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What Gambling Has Done to Sports—and to Us
Legalized sports betting has unleashed a wave of addiction, harassment, death threats against players, and moral rot.
Danny Funt
Two Drinks with. . . the College Football Booster Who Paid the Players
Nevin Shapiro was at the heart of one of college football’s biggest scandals. Now players are awash in money, his beloved Miami Hurricanes are in the…
Joe Nocera
Boys in Girls’ Sports Is a Loser in Court
The Supreme Court will likely let states bar trans athletes from public-school teams, though a few questions still loom.
Jed Rubenfeld
Ancient Wisdom: Retire Like a Libertarian
A group of friends, work I care about, my belief in free markets—and beach volleyball—all help me deal with aging.
John Stossel
My Generation Needs Dance Moms
‘Dance Moms’ was the American dream distilled to its most ruthless form: relentless ambition, public shaming, brutal feedback, the constant threat of…
Sascha Seinfeld
The Straight-Male Case for Pilates
It is inescapably associated with ladies in Lycra, but guys: It’s not a bad workout.
Will Rahn
The Real Problem with Sports Betting
The current NBA scandal was inevitable. But legal sports betting is also destroying what sports is supposed to be about.
Zac Bissonnette
The Los Angeles Dodgers Are America’s Team
You might find the Dodgers hard to root for in the World Series. Here’s why you should do it anyway.
Peter Savodnik
Should We Forgive Barry Bonds?
Meet the baseball collectors betting that we will.
Zac Bissonnette
Ancient Wisdom: How Diana Nyad Learned to Forgive Herself
I can flat-out declare that this is the best decade of my life. The daily ease and well-being of these days is unlike any period to date. I find myself…
Diana Nyad
Diana Nyad: I’m in the Prime of My Life
The writer and athlete on how she survived swimming from Florida to Cuba, how she deals with ageism, and why she’s pessimistic about children growing up…
Suzy Weiss
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Ancient Wisdom: Remembering Where You Came From
As those of us in our 70s know, our memories of the distant past are often sharper than what happened yesterday. For me, that is a happy circumstance…
Lucky Gold
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