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Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial for Kobe Bryant, the retired Los Angeles Lakers star, outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 26. Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday with seven others. Jenna Schoenefeld / © 2020 The New York Times

Kobe Bryant, Sports Mania and a Nation’s Unhealthy Obsession

- January 28, 2020 - ,

Kobe Bryant, Sports Mania and a Nation’s Unhealthy Obsession

- January 28, 2020 - ,

Even the historically ugly world of partisan politics has worsened by taking on the characteristics of sports fanaticism, with the electorate declaring loyalty to their preferred teams and news commentators, aping all the worst tics of sports talk radio. At what point does this all stop being fun? Continue reading…

Print Column: Maybe Parents Shouldn’t Be Allowed at Sporting Events

- November 25, 2019 - ,

MINOT, N.D. — What is it about sports which bring out the absolute worst in some parents? We’ve all seen the headlines, and sometimes the videos too. Parents brawling at a fourth-grade basketball game in Oklahoma. A half-dozen grown men punching each other at a game played by 7-year-olds in Ohio. A man firing a gun and chasing a…

A North Dakota State University Bison football game at the Fargodome.

Let’s Legalize Gambling but Also Let’s Not Get Too Cute With the Revenues From It

- August 14, 2019 - ,

Earlier this year North Dakota lawmakers defeated two pieces of legislation which would have legalized sports gambling in the state. One would have legalized gambling on collegiate and professional sports; the other would have legalized wagering on the pros only. Neither bill passed. Yet other states are legalizing sports betting since the U.S. Supreme Court…

United States forward Megan Rapinoe (15) celebrates with defender Kelley O'Hara (5) after scoring a goal against France in the second half of a quarterfinal match Friday, June 28 in the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 at Parc des Princes. Michael Chow / USA TODAY Sports

If We Really Wanted Equality We’d Make the Female Soccer Players Compete With the Men

- July 9, 2019 - ,

“The U.S. women’s soccer team has more than earned equal pay,” the Washington Post says in an editorial today. I’ll admit to not knowing much about this team – I care very little for soccer, personally – but their argument is interesting. Here’s the crux of it: Sportswear giant Nike reported the U.S. women’s team…

Ths is the front of U.S. Bank Stadium, as seen in late June 2016, which is home to Minnesota Vikings games and other events, large and small. (Minnesota Vikings photo)

Senators Introduce Bill to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Professional Sports Stadiums, but It Should Include College Sports Too

- June 13, 2017 - ,

A bipartisan group of Senators are backing legislation to prohibit the use of public bonds to finance professional sports stadiums. “Professional sports teams generate billions of dollars in revenue,” Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) said in a statement. “There’s no reason why we should give these multimillion-dollar businesses a federal tax break to build new…

UND Athletics Director Brian Faison announces athletic department cuts to members of the media Tuesday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Jesse Trelstad/ Grand Forks Herald

At UND Sports Programs Lost Over $13.3 Million in 2016

- April 4, 2017 - ,

With the controversy over cutting the women’s hockety team at the University of North Dakota making headlines I’ve had a lot of people asking me about the financial status of other sports teams both at UND and rival North Dakota State University. I put in requests for information to both schools, and while I don’t…

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Are Websites Like FanDuel And Draft Kings Legal In North Dakota?

- January 27, 2016 - ,

If you’ve watched a sporting event in the last year or so, or spent any significant amount of time online, you’ve probably seen advertising for fantasy sports websites like FanDuel or Draft Kings. They bill themselves as just another iteration of the fantastically popular sports games where participants draft fantasy teams of real players and…

James Kerian: Minnesota's Transgender Policy Harms Those It Is Intended To Help

- December 16, 2014 - ,

Two weeks ago the board of the Minnesota State High School League voted to approve a new policy for “transgendered” students that would allow boys (who claim they are girls) to play on girls teams and to allow girls (who claim they are boys) to play on boys teams. Since then, fortunately, many people have…

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