The Stadium Hostage Guide: How Owners Extort Cities

Owners threaten to leave, cities pay up, and the con repeats. A VDG Sports field manual for reading how owners extort cities for stadiums and get away with it.

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When Did Sports Media Become Reality TV? - VDG Sports

When Did Sports Media Become Reality TV?

9 September 202519 min read

VDG Sports made a video about it. The more sports shows and pundits were watched, the more modern sports coverage looked like reality TV.

The Dopamine Hit: How Controversial Sports Takes Affect the Brain - VDG Sports

The Dopamine Hit: How Controversial Sports Takes Affect the Brain

27 May 20264 min read

A single insult aimed at a legendary passer can set millions of minds on fire. What happens in the brain when controversial sports takes land, and why we crave them.

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NFL Draft Liars: Why “Experts” Don’t Know Anything

11 May 202612 min read

Every year someone shows up with a suit, a microphone and total certainty. The NFL Draft is one of the loudest confidence games in sports, and the experts know less than they claim.

Analysis vs. Entertainment: The Death of Nuanced Sports Journalism - VDG Sports

Analysis vs. Entertainment: The Death of Nuanced Sports Journalism

17 June 20269 min read
Explore the decline of sports journalism and how media shifted from deep tactical analysis to entertainment. Learn how we can reclaim sporting nuance.
Uncovering Sports Scandals: Media Coverage Exposed - VDG Sports

Uncovering Sports Scandals: Media Coverage Exposed

12 August 202611 min read

Some outlets dig deep on sports scandals, others cover them selectively or become part of the scandal. A look at integrity issues and the coverage itself.

Expanding Diversity in Sports Media - VDG Sports

Expanding Diversity in Sports Media

18 August 20268 min read

Is sports media making progress on diversity? Yes, but it is a complex picture with a long road ahead. Where it has improved, where it has not, and why it matters.

Why the ‘Small Market’ Narrative in Baseball Is a Lie Owners Invented - VDG Sports

Why the ‘Small Market’ Narrative in Baseball Is a Lie Owners Invented

4 July 202612 min read

You have been lied to. Teams manipulate narratives about market size for financial gain, and the small market story in baseball is a lie owners invented.

Underdog Team Overcomes Odds to Secure Victory - VDG Sports

Underdog Team Overcomes Odds to Secure Victory

11 August 202610 min read

The team nobody expected to win keeps winning. Underdogs are having a moment, and it is not a glitch in the matrix. Why upsets happen and the historic tales that still inspire.

The Hardest Lesson I Learned About Sports Entertainment And Truth - VDG Sports

The Hardest Lesson I Learned About Sports Entertainment And Truth

27 November 202515 min read

Not a catastrophic lie, but a slow-burn deception you do not notice until you are waist-deep. The hardest lesson one fan learned about sports entertainment and truth.

The Business of Manufactured Outrage in Sports Media Explained - VDG Sports

The Business of Manufactured Outrage in Sports Media Explained

30 March 202613 min read

The debate you screamed about this morning began because a producer needed content and an algorithm rewarded anger. The business of manufactured outrage, explained.

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