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Banning belly putts and big hits
Dan Gorenstein May 22, 2013
Golf plans to disallow anchored putts, and the NFL is tinkering with ways to keep football players safer. How do you change the rules in sports without hurting popularity and profits?
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.
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?
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.
Hey, want a free roller coaster? Wait... no?
Kenny Malone Apr 1, 2013
Owners of the abandoned Dania Beach Hurricane are trying to give the roller coaster's lumber and steel to charity. So far, there are no takers.
