right way to raise a family. She said she was in awe.” | | |
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 | Men in Blazers |
| Rog talks with television creator/writer David Simon about his new HBO series "The Deuce," "The Wire's" legacy, and hating plausibly. | | |
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 | Black Flag |
| Sometimes, it’s nice to think that in one of the few professional sports without gender divisions, people can differentiate between two female athletes--you know, as if they’re unique individuals with their own unique goals in life. But that’s often a pipe dream, even in 2017. | | |
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 | Genius |
| Do rappers love to reference Tom Brady, Colin Kaepernick, or Cam Newton more? | | |
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 | Yahoo Finance |
| The Atlanta Falcons' new stadium offers crazy low food prices: $2 hot dogs, $2 sodas, $5 beers. Yahoo Finance visited the stadium to get the inside story of the team's surprising business strategy. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| Stealing signs to predict how the pitcher will throw is nothing new. How is this case different? | | |
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 | Forbes |
| Al Guido, president of the 49ers, explains how the ecomoics of Levi's Stadium benefits the football team, why the 49ers have become angel investors, and how an interview with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones served as a sprinboard for his career. | | |
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 | Detroit Free Press |
| Hall of Fame QB allegedly said the Lions wouldn't win a title for 50 years after his trade in 1958. The Lions won 3 titles with Layne in the '50s. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| How a quarterback without a team became the most talked-about man in the NFL. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| Gennady Golovkin has waited years for a career-defining superfight. On Sept. 16 against Canelo Alvarez, he finally gets one. | | |
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