Baseball being buried by a tsunami of cheat
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: As baseball struggles with the implications of a team cheating to win a World Series, there are more questions than answers (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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Sending a harsh message to sports’ cheaters
KEN REED: Baseball suspensions and fines should reverberate through all sports, down to children’s athletics. Cheating is a social ill that needs to be addressed (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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Short and sweet: pro sports need to pare down the length of games
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fans are staying away from stadiums in great part because the games take too long to play. The new XFL is trying a number of modifications to cut the length of games (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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NFL coaches need to embrace data and probability
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: If coaching has a capital offence, its ignoring the obvious probabilities that a good analysis could provide (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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Sport, at its best, can help change the world
KEN REED: Leaders must fully incorporate social, cultural and environmental considerations – not just economic ones – in their decision-making (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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The jarring collision of transgender sports
LEE HARDING: How do we level the playing field when male-to-female athletes want to compete against biological females? (FREE membership content)
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The future of pro sports? Just look at the NBA
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: But the NHL, the league that never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, will sit back and let others get the gravy (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $21)
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Why is Nike still glorifying disgraced coach Salazar?
KEN REED: There is no room for abusive coaches in sports, yet Nike seems intent on ignoring critics – including athletes and its own employees (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $21)
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The truth behind Mike Babcock’s firing
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Petulant, indifferent young stars are in charge, thanks to their huge contracts. Coaches pay the price (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
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The invaluable power of healthy skepticism
PETER STOCKLAND: Usain Bolt became the fastest human being ever by eating – wait for it – Chicken McNuggets, not following the latest health care fad (FREE membership content)
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How to fill the void left by Don Cherry
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: It’s time for Hockey Night in Canada to do something radical and relevant to expand its viewership (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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Cherry’s rant closes curtain on his career
MICHAEL TAUBE: Cherry was fired for making controversial remarks about immigrants; Trudeau was re-elected after it was revealed he wore blackface 3 times. Ironic? (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
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