A Trade War Winner? The Booming Business of Returned Products. nytimes.com/2025/05/15/bus…

ICYMI: The Booming Business of Returned Products -- ReturnPro expects demand for used items to surge this summer because of slow shipments from overseas nytimes.com/2025/05/15/bus…

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was one of a kind. Spoke his mind. Cared about his team and the league. Had many outside interests. Confronted his demons.

nytimes.com/2022/12/09/art… via @NYTimes Jim Irsay’s rock and roll road show was one of a kind.

nytimes.com/2025/05/21/obi… via @NYTimes Jim Irsay was a one-of-a-kind owner, a straight shooter who loved football. ⁦Indianapolis Colts⁩ ⁦NFL⁩ ⁦The New York Times⁩

Indianapolis ⁦Indianapolis Colts⁩ owner Jim Irsay’s rock and roll & memorabilia shows were truly unique. He loved to bring together the best of the best. Here he is backstage with Buddy Guy before their show in Chicago in 2022. ⁦NFL⁩ ⁦Jim Irsay⁩

nytimes.com/2025/06/02/obi… via @NYTimes Japan’s Mr Baseball and the face of the country’s go-go years.

nytimes.com/2025/06/02/obi… via @NYTimes Japan’s Mr Baseball… the emblem of the country’s postwar rise, Nagashima was a linchpin of the Yomiuri Giants V-9 teams. #tokyogiants #japanesebaseball

Shigeo Nagashima, ‘Mr. Baseball’ of Postwar Japan, Dies at 89 ... the cornerstone of the Tokyo Giants V-9 dynasty, and perhaps the most popular man in Japan during his heyday. nytimes.com/2025/06/02/obi…

Why the Goodyear Blimp Hasn’t Been Replaced by Drones ... a century after it first took flight. w/ great photos and video by Nic Antaya nytimes.com/2025/06/08/bus… #GoodyearBlimp #helium

How a Tiny Community Got Caught Up in Trump’s Attacks on Canada nytimes.com/2025/06/15/bus… Point Roberts, a pene-exclave that is part of Washington but inside Canada, is caught between two countries that make up its fabric. w/ great photos by Ruth Fremson

Youth sports is booming; Wall St is investing. Joe Drape and I take a deeper look. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/spo… #youthsports #PrivateEquity The New York Times

ICYMI: Joe Drape & I look at the booming $40 bln business of youth sports and how private equity groups are entering in a big way. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/bus… #YouthSports #PrivateEquity The New York Times

Until July 11, Barnes & Noble Premium and Rewards members get 25% off my upcoming book EVERYDAY IS SUNDAY (out 10/14). Use the code PREORDER25 at barnesandnoble.com/w/every-day-is…

Who Is Behind a $5 Billion Development in Atlanta? Yup, a Sports Team. nytimes.com/2025/07/20/spo… via @NYTimes As team values soar, owners are looking for new revenue they don’t need to share with other teams.

ICYMI Sports team owners leaning into real estate to justify high valuations and avoid revenue sharing nytimes.com/2025/07/20/spo…

Excellent reporting in #NYT today on artificial turf and youth sports. nytimes.com/by/ken-belson One item this report missed is the microplastics and nanoplastics they produce: environmentaldefence.ca/2022/03/31/pla….

Turf vs Grass isn't just a pro sports issue. It's a battle line in towns across the US, pitting sports clubs against neighbors and environmentalists. Hiroko Tabuchi and I looked at one town in NJ. nytimes.com/2025/07/26/bus… #greensports #youthsports

ICYMI: @hirokotabuchi & I looked at Ridgewood NJ, one of many towns fighting over synthetic turf, which is sports leagues like for its versatility but which some residents call an environmental nightmare nytimes.com/2025/07/26/bus… #youthsports #greensports

The shooter in Midtown left a note blaming CTE for his issues. But the links between CTE and football, which the shooter played, are not fully understood. nytimes.com/2025/07/29/spo…