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Making sports more exciting can mean...more danger
Gigi Douban May 10, 2013
Thursday’s fatal capsizing of an America's Cup yacht has raised questions about faster, lighter, riskier boats. They're designed to make the competition more exciting, and appeal to younger TV viewers -- and advertisers.
Paid sick leave coming to New York City
Sabri Ben-Achour May 9, 2013
New York's City Council has approved a bill requiring employers with 15 or more employees to offer five paid sick days per year to their employees. The bill, passed by a veto-proof majority, is the latest in a series of cities to take up the idea.
The value of a deal between ESPN and the Southeastern Conference
Queena Kim May 2, 2013
ESPN and the SEC are announcing the SEC Network, a lucrative TV deal for college sports. What’s so valuable about the SEC? And what’s in the deal for the schools?
Stuck in a labor trap: More from ProPublica
Michael Grabell, ProPublica Apr 30, 2013
ProPublica and Marketplace team up for a special investigation into an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge worker fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.
In Canada, building a Punjabi audience for hockey
Kai Ryssdal Apr 26, 2013
There aren't words for "slapshot" or "puck" in Punjabi, but Hockey Night in Canada is drawing some of the country's 1.1 million speakers in with a Punjabi language broadcast.
NFL draft is less art, more science: A how-to guide
David Gura Apr 25, 2013
Big data competes with gut instinct in determining how multimillion dollar contracts are meted out in the NFL draft.
'NRA 500' NASCAR race ignites sponsorship controversy
David Weinberg Apr 12, 2013
This weekend, Texas Motor Speedway will host a NASCAR race -- and the name of the race is causing a bit of controversy. It's called the NRA 500, as in National Rifle Association.
MLB.com: America's pastime is higher tech than you think
David Brancaccio Apr 11, 2013
Baseball, with its passion for tradition, is higher tech than you think. MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman discusses live streaming and baseball's mobile strategy.
What you need to know to run a marathon at the North Pole
Sabri Ben-Achour Apr 9, 2013
Four dozen trekked to the North Pole in a marathon that costs more than $15,000 to run in. Feel like taking a run on a polar ice floe? Here's what you need to know about the race.
Jay-Z's blueprint for baseball
Mark Garrison Apr 3, 2013
Jay-Z’s move into sports management adds to the rapper's business portfolio and help baseball.
