Mixed Zone blog

So much of the history presented by the stories and cultural artifacts of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City is powerful and poignant. From our Great Game Lab lens, perhaps the coolest thread is the little-known role of African American baseball players in globalizing America's pastime.

American college soccer has long represented the best place in the world for many of the world’s best players to develop their game… not to mention that they got to enjoy a world-class education to boot. This will remain the case for countries without strong domestic leagues and robust investment. But for many of the major stars in the Women’s EURO, domestic league development pathways may prove comparable or even superior to the U.S. college route.

Anyone fancy an Uzbekistan vs. Ecuador in Dallas, a Jordan vs. Senegal in New York, or a Norway vs. Iran in Mexico City?

Intrigued by the expanded, revamped men’s FIFA Club World Cup taking place this summer in the U.S. and one year out from the North America-hosted men’s World Cup next summer, I made a last-minute decision during a business trip to Washington, D.C.

When it comes to sports innovation, what is fair? And which innovations should be banned? Clearly a motorized running shoe would cross a line, but shoes with springboard-like carbon plates that have improved runners’ times are deemed fair game. So where do we draw the line?

My son taught himself to play the guitar during Covid lockdown. Someone else recently told me they picked up French, and we all know about all the sourdough yeast starters out there.

When Dominique Malonga, the French teenager with the viral dunk videos, was selected second in the WNBA draft on April 14 by the Seattle Storm, many U.S.-based women’s basketball fans and even journalist

One of the more intriguing sights I encountered on a book reporting trip to England this month was a poster in a restroom at the University of Leeds entitled “Recognising Microaggressions.” Among the expressions listed that could, even unintentionally, amount to discrimination against members of

As we await this month’s fascinating European Champions League quarterfinals, we heartily recommend you watch Wolves: Champions of the World, a 13-minute documentary that sheds light on the iconic European competition’s origins.

In this scrimmage, Andrés and Victoria team up with fellows Sarah Spain and Des Linden to discuss Netflix acquiring the rights to the 2027 and 2031 Women's World Cups.

Before I get to the brilliance that is Sifan Hassan, first, I should explain what exactly we mean by a “VAR” blog. VAR, or video assistant referee, is a recent technology enhancement to the game of soccer for the purpose of video scrutiny of the play as well as the initial call by the ref.

Significant changes are coming to American college sports in 2025: schools are getting their ducks in a row to begin revenue sharing with athletes (mostly football and basketball athletes) for the first time in history, the new Congress will consider a raft of new legislative proposals to redesig