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Cricket in Oklahoma and Kansas

If you read my earlier entry about cricket in Australia, you're likely champing at the bit, wondering where you can see this high-scoring sport close to home. In the month of January, your best opportunity is while seated on your sofa. NBC Sports Network (channel 317/1317 on Cox Tulsa cable)...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 11, 2017 6:01 PM

John Oliver on taxpayer subsidy of pro sports stadiums

On his HBO show Last Week Tonight, John Oliver provides an entertaining and enlightening encapsulation of America's ridiculous habit of taxpayer subsidies for sports stadiums. MORE: The new Major League Baseball commissioner, perhaps inspired by the NFL holding LA relocation over the heads of existing NFL cities, sees the value...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 15, 2015 12:32 PM

Native Americans who embrace "Redskins" name for sports teams

Rick Reilly writes at ESPN.com that Native Americans aren't upset by the use of "Redskins" as a sports team nickname. He starts with anecdotal evidence close to home: His own father-in-law, a member of the Blackfeet tribe and a "bundle holder" -- an important role in tribal ceremony. "The whole...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2014 12:01 PM