Scott Stinson
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STINSON: Pro leagues playing with fire in pandemic times
The world of pro sports is marching forward with a sense of normalcy. The NBA had its draft on Wednesday, effectively opening the off-season, and there have already been bonkers trades and accusations of tampering.

Rays' cheap ways of winning might catch on
In the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, it was still very much up for grabs. The Los Angeles Dodgers led Game 6 of the World Series by one run, having finally broken through for two runs in the sixth inning after Tampa manager Kevin Cash, in an analytics fever dream, pulled starter Blake Snell when he had the misfortune to allow a measly single.

Power imbalance between NFL owners and players firmly in place
Two years ago, when Le’Veon Bell was in the middle of an increasingly bitter holdout with the Pittsburgh Steelers, I wrote a column that gave him credit for practising the same sort of ruthlessness that teams use on their own rosters. The system fosters disloyalty, I argued, so good on him for doing just that.

NBA did it right by spending big bucks on its Disney bubble
When the National Basketball Association was setting up shop to complete its season in Orlando more than three months ago, it seemed a little like wading into shark-infested waters while wearing a suit made of juicy steak.

'IT'S A TOUGH MOMENT': Denis Shapovalov loses tough quarter-final at U.S. Open
After four hours and nine minutes on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, after his Tuesday night quarter-final match at the U.S, Open came to an end at 1:10 on Wednesday morning in an exhausting five-set loss, Denis Shapovalov was not thinking much about silver linings.
