Adam Minter

3 days ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

This is a team sport. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- In the late 1980s, Gregg Popovich, then an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, began scouting for players in Europe. It was an unusual approach. Back then, much of the National Basketball Association viewed European players as soft and inferior. Popovich, who retired from coaching this week, was more open-minded. From his perch with the Spurs, he pioneered overseas NBA scouting and built rosters from a global talent pool.

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Adam Minter

Lionel Messi asked to swap shirts with only one Real Madrid player and broke golden El Clasico rule to get itThe Barcelona legend has only ever asked one player to swap shirts with him. Lionel Messi has only ever asked one player to swap shirts with him …

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

A bad play in the making. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Nick Saban, the legendary retired University of Alabama football coach, recently held a private meeting with President Donald Trump in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Money is ruining college sports, he reportedly told the president and pointed to the growth in name, image, and likeness payments to athletes as the problem. Trump appears to be concerned.

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Adam Minter

For months, Shedeur Sanders was widely viewed as a first-round National Football League draft pick. Then, during this past weekend's draft, he slid all the way to the fifth round. Why did Sanders fall? There has been a lot of talk about how racism and the outspokenness and influence of his father, football legend Deion Sanders, played a role. Others have argued that he didn't have the skills and talent to be a high draft pick at all.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

The future of the NFL is tethered to the changes happening in college football. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- For months, Shedeur Sanders was widely viewed as a first-round National Football League draft pick. Then, during this past weekend’s draft, he slid all the way to the fifth round. Why did Sanders fall? There’s been a lot of talk about how racism and the outspokenness and influence of his father, football legend Deion Sanders, played a role.