The N.Y. TIMES writes, “Interest in professional soccer in the United States -- in MLS and far beyond it -- has surged. Instead of seeing teams fold or move, the league has investors ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on expansion fees and stadium construction .”
The WASHINGTON POST writes baseball has gradually transformed from a “game of intense strategy, scrappy hitters, crafty pitchers and defensive wizardry to one in which the pitcher-vs.-batter matchup towers in importance over the combined mass of everything else. ... Never in history has the sport seen so few balls put in play .”
Also:
- Lorne Kuhle once backed Bobby Riggs and now works for USTA Girls.
- USC utilizes VR helmets to assist in players film study.
- SI looks at the NFL's success despite growing concerns over CTE.
- Jonnie West discusses what it was like caddying for Stephen Curry.
