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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Eldon Ham

Quarterback Caleb Williams, wearing a T-shirt with SC and 13 printed on it, raises his arm, football in hand, preparing to throw.
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NFL draft day: How teams legally collude to restrict draftees' rights and choices
Sports leagues benefit from two technical points that allow collusion.
By Eldon Ham
 
Purdue basketball player Lance Jones makes fists and cries out in happiness after making a basket against Michigan State.
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As we descend into March Madness, a few words about the NCAA's slow demise
Super-conferences, player marketing deals and lawsuits are forcing the NCAA to loosen its grip on college sports and amateurism rules.
By Eldon Ham
 
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A Jewish Chicagoan named Abe Saperstein left an indelible mark on today's NBA
Saperstein was the son of Polish Jews who moved to Chicago when he was a small boy. His Harlem Globetrotters played a key role in creating pro basketball as we know it today.
By Eldon Ham
 
A woman wearing a tank top and shorts, carrying a sledgehammer, runs away from men chasing her.
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An Apple commercial and ‘Where’s the beef?’ helped transform the Super Bowl in 1984
Forty years ago this month, a Wendy’s ad created by a Chicagoan and an Orwellian commercial for Apple’s Macintosh helped change the marketing and entertainment value of the Super Bowl.
By Eldon Ham