Fans are not the only ones forced to keep up as sporting events shift from traditional TV channels to streaming platforms. After Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the For the Fans Act in April, aiming to lower the cost of watching sports, two Wiscon... See more
Close to 20 million people will tune into NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday. Another 150,000 will fill Churchill Downs’s hallowed grounds. But how exactly did the Run for the Roses become America’s biggest race—and even more importantly, how has it s... See more
World Fencing League co-founder Miles Chamley-Watson believes futuristic technology will help deliver his ancient sport into the modern mainstream. Before the league’s debut Saturday, the two-time world champion has already gotten a viral confidence boost... See more
Tom Hanks arrived at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Opening Day game last year with a notebook and pen in hand, ready to keep score. The next day, he one-upped himself, noting Shohei Ohtani at-bats with a Hermes 3000 portable typewriter and a custom scorecard d... See more
I get it—it’s fun to make fun of NFL general managers. If we’re going to spend months obsessing over a four-day event that fundamentally could be an email, we might as well have some laughs along the way. But amid the non-answers and subterfuge (and presi... See more
