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📰🏟️ Strike Zone Gaslight?
Plus: Play-calling’s new era…
Kyle Nowak
I'm Kyle, writer and editor for The DONUT and Press Sports. Michigan alum, ex-poker pro, dog lover, outdoorsy, Sanderson fan, and Psych binge-watcher. Go Blue!
MLB
Is Major League Baseball gaslighting players about strike zone changes?
MLB swears every team was told the strike zone buffer shrank this season. Players, coaches, and execs say… not so much. As blown calls pile up, is baseball heading for another rule shakeup?
F1
Formula 1 is doubling down on the US as sales rumors swirl
Formula 1 just inked a deal to keep the Miami Grand Prix on the calendar through 2041. As the U.S. becomes a cornerstone of the sport, expansion, viewership gains, and sale rumors are shifting F1’s global future.
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📰🏟️ F1 <3 America
NIL executive order incoming?…
Horse Racing
The Kentucky Derby: An event steeped in history and tradition
The 150th Kentucky Derby isn’t just a race—it’s a spectacle steeped in tradition. From legendary trainers to Triple Crown lineage, here’s what to watch in 2025.
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📰🏟️ Mamba Money Magic
Plus: 14-y/o cricket star makes history…
NBA
Rookie Kobe jersey sells for record $7M
A Kobe Bryant jersey from his 1996-97 rookie season just shattered records with a $7M sale—making it the most expensive Black Mamba collectible ever and a sign that the sports memorabilia market is booming.
Soccer
European soccer is getting America-nized
Wrexham’s Hollywood-backed climb up the English soccer ladder is just the latest chapter in a growing trend: American and Canadian investors are buying into European clubs at record levels. Some are thriving, others are blowing billion-dollar leads.
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📰🏟️ The America-nizing of European soccer
Plus: Blown call, officially …
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📰🏟️ Draft Day
Plus: Andre Agassi out of retirement…
Tennis
Tennis legend Andre Agassi is taking up pro pickleball
Andre Agassi is trading his racket for a paddle. The tennis Hall-of-Famer will make his pro pickleball debut at the US Open Championships alongside phenom Anna Leigh Waters. He’s not alone—more tennis stars are entering the world’s fastest-growing sport.
NFL
How the NFL Draft's “Mr. Irrelevant” nickname came to be
Once a tongue-in-cheek nickname for the NFL Draft's final pick, “Mr. Irrelevant” has evolved into a beloved underdog tradition—with Disneyland trips, a spoof trophy, and even a future 49ers QB. Here’s how it all started.