
David
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Wouldn’t be a Packers playoff game without disastrous special teams



Sports media is failing fans. Two months ago, the NBA and MLB had players and coaches indicted by the federal government for placing bets on games. In previous eras, this would be a crisis. Now? Crickets. The last time the NBA faced a true gambling scandal with referee Tim Donaghy, the media hammered the NBA day after day. Sports media put regular pressure on the leagues for answers on how they would address concerns about the integrity of games. Too many sports media outlets are compromised today. Sports gambling funds too much of the industry for media outlets to put too much heat and pressure on the leagues for gambling scandals. Betting odds are on TV broadcasts. 79 percent of sports fans say that recent scandals have shaken their trust in the NBA. 90 percent are worried about corruption across sports. 75 percent believe corruption is more widespread than the NBA. If fans can't trust that games are clean and the media doesn't ask hard questions, what are we even watching? The urgency to cover sports gambling scandals doesn't exist in the same way that it used to. If this happened in 2008, it would've led SportsCenter and every sports publication for months. Now, it barely makes a ticker.





Adolis García to sign a 1-year, $10M deal with the Phillies, per @francysromeroFR.








The #Eagles ran a tush-push. It looks like an OL (#56) jumped early. No flag was thrown. This topic ain't ending.







