American sports needs relegation. Just imagine --- the A's dumped to AAA ball. The Carolina Panthers, to the SEC, and Alabama promoted to the AFC. Etc etc. Everything would be better.

Virologist who was first to share COVID genome is shut out of lab in China nature.com/articles/d4158…

In his final hours, Plato was kind of a jerk. theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Today's positive doping test in the 100 meters is brought to you by [insert apparel brand]. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… me, on the china doping scandal, for Bloomberg Opinion

Brands funding official anti-doping efforts presents conflicts of interest for regulators who should be unbiased in the Olympics and other elite competitions, writes Adam Minter trib.al/yHMW9O7

Re the MLB uniform debacle - is there a deeper issue here? I’m failing to understand why this has so many different groups worked up. I get the players don’t like the peekaboo quality, but other than that? Anyone?

#Wolves

Believe me when I tell you, this guy is the world’s best polka drummer. youtu.be/GAN4w8K2-6o?si…

Caitlin Clark's $28 million Nike deal is good for Caitlin Clark. But for the #WNBA , it's trouble. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… by me for Bloomberg Opinion

The WNBA's (ahem) modest pay-scale is meant to maintain competitive balance, but lucrative endorsements change everything, writes Adam Minter trib.al/Dc6P2oA

A review of the reviewers that I can totally get behind: 'If you’re a fan of an artist — Taylor Swift or otherwise — do yourself a favor and skip the initial slew of garbage takes, both on social media and in the news.'

Does your 7-year-old left fielder spend more time on the road than you do? Then today's column is for you. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… me, on the diamond, for Bloomberg Opinion

Caitlin Clark's WNBA contact shows just how much women ballers are underpaid. Earlier this year, for Bloomberg Opinion, Adam Minter wrote about what leagues, athletic departments, media partners, and sponsors had to do to lead the change. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

You know who's going to be cheering loudest at today's #BostonMarathon ? Financial services. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… me, observing the outcome, for Bloomberg Opinion

Who wants to celebrate a Boston Marathon finish by hanging a financial services advertisement around their neck? bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… a question for the age, by me for Bloomberg Opinion

What happens with some of the leftovers at the @delta SkyClub terminal A ATL. Changeover breakfast/lunch.

Peter Higgs, the physicist whose work led to the discovery of the 'God particle', has died. Here's an Adam Minter column for Bloomberg Opinion from 2018 on the rivalry between Higgs and Stephen Hawking that led to a $100 bet
bloomberg.com/view/articles/… via Bloomberg Opinion

'Expecting [Angel Reese] to isolate the pain of racist, sexist and life-threatening commentary because she has financial success is ludicrous,' writes Dr. Ajhanai (AJ) Keaton, Ph.D. for Bloomberg Opinion

This is one of the most interesting sports profiles I've read in a very long time.

Pro wrestling, once again, is charting the future of sports television, this time with today's debut of WWE Speed. Back in Feb, I explained why at Bloomberg Opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…