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OPB StaffIt鈥檚 a new, lucrative revenue stream for a state heavily reliant on Lottery dollars, but critics argue it鈥檚 hooking a younger generation on a particularly dangerous form of gambling. -
Bradley W. ParksOne week after the University of Oregon announced it鈥檚 departure to the Big Ten, people are still grappling with the news and its unclear impacts on the state.
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Andrew Maraniss, on his book Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team. -
The WNBA star admitted to bringing cannabis into Russia but said she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison. -
In a statement shared on social media, the Portland Trail Blazers said Olshey's firing was due to violations of the team's code of conduct. -
California鈥檚 landmark law allowing college athletes to sign paid endorsement deals started a national movement. With the NCAA no longer banning athlete compensation, advocates are pushing to speed up the law鈥檚 implementation and expand it to cover community college players. -
It will be a while before we get to see organized baseball played again, thanks to the coronavirus. So we'll have to settle for talking about it.鈥� -
Major league baseball is just beginning the first games of spring training, but college baseball and softball have been at it for weeks now. For the women鈥� -
Not every high school kid is limber enough for football (either kind), tall enough for basketball, or fast enough for track. And even if they are, some鈥� -
For every single one of the people now playing major league baseball, there are four or five guys grinding out a living in the minor leagues, hoping to鈥� -
You probably know well the story of the African-American man breaking the color barrier in his sport. But this is not a story about Jackie Robinson or鈥� -
They dress like they're going to a KISS concert, but they're really Oakland Raider fans. They take their shirts off in frostbite weather. They name their鈥� -
Maybe we're not seeing a trend in people getting fed up with football in the United States. But there is a growth industry in books airing complaints鈥� -
Mark Leibovich's normal beat for the New York Times Magazine is Washington, DC and presidential politics. But for the last four years he's also been鈥�
