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Read More »After a Covid-19 Semester, College Doctors Reflect on Sports
Weighing the risks and benefits of participating in sports against the larger public health factors. My latest column, about the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new guidance on youth sports in the time of Covid, drew two very different sets of parental responses. The guidance emphasizes the importance of wearing face …
Read More »Major League Soccer kicks it with Fox Sports for FIFA 20 tournament
Major League Soccer and Fox Sports announced today that it is teaming up to host a FIFA 20 tournament that will air on Fox networks. The eMLS Tournament Special will kick off April 19 and air on FS1 and Fox Deportes at 7 p.m. Eastern. The series, which will have …
Read More »With Live Sports Gone, Announcer Offers Play by Play of the Everyday
The narration begins customarily, with the play-by-play announcer enthusiastically welcoming his audience live to a competition unfolding on the screen. But this is no ordinary competition. “It’s the final of the two lonely blokes in a park contest,’’ the announcer, Nick Heath, begins, setting the scene of two men idly …
Read More »How Games Make Money: Out of the Park on sports sims and subscriptions
Out of the Park Developments makes some of the most beloved sports games in the world. But Out of the Park Baseball and Franchise Hockey Manager have little to do with actively swinging bats or sticks. Instead, you control stats and spreadsheets in an effort to make high-level decisions for …
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