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Why there are so many ties in swimming
Michael Phelps, Chad Le Clos, and László Cseh tied for silver in the 100 meter butterfly at the Olympics. Why couldn’t they use more precise timing to prevent such unseemly…
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San Diego and the NFL
The headline from Deadspin says it all: “San Diego Offers $350 Million In Public Money For A New Chargers Stadium, NFL Wants More.” And a quote: San Diego’s proposal is…
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New arena shakedown of the moment
The Milwaukee Bucks have new owners and want a new arena. The details, per Deadspin: The poison pill in the Bucks’ $550 million sale to billionaire hedge fund managers Wes…
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College basketball goes to a 30-second shot clock
Why the change? And will it matter? The Raleigh News & Observer’s Andrew Carter provides some answers: The move to a 30-second shot clock is a positive development for a…
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Meanwhile in Miami…
The Miami Dolphins are accepting $3.8 million a year in public money — $114 million total over 30 years — towards upgrades at Sun Life stadium. This comes after local officials…
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Infographic: watch taxpayers being fleeced for sports stadiums
Click here for the animated infographic “Who pays for stadiums?: 1909-2012.” It was done by Deadspin.com. Here’s an excerpt: Public financing of stadiums for private teams is common enough now…
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More on the ACC tourney to NYC
ACCC Commissioner John Swofford did offer up not exactly a ringing endorsement for keeping the ACC men’s basketball tournament in North Carolina earlier this week. As reported by the Greensboro…
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Panthers made a combined $112 million in 2010 and 2011
So reports Deadspin based upon leaked audited financial statements: The statement is for the years ending March 31, 2011, and March 31, 2012. Over the first period, as Richardson argued…
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Facebook: Panthers not so popular
Facebook has put out a map showing the most “liked” NFL team for each county in the U.S based upon the “likes” for pages on its website. I knew that…
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Bobcats misspell their own players’ names
Think things couldn’t get any worse for the Bobcats? You would be wrong. Deadspin is reporting that the Bobcats sent out letters to their season ticket holders touting their young…
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Uptown NBA Scribe Lampooned
Seems the troublemakers as Deadspin got as big a chuckle out of Rick Bonnell’s breathless account — They picked the wrong guy to victimize — of the break-in at Stephen…
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The Politics of Losing at Soccer
Win or lose, you can be sure that the US Men’s National Team, which just advanced into the World Cup’s Round of Sixteen after forward Landon Donovan’s clutch goal in…