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What track & field can learn from NIL deals

What track & field can learn from NIL deals

Name, Image and Likeness deals are approaching $1 billion nationwide, without a single athlete doing the one thing track &...

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Track & field pleads for their latest shortcut, the Netflix-style docu-series

Track & field pleads for their latest shortcut, the Netflix-style docu-series

Sports docu-series are earned, not given. But even if Netflix “gave” one to track & field, the sport would not...

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Pickleball the latest sport to overtake track & field commercially

Pickleball the latest sport to overtake track & field commercially

Track & field had a 2,000 year head start on pickleball, and is already well behind and falling back commercially....

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Track & field athletes' salaries likely line up with other non-major sports'

Track & field athletes' salaries likely line up with other non-major sports'

No one knows how much money track & field athletes make, but everyone seems to agree that they should make...

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Contract speculation drives two things track & field doesn’t have: Revenue and transparency

Contract speculation drives two things track & field doesn’t have: Revenue and transparency

Basketball has Adrian Wojnarowski. Soccer has Fabrizio Romano. Football has Adam Schefter. Track & field has no such person and,...

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R tutorial with pole vault and high jump results: Clearing a new bar

R tutorial with pole vault and high jump results: Clearing a new bar

This post was written and submitted as part of an entry into RStudio’s Table Contest: 2021 Edition. If you’re not...

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How to find a place to do long jump, shot put or any other field event

How to find a place to do long jump, shot put or any other field event

Finding a running track is pretty easy: go to the nearest high school. If you’re not picky, maybe even a...

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Rule 40 says more about track & field's problems than the IOC's

Rule 40 says more about track & field's problems than the IOC's

The Rule 40 blackout period for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games started on July 13. This should be a non-issue...

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Track & field vs. soccer: Coke, weed and a bag of chips

Track & field vs. soccer: Coke, weed and a bag of chips

Track & field doesn't need any original ideas of their own to improve their sponsorship, branding and commercial standing. They...

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International athletes at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champs (Data viz)

International athletes at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champs (Data viz)

International students made up 30% of the top 10 finishers at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. These...

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What were the viewership ratings on track & field's PPV meets?

What were the viewership ratings on track & field's PPV meets?

Three track & field meets used a pay-per-view revenue share to build their prize purses. Several weeks later, the ratings...

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Track & field stadiums detach throwers from the rest of the sport

Track & field stadiums detach throwers from the rest of the sport

Track & field does not do a very good job holding itself together. The layout of some track & field...

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Track & field can learn from tennis: No media, no money

Track & field can learn from tennis: No media, no money

Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open has drawn into the open (if it was ever hidden) the relationship between...

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What track & field can learn from Villareal's Europa League title

What track & field can learn from Villareal's Europa League title

Track & field can learn a lot from other sports, particularly European soccer. Villareal’s Europa League win is just the...

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Track & field risks losing a generation of high school athletes

Track & field risks losing a generation of high school athletes

Track & field has an attrition problem. If high school track & field athletes feel the sport isn't there for...

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3 words to know where to go and where to look at track meets

3 words to know where to go and where to look at track meets

Travelling to track meets every weekend, as many of us do this time of year, gives us a chance to...

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Podcast: What do track & field's athletes and agents offer the sponsors?

Podcast: What do track & field's athletes and agents offer the sponsors?

Track & field athletes regularly lament their one-sided contracts. Their sponsors probably feel the same way.

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Track & field vs. Disc golf: What will $1 million get you?

Track & field vs. Disc golf: What will $1 million get you?

On the balance of yesterday’s news, track & field’s offerings to pro and prospective pro athletes have fallen behind another...

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