Tag: Athletics and Sports

Why an Aging Casino Company Embraced Barstool’s David Portnoy

Regulators in 13 states have permitted Penn to offer Barstool-branded sports betting,…

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Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports

LOS ANGELES — More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music…

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Pretty in Any Color: Women in Basketball Make the Style Rules

W.N.B.A. players, with a maximum base salary of about $230,000, earn far…

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Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball,’ Leaving J.K. Rowling Behind

Quidditch, the sport of boarding school wizards riding broomsticks in “Harry Potter,”…

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N.F.L. Players Pay a Small Price When Accused of Violence Against Women

How the N.F.L. responds to accusations of violence against women has been…

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Tampa Bay Lightning Try To Win Stanley Cups. How Hard Is It?

Winning a championship is the peak achievement for a professional sports team.…

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Indiana Lawmakers Override Transgender Sports Veto

Republican lawmakers in Indiana on Tuesday banned transgender girls from playing on…

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Nashville Stars Honor Baseball’s Past by Focusing on the Future

NASHVILLE — It’s fitting that the Nashville Stars, a team for players…

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Red States Push L.G.B.T.Q. Restrictions as Education Battles Intensify

Last April, a high school senior in Utah named Gabriela Merida joined…

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