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Vincent Velotta

Village Voice Jockbeat article by Vincent Velotta about parallels between the Oscars and Major League Baseball

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If You Break It, They Won’t Come

The Oscars and MLB share the same problem—a diminishing fan base for their long-running (and long) offerings

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Village Voice article about money generated by NCAA march madness tournament

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The Billion-Dollar Brackets of March Madness

The NCAA tournament generates huge profits, so how about paying the college students who make it happen?

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Aaron Rodgers and Kyrie Irving: Anti-Vax All-Stars

It ain’t your father’s athletic protest

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Village Voice essay on the history of DUNE and review of the new movie version directed by Denis Villeneuve

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56 Years Later, Frank Herbert Finally Gets His Du(n)e

“The editor of the Village Voice has been calling me and asking me if I have seen ‘Star Wars’ and if I’m going to sue,” Frank Herbert told his local newspaper.

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Talking ‘GOAT’ – When Hot-take Superlatives Overshadow the Game

If you just gotta pick a GOAT, take a look at Tom Brady's defensive squads

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JOCKBEAT ARCHIVES

Appealing to Your Bettor Nature

We’re shocked – SHOCKED – to find that gambling is going on in big-league sports

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village voice article on NHL expansion draft for Seattle Kraken

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Will the Kraken Be the Next Expansion Team to Conquer the NHL?

Can Seattle bamboozle the league like Vegas did in 2017?

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Missing Person Report: Have You Seen Hal Steinbrenner?

Yankees baseball requires an owner whose actions reflect the franchise’s values, not one who delivers a depressing exit interview every season

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Bettman to Rangers: Drop Dead

For viciously attacking three Ranger players after the whistle, Wilson was fined approximately 0.00096% of his $5,166,666 salary

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2021 Village Voice jockbeat article about how poorly the Jets do at drafting

SPRING PRINT EDITION 2021

Hello? It’s the Future Calling. Yeah, the Jets Still Suck at Drafting.

A sage from the year 2022 tells us what went wrong

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