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Athletes’ Feats: TMSIDK Episode 8

Ultimate Frisbee champion and real-time fact-checker Jody Avirgan ponders the veracity of a contestant’s IDK. (Photo: Lucy Sutton) You might already know that men’s and women’s gymnastics are not the...

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Millionaires vs. Billionaires

Five things you don’t know about the N.F.L. labor standoff. The post Millionaires vs. Billionaires appeared first on Freakonomics.

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How Sports Became Us

On the 6th of May, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier in three-minutes and 59.4 seconds.(Photo: Allsport UK/Getty Images) Season 8, Episode 3 Dollar-wise, the sports industry is...

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Not Just Another Labor Force

If you think talent and hard work give top athletes all the leverage to succeed, think again. As employees in the Sports-Industrial Complex, they’ve got a tight earnings window, a high injury rate,...

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How Sports Became Us (Replay)

On the 6th of May, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier in three-minutes and 59.4 seconds.(Photo: Allsport UK/Getty Images) Season 8, Episode 22 Dollar-wise, the sports industry is...

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