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Stop Playing The National Anthem At Sports Events

October 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

There's a place and time. This isn;t it. (© FlaglerLive)

The anthem is being used to make statements that reflect anger and divisiveness instead of pride, but primarily so because it’s being performed where it shouldn’t be, argues Nancy Smith.

Paying for Patriotism: The Pentagon’s Crass, Misguided Stunts

November 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The Pentagon has been buying and choreographing patriotism at NFL, baseball and NASCAR events that are made to look spontaneous and voluntary. They’re anything but.

The Soccer Mafia

June 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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FIFA’s secrecy, its intimidation of the rivals to those who run it, and its reliance on favors, bribes, and called debts do show disturbing parallels to the world of organized crime, writes Ian Buruma.

Obama Proposals Would End Tax-Subsidized Loans For Sports Stadiums

March 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The proposal comes as many team owners, including Florida, are pressing cities and states for new facilities, with some threatening to move elsewhere if they don’t get them.

Lawmakers Punt to Full Legislature on Millions in Tax Subsidies for Speedway and Jaguars

February 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A process intended to reducing lobbying may do the opposite now that the Joint Legislative Budget Commission moved any funding decisions regarding the stadiums to the full Legislature.

No Surprise: Florida’s Economic Development Agency Wants Tax Subsidies for Daytona Speedway, Jaguars and 2 Other Sports Venues

January 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Daytona International Speedway is seeking $3 million a year for 30 years to subsidize its operations, the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have asked for $1 million a year for three decades.

Daytona Speedway Seeking $3 Million A Year in Tax Gifts, Jaguars Close Behind

November 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars are following closely behind the Daytona Speedway in requests of up to $90 million in sales tax dollars over 30 years, tax revenue that would be subtracted from public needs.

Blame The Victim, Sports Fans: It’s Going To Be An Exciting Season for Misogyny

September 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Following video showing Ray Rice slugging his then-fiancee, there were scores of comments along the lines of “She slapped him! He had every right to hit her,” and the bizarre “Don’t start a fight you don’t intend to finish!” Diane Roberts isn’t taking it.

Don’t Bother Me. I’m at the World Cup.

June 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The World Cup is as close as it comes to a religious experience for many of us–despite the sport’s corruption, match fixing scandals and ubiquitous racism among fans, in Europe especially. But it’s not for nothing that they call i the Beautiful Game. Try it. You might be reborn.

How Donald Sterling’s Apologists Give Private Bigotries a Pass

May 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

If racism and intolerance are learned, it is the Donald Trumps of the world who are the teachers. Our country can only move beyond its present ugly divisions when people who have attained power and influence actively work to promote tolerance. Doing nothing is no longer acceptable.

Tax Subsidy May Trigger Free for All as Florida Cities Grab for Spring Training Teams

May 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

New rules for spring training funding offer up to $666,660 a year in sales tax revenue for stadium upgrades or construction if a community seeks to retain or entice a single team to move. The funding can jump to $1.33 million if a community can cobble together a two-team package.

NFL and MLS Snub Florida After Bill to Subsidize Dolphins and Soccer at Taxpayers’ Expense Fails

May 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The NFL awarded the 2016 Super Bowl to the San Francisco area and the 2017 championship contest to Houston, a little more than two weeks after a bill tied to potential state funding for the Miami Dolphins and an Orlando soccer stadium died in the Florida House.

Florida Taxpayers Asked to Subsidize Pro Soccer on Top of NFL, NBA and Other Sports

February 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Up to two Major League Soccer franchises would be eligible for subsidies given to other pro sports teams in Florida under a bill filed in the Legislature, a nod to Orlando’s bid to bring an MLS team to the area.

Alone Among NFL Franchises, Miami Dolphins Suffer Huge Fan Drop in Last 10 Years

December 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

As the Dolphins muddle through another season, the South Florida organization was the only professional team from Florida — and the only NFL entry on the whole list of North American sports franchises — to record a plummet in fans over the past decade.

In Defense of Ozzie Guillen: Cuban-Americans Have Held US Policy Hostage Long Enough

April 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The Florida Marlins’ duplicitous suspension of Ozzie Guillen aside, the real scandal is the degree to which South Florida’s Castro-era Cuban community continues to hold American foreign policy hostage to seven decades of juvenile antagonism.

NFL Teams Blacked Out in Local Florida Markets Would Be Fined $125,000 Per Game

November 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Last season, eight home games were blacked out because of poor ticket sales even as professional sports franchises reap millions in taxpayer subsidies every year.

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