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Sports Archive

Archives for October 2016

Technology
If DraftKings and FanDuel merge, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins would be the new CEOIf DraftKings and FanDuel merge, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins would be the new CEO
Technology

FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles would become chairman of the new company.

By Kurt Wagner
Science
The psychology of superstitions, explainedThe psychology of superstitions, explained
Science

Superstitions are universal, and reveal a key conflict in how we think.

By Brian Resnick
Technology
DraftKings and FanDuel are close to mergingDraftKings and FanDuel are close to merging
Technology

The two fantasy sports sites are in serious talks, according to sources.

By Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka
Technology
The NBA is dishing up a zoomed-in TV feed so mobile viewers can actually see the gameThe NBA is dishing up a zoomed-in TV feed so mobile viewers can actually see the game
Technology

The “mobile view” option will debut this season as an option for League Pass video subscribers.

By Ina Fried
Culture
A New York Giants player admitted to abusing his wife. The team re-signed him anyway.A New York Giants player admitted to abusing his wife. The team re-signed him anyway.
Culture

Did the team’s owner just suggest there’s an acceptable level of domestic violence?

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Technology
The NBA will broadcast more than 25 games in VR this seasonThe NBA will broadcast more than 25 games in VR this season
Technology

They won’t be free, but they will be ad-free.

By Kurt Wagner
The backlash over Colin Kaepernick is just Americans’ refusal to acknowledge racism — again
Explainers

Kaepernick wouldn’t have to take a knee if Americans had listened to black athletes before him.

By Victoria M. Massie
Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls her Kaepernick criticism “inappropriately dismissive and harsh”
Politics

The Notorious RBG admits she didn’t know what Kaepernick’s protest was about when she called it “dumb.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Politics
Kaepernick on Ruth Bader Ginsburg critique: it’s “disappointing” but common from powerful white peopleKaepernick on Ruth Bader Ginsburg critique: it’s “disappointing” but common from powerful white people
Politics

For Kaepernick, calling his protests “dumb” is a way to “sidestep the real issue.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Bernie Sanders’s lone Senate endorser explains why corporate cash is threatening American politics
Politics

A Q&A with Oregon’s Jeff Merkley.

By Jeff Stein
Politics
Ruth Bader Ginsburg respects Colin Kaepernick’s right to protest, but thinks “it’s dumb and disrespectful”Ruth Bader Ginsburg respects Colin Kaepernick’s right to protest, but thinks “it’s dumb and disrespectful”
Politics

The Notorious RBG is the latest Colin Kaepernick critic.

By Victoria M. Massie
Full transcript: Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless on Recode Media
Technology

“I think I’m a good-hearted psycho.”

By Eric Johnson