| Apr 26, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured“Take me out to the ball game,” as baseball’s fabled 1908 classic puts it. The ancient refrain ends: “I don’t care if I never get back.” Unfortunately, America’s billionaire baseball owners may not care if you get back, either. Just look at how baseball’s owners are...
| Sep 2, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFirst, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court in their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. Then other teams followed suit, leading to a three-day wildcat strike in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks were protesting the police shooting of Jacob...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedBaseball had an exciting year — breakout stars, a major cheating scandal, a seven-game World Series. And now it’s capping off the year with a disastrous idea from the owners. Led by the Houston Astros — the same Astros mired in scandals over cheating and domestic...
| May 28, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedMajor League Baseball has a problem on its hands: Teams are making record revenues thanks to massive regional cable deals. But more than ever, those teams aren’t signing players. They’re becoming cheapskates. Take, for example, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel....
