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Baseball
For some minor league baseball players, wages can seem like peanuts
Apr 5, 2018
Congress's Save America's Pastime Act may pre-empt a lawsuit challenging teams over player pay.
Baseball’s opening day strikes some as more tempting than going to work
by
Renata Sago
Mar 29, 2018
For baseball fans, opening day at the ballpark means an introduction to the players. It’s the season’s first taste of a stadium hot dog, And, for some? A reason to call in sick from work. So what are employers doing to keep workers at the office? Click the above audio player to hear the full […]
Beer, big screen TVs and the Dodgers
by
Eliza Mills
Oct 13, 2017
Fall sports are in full swing. Football season began last month, hockey kicked off last week, basketball begins soon and playoff baseball has fans riveted. And lots of people will be watching from sports bars instead of the couch. This is perhaps especially true in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers are in the playoffs, but the […]
Sports teams try to accommodate special needs fans
Jul 24, 2017
The Kansas City Royals have created quiet zones for fans on the autism spectrum.
Can the Hollywood baseball movie make a comeback?
by
Adriene Hill
and Robert Garrova
Jul 19, 2017
The strike and steroids " purged a lot of the sentimentality" from the game, says Jay Caspian Kang of the New York Times.
Why do pro sports teams get tax breaks to build new stadiums?
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 11, 2017
It's become the norm for pro sports franchises to count on tax-free municipal bonds for building stadium projects.
For public good, not for profit.
Can a brain 'zapping' device improve San Francisco Giants' performance?
Jun 13, 2017
Some players were able to shave a fraction of a second off running times. But one scientist says the technology is inconsistent.
Atlanta Braves stadium development aims to keep fans lingering (and spending)
Jun 1, 2017
With high-end apartments, office space and a concert venue, the team’s business model has moved beyond hot dogs and beer.
Stadium chefs hope new food combos will hit home with fans. Brontosaurus Rib, anyone?
by
Peggy Lowe
May 19, 2017
They expect more publicity than sales of toasted grasshoppers or a patty melt on a funnel cake bun.