Adam Minter

Fresh off the recent All-Star break, Major League Baseball took aim at artificial intelligence. As the season resumed, clubs were barred from using AI assistants in the dugout.

With artificial intelligence entering ballparks, critics are concerned the game will turn into a battle of engineers. But data analytics reshaped baseball long ago, as Michael Lewis explained in his classic ‘Moneyball.' AI simply can't be kept out of dugouts.

“Inclusion.” It used to be more or less a safe word — and was one of the easiest things for the Women’s National Basketball Association to embrace. Now it’s at the center of the league’s furious debate over transgender athletes.

Mark Walter should be precisely the kind of owner the National Basketball Association wants. He is spectacularly wealthy and — as he’s proved as the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers — he’s willing to spend big to win.

Mark Walter's quick flip of the Lakers shows how investor-owners prioritize returns over long-term stewardship

Every time a Major League Baseball pitcher blows out his elbow, the question is usually: “How long will he be out?”

Even thinking about that possibility was unheard of 50 years ago. A torn elbow ligament was typically a career death sentence. Back then, the question was: “What'll he do after baseball?”

Every time a Major League Baseball pitcher blows out his elbow, the question is usually: “How long will he be out?”

College football returns Saturday with a spotlight on its smallest new market: a few square inches of jersey space. For the first time, the National Collegiate Athletic Association is allowing schools to sell commercial patches on their uniforms, letting advertisers attach — literally — their logos to school colors and traditions.

On Wednesday, the NBA imposed one of the toughest penalties in its history. Citing deals it says were designed to circumvent the salary cap, the league stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks, fined the team $30 million, suspended owner Steve Ballmer and two executives, and ordered player Kawhi Leonard to pay $700,000.