Wall Street Journal: Sports
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Looks Like a Can't-Miss Prospect
Monday - 03/04/2019 - 05:12 PMVladimir Guerrero Jr. appears ready for the majors after posting eye-popping numbers in the minors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Expect to See More Two-Way Threats in Baseball
Sunday - 03/03/2019 - 04:56 PMAs teams look to squeeze every last drop of value out of their 25-man rosters, players such as Michael Lorenzen and Matt Davidson prove valuable for their versatility on the mound and at the plate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Two Duke Benchwarmers and a 3-D Printer Rescued a Top NFL Prospect
Friday - 03/01/2019 - 05:53 PMWhen Duke quarterback Daniel Jones fractured his collarbone, the medical staff turned to two walk-ons to custom build a brace for the star player and help him return to the field.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Thirteen Years of Bryce Harper Feels Like Forever
Thursday - 02/28/2019 - 05:47 PMCommitting to 13 years! No disrespect to Bryce Harper, but it goes against all we know about sports, and all we know about society, writes Jason Gay.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Twists That Will Decide the Premier League Title
Wednesday - 02/27/2019 - 06:34 PMLiverpool and Manchester City are having two of the best seasons in Premier League history. Unfortunately for them, they’re happening at the same time.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - One of the Worst Hitters in Baseball History Is Now a Hot Commodity
Monday - 02/25/2019 - 06:53 PMBaseball can quantify just about everything nowadays—but it can’t measure catcher Jeff Mathis, a lifetime .198 hitter who was one of the most sought after players in the free-agent market.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The NFL Player Moonlighting as an Ivy League Professor
Friday - 02/22/2019 - 08:11 AMJets linebacker Brandon Copeland is teaching a financial literacy seminar in the Urban Studies department at the University of Pennsylvania.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Yikes, His Nikes! Zion Williamson's Sneaker Disaster
Thursday - 02/21/2019 - 08:21 PMDuke’s freshman sensation Zion Williamson is derailed by a shoe blowout during Wednesday’s game against North Carolina.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Manny Machado, Padres Agree to 10-Year, $300 Million Deal
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 06:14 PMManny Machado agreed to a 10-year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres. The pact is the largest free-agent contract in the history of North American sports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buy Low on LeBron James and the Lakers
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 07:44 PMThe Lakers are in jeopardy of missing the NBA playoffs. Here’s why they’re better than you think. (Hint: They still have a guy who’s pretty good at basketball.)
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- In the Interest of Time, LOOGYs May Get Left Out
Friday - 03/01/2019 - 08:37 AMBaseball commissioner Rob Manfred wants games to move faster, and he appears willing to consider just about any radical idea to make that happen. Even if it means killing off an entire species of player.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bryce Harper, Phillies Reach 13-Year, $330 Million Deal
Thursday - 02/28/2019 - 06:44 PMBryce Harper agreed to a 13-year pact with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $330 million dollars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Sixth-Grade Basketball Star Taking 100,000 Shots
Thursday - 02/28/2019 - 05:24 PMThe latest basketball technology is making players faster than ever before. Just ask 11-year-old Lanie Grant.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Prosecutors Detail Prostitution Solicitation Charges Against Robert Kraft
Monday - 02/25/2019 - 06:21 PMA state attorney’s office in Florida on Monday detailed prostitution solicitation charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why This Former NBA Champion Wants to Pay College Basketball Players
Monday - 02/25/2019 - 03:42 PMFormer NBA star David West is trying to launch the Historical Basketball League as an alternative to the NCAA.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Mr. Kraft' and the Sports Owner God Complex
Sunday - 02/24/2019 - 05:18 PMPatriots owner Robert Kraft’s predicament challenges the tradition of deferential treatment to sports owners.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Paris 2024 Organizers to Allow Public to Run the Marathon Course
Thursday - 02/21/2019 - 07:46 PMParis 2024 organizers said Thursday they will stage a mass participation marathon on the same day as the elite event “on the same course and in the same conditions as the Olympic athletes,” the organizing committee said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Soccer President's American Ambition
Wednesday - 02/20/2019 - 05:02 PMU.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro discusses soccer’s challenges and potential, why he’s scrutinizing the women’s game, and the legacy of the successful U.S. bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mikaela Shiffrin Is Moving Mountains
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 12:11 AMLet’s talk about Mikaela Shiffrin because she’s the best story of this sports winter of 2018-19. The Colorado skier, still just 23, is amid a season for the eons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - College Basketball Turns to New Ranking System
Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 02:40 PMThe NCAA’s new-look ranking system aims to bring the March Madness selection process into the modern age.
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- The Companies That Collect College Sports Secrets
Monday - 03/04/2019 - 08:27 PMAs scandals multiply in college sports, two companies aim to identify issues early through anonymous player feedback.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Don't Tell Tottenham Fans: For Spurs' Future, Look to Arsenal's Past
Friday - 03/01/2019 - 09:59 AMTottenham is producing some of its best soccer in decades, but remains stuck in a holding pattern without a date to relocate to its new stadium. It’s a run that is similar to what Arsenal did a little over a decade ago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting Prostitution
Thursday - 02/28/2019 - 04:49 PMNew England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Inside the Investigation That Led to Prostitution Charges Against Robert Kraft
Wednesday - 02/27/2019 - 05:15 PMHow a tip on suitcases led authorities to a monthslong investigation that uncovered a network of spas that were allegedly fronts for prostitution.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Olympic Athletes Ask: Should We Start a Union?
Tuesday - 02/26/2019 - 06:00 PMThe push for more compensation and influence by athletes long considered “amateurs” is building in several corners of the sports world, including college athletics. Now it’s extending to Olympic sports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Syracuse's Jim Boeheim Strikes, Kills Pedestrian on Highway
Thursday - 02/21/2019 - 10:30 AMPolice say Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a 51-year-old man walking outside his vehicle on a highway.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chelsea May Have to Hit the Reset Button, Again
Friday - 02/22/2019 - 05:49 PMMaurizio Sarri represented a new direction for Chelsea. But his stubborn approach and uninspiring season have put the team at a familiar crossroad.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baseball Participation Is on the Rise
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:36 PMBaseball, pelted with criticism for its long games and sagging attendance, is seeing a resurgence on sandlots, according to new data.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baseball's Shifting Financial Equation: Long-Term Security Over Free Agency
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 05:08 PMWith the free-agent market in a deep freeze for the second straight winter, more players are choosing to sign long-term extensions to lock in a guaranteed payday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - My Big, Fat Fat-Biking Adventure
Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 07:08 PMColumnist Jason Gay hits the Rockies for a wide-tire race of a lifetime.
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