GOLF DIGEST writes that the sport of golf should "pay attention," because divided sports "don't work." A schism in any major sport is a "nightmarish scenario for that sport's popularity." In the 1970s and 1980s, CART Indy-Car racing was the "most popular form of auto racing in the U.S.," but it had a "major schism." Similarly, boxing was "once one of the two or three most popular sports in America," but now there are "too many competing divisions and competing financial interests." It is still "too early to know what schisms will develop in professional golf" with the rise of LIV Golf Investments, but it could "vanish into the shadows of the American sports consciousness, losing money and status in a steady flow."
Also:
- L.A. Times gives a detailed look at life inside the Olympic bubble.
- Roger Goodell and the NFL "begin their latest tap dance" around race.
