I actually think that recognizing a link is actually a helpful pivot for the NFL both in terms of public relations and the future of the game, it gets them out of the denial category and moves them more towards the idea that they are able to operate and work toward a solution.

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It's democratized the sport... you can be a 6ft-10in shooter, you can be a 5ft-10in shooter, it gives coaches and teams who are smart a way to manage the cap as opposed to thinking, 'How do I collect superstars?'.

If you can get a player who is undervalued, you are getting performance in excess of contract, and that's kind of the name of the game, i don't need to be a great player - I need to be a cost-effective good player.

A great Olympic tournament is beneficial for all basketball, and the NBA stands to benefit as much as anyone because it has the biggest ship in the water.

It's the manifest revenue capabilities that Los Angeles holds both in terms of the market and then in terms of a new stadium development, so the idea for The Raiders and Chargers is that whether it would be the Carson project developed with the Chargers, or even a partnership with the Rams, Oakland Raiders are well equipped to step into a much bigger market, one The Raiders and Chargers abandoned.

I think Oakland Raiders feel like Oakland Raiders have the most transportable fans in any sport, and( if they relocate) they would be reconnecting, not with their core fans, but with a richer base of fans, demographically wealthier and more able to support a team in Los Angeles.

Boston was left standing alone rather than competing and that made it harder to drum up public support, the minute you get something you begin to think about not wanting it.

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The NFL has typically won most of the appeals, but they're on a bit of a losing streak lately.

It wasn't that he failed to appear or speak to the NFL, it was that he refused to give up phone records that were personal to him, i think that may be an overstep. There's a real possibility that this penalty will be reduced.

This may be the last hurrah of boxing, it's an interesting moment and maybe a moment that boxing will come together and figure out where it goes for the future.

Certainly new talents will always come to any sport and a transcendent talent can change the dynamic of any event, but this is definitely a situation where there really are not fighters in the pipeline and this is a time when boxing is probably at its lowest point since the beginning of the 20th century and the rise of pro fighting.

The athletes that are able to leave the country now are finished products, they create bidding wars among the teams. If players were free to move and play, we will probably see more ... coming into the market.