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From The Economist. America is now the biggest market for international football Europeans may scoff, but it’s all about the soccer Nov 12th 2025 3 min read By Tom Wainwright, Media editor, The Economist The last time America hosted a men’s World Cup, in 1994, purists sniffed that it was not a prope...

I saw something in the last week saying the baseball and major league soccer were at about the same level of popularity? I don't have the source so I don't know what the methodology used was.

I think owners will push hard for a cap but may not be willing to go far enough to get it, and as a consequence we could wind up losing most or even all of the 2027 season. What is going far enough to get it??? 2 seasons? 3? 5??? All the capped sports have agreements on percentage of revenue, which...

I think owners will push hard for a cap but may not be willing to go far enough to get it, and as a consequence we could wind up losing most or even all of the 2027 season.

AYep the Dodgers are just buying WS Titles. If there was a Cap they would be lucky to win 60 games. :lol: :lol: :lol: Screenshot 2026-01-16 160902.png The Dodgers' elite farm system is actually a product of their wealth because they can afford the best scouts, technology, and analysts to find and d...

The Mariners apparently signed 3 of the top 50 international prospects, as defined by MLB pipeline. Here's the article: https://www.mlb.com/news/seattle-mariners-2026-international-signings These kids are so young, and the failure rate on Latin American prospects is so high, that I'm not even sure w...

I found this old scouting report from 2023, when pipeline had him as the #3 Blue Jays prospect. Obviously, things went south on him after that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | C...

Samad has to be hoping another team picks him up.

They're just adding to the pile, though I would assume there's something there that they like.

I have Type 2 Diabetes, so these foods are mostly out for me, unfortunately.