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After Shohei Ohtani and Jontay Porter, can sports and legal gambling coexist?
The betting-related messes involving baseball's biggest star and a little-known NBA player may be a stark warning about the risks gambling poses to leagues that have suddenly embraced it.
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Should youth football be banned?
Research shows that starting tackle football early increases the risk of severe brain disease later in life, but every effort to bar young kids from playing has collapsed under fierce opposition.
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Fallout from the PGA's shocking merger with LIV
After a year of acrimonious competition, golf's strongest legacy brand and the Saudi-owned upstart have joined forces. The sport may never be the same.
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Is there a future for horse racing?
The deaths of seven horses ahead of the Kentucky Derby renewed calls to ban the sport and raised debate over whether it can continue without dramatic changes.
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Atlanta Braves visit White House, and controversy over Native American team name follows
The controversy over Native American names in professional and collegiate sports arrived at the White House on Monday, when President Biden hosted the Atlanta Braves, winners of last year’s World Series.
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Is legal sports gambling a risky bet for Americans?
The end of a near-total national ban on sports betting has brought a massive windfall to sports books and state budgets, but some experts fear it will also lead to a major increase in gambling addiction.
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Endorsements have changed college sports. Is it for the better?
About a year ago the NCAA opened the door for college athletes to make money from their talents for the first time.
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