Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after making the game-winning shot against Michigan State on Jan. 2, 2024.
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What makes the NFL’s embrace of gambling so striking is that for most of its history, the league had pushed the government for stricter regulations – not more lenient ones.
Bill Belichick during his last game as head coach of the New England Patriots.
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Only eight batsmen have achieved the feat, will another join their ranks this May?
Fans feel the new European Super League is not about the tradition or love of the sport but simply about making as much money as possible.
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From the emergence of Premier League to Cricket’s newer formats, the history of professional sport is full of breakups.
When commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis received a petition to integrate baseball with over a million signatures, he simply ignored it.
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By removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to each league’s MVP, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America acknowledged Landis’ role in upholding segregation.
Gigi Bryant, looking up to her dad on the court in 2016.
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Before a helicopter crash brought about their tragic deaths, Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna aspired to carry on his legacy as a pro basketball champion.
Women at Brisbane’s Oasis Swimming Pool, January 1950.
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Preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast are pushing homeless people out of town, and out of the state. Sadly, that’s not unusual for events of this sort.
The main objective for most sporting event organising committees is to deliver an efficient and safe event.
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Future Olympics will be required to report on their legacies for up to five years after the event under the IOC’s new framework.
Harley Windsor’s visibility before, during and after these Winter Olympics may just be the catalyst to inspire future generations of Indigenous athletes.
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While Harley Windsor’s selection deserves celebration, it’s surprising that it has taken until now for an Indigenous Australian to compete at a Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
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Sport participation in South Africa remains rooted in the dilemmas of colonial society. It necessitates an ongoing need for discourse, debate and dialogue on decolonisation in sport history.
The Australian national football team’s remarkable triumph in Vietnam in 1967 has never been properly and collectively recognised.
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At the height of the Vietnam War, the Holt government agreed it would be a good idea if the national football team took part in a tournament in Vietnam to boost morale.