Jack Dickey

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NFL

The Confusion of Watching the NFL’s Worst Teams Get Counterproductive Wins

The 49ers, the Jets, the Raiders—three of the worst teams in the NFL this season—walked away with wins in Week 14. Are these victories ultimately hurting the franchise’s futures?

by Jack Dickey

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MLB

Paul Goldschmidt Gives Cardinals Badly-Needed Boost in NL Central Race

The perennially underrated first baseman boosts the Cardinals' stock in a crowded NL Central race.

by Jack Dickey

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More Sports

Farewell to George H.W. Bush, the Last Sportsman President

George H.W. Bush, who died on November 30, 2018, will be remembered for his contributions to our country, but also for his impressive sporting life.

by Jack Dickey

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MLB

Mets Go Bold In Apparently Landing Mariners’ Robinson Canó and Díaz. But Was It Bold Enough?

With a new general manager in charge, the Mets made their first big move by trading for second baseman Robinson Canó and closer Edwin Díaz. Does this mean things are changing in Flushing?

by Jack Dickey

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MLB

MLB's Donation to Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Just a Small Part of a Larger, Hidden Scandal

The optics of MLB's donation to Cindy Hyde-Smith are bad, but it's imperative to understand the larger, seamier structure of large political donations. 

by Jack Dickey

MLB

Most Minor Leaguers Won't Reach MLB, So Why Not Share the Risk?

A startup company is trying to pool together minor league baseball players' earnings to share risk. Can it catch on?

by Jack Dickey

NFL

Tim Green’s ALS Announcement Leaves Us Once Again Pondering Football’s Toll

As the football renaissance man announces he, too, has been stricken by the incurable ailment, we’re left once again to wonder about the game’s cost, and its future

by Jack Dickey

0:54

MLB

Bryce Harper Might Not Be as Good as We Thought, and That's OK

There's no doubting Bryce Harper's status as a productive player and star of the game, yet he might not be as elite as he led us to think after his MVP season.

by Jack Dickey

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MLB

Why There's No Reason to Think Free Agency Will Get Better for Players

With team's placing a premium on skills that diminish with age, there's little reason to think free agency will be the jackpot it once was for players.

by Jack Dickey

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MLB

Giants Enlist Former Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi to Clean Up an Expensive, Aging Roster

Farhan Zaidi has plenty of work ahead of him to fix the Giants, starting with one question: should he trade Madison Bumgarner?

by Jack Dickey