Tedium Highlight in Sports: The tale of a guy who became famous for falling down once, only to have that fall replayed every single week on a legendary American TV show. 

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Dead On A Friday

The Friday night death slot, and why Fridays carry such a hard-to-shake reputation as a place where good broadcast television goes to die.

When the Training Wheels Decide

Yeah, yeah, as Allen Iverson once put it, “We talking about practice!” But new tech can make athletes even more valuable during the game. It could even impact your job.

Field of Bankruptcies

It’s hard out there trying to do something new, which is why we want to look back on some of the notable failed sports leagues.

Immigrating to Your Dreams

Considering the surprisingly complex mechanisms that face talented athletes attempting to immigrate to another country for a professional team.

Canada’s Vegas Vacation

The tale of the star player you’ve probably never heard of … unless your definition of “football” extends past the Canadian border.

What Are the Odds?

Pondering the nature of open tryouts, the back-door way for some athletes into the professional leagues. Do you have what it takes to make a go for it?

Dinwiddie’s Dream

NBA ratings are dropping, along with athletic shoe sales. So why is one player choosing this moment to push his own independent shoe brand?

Record Refresh

Is it a good thing when new types of statistics allow sports fans to see old players in a whole new way? Because that’s what’s happening with sports stats.

Risk, Reassessed

A recent paramotoring tragedy involving a well-known YouTuber highlights the complex relationship we have with risk—even when the stakes are clear to us.

The Agony Of Repeat

The tale of a guy who became famous for falling down once, only to have that fall replayed every single week on a legendary American TV show.

Serious Cornhole

You might think of cornhole as a lighthearted lawn game, but it actually has a professional league, a family of stars, and some budding momentum. Really.

Out Of Our League

Is there room for another mainstream sports league? Despite lots of attempts over the years to introduce new pro sports, the answer appears to be no.

Such Great Heights

A few lessons on risk and reward from the Icarus Trophy, an annual paramotoring competition that redefines "extreme."

Take Me Out To The Riot

From "Disco Sucks" to a jilted city turning on its own team, baseball riots are among the most entertaining you'll find.
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