Los Angeles WildfiresShelf LifeTrump's Second TermI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Stories Tagged as

MLB

I've Always Wondered ...

How are sports fines set?

by Andy Uhler
Mar 29, 2018
And does fining players actually work?
Fans cheer during the sixth inning between the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 30, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Rob Carr/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Why do pro sports teams get tax breaks to build new stadiums?

by Andy Uhler
Jul 11, 2017
It's become the norm for pro sports franchises to count on tax-free municipal bonds for building stadium projects.
 A general view of Marlins Park.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

The Curse (and trend) of Tommy John

by Molly Wood
Apr 6, 2016
Yahoo Sports Columnist Jeff Passan looks at baseball's billion dollar injury crisis.
Tommy John #25 of the New York Yankees pitches during a 1987 season game against the White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago Illinois.  
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Five ways baseball has changed since Ken Griffey Jr.'s prime

by Tony Wagner
Jan 6, 2016
As he and Mike Piazza head to the Hall of Fame, lets look back at the game as it was in the '90s.
Share Now on:
SHARE

Major League baseball tries to repeat history in Cuba

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 15, 2015
Major league executives and players are in Cuba to restore ties.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

The Orioles will play in an empty stadium this week

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 28, 2015
Amid riots, Wednesday's game against the White Sox will be closed to the public.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Final Note

Sports pundits not exactly Nate Silver when it come to World Series predictions

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 21, 2013
The blog pundittracker tracked 63 talking heads in the sports world to see who correctly picked the World Series.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

For public good, not for profit.

Donate

Puig-mania hits Dodger Stadium, but are advertisers ready?

by Ben Bergman
Aug 9, 2013
L.A. Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig looks to capitalize on meteoric rise, but companies may wait to sign him.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

ARod news may be good for Yankee bottom line

by Stan Alcorn
Aug 5, 2013
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is likely to be suspended today for the rest of this season and all of 2014 for taking steroids.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

A-Rod and the case for stronger incentives not to dope

by Lizzie O'Leary
Aug 1, 2013
Major League Baseball is weighing a life-long ban for New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez over using performance-enhancing drugs. What might that mean for baseball's future?
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE