Sports At Politics

Due to the inability for Turner Sports's Bleacher Report Live (B/R Live) sports streaming service to allow everyone who had paid to stream the Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson exhibition golf match yesterday because of a technical glitch affecting the purchase function of the B/R Live streaming service, B/R Live ended up providing the Tiger/Phil match for free to anyone with an internet connection: BREAKING: Source says Turner execs decided to give Phil-Tiger match away for free on B/R Live streaming platform (instead of $20 charge) when purchase function broke down to point where those who bought had trouble getting in. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 23, 2018 While the Tiger/Phil match itself was a classic, with Phil winning the match after four extra holes were needed to decided a winner, the match was a total disaster for Turner Sports and their B/R Live sports streaming service. The business model of the Tiger/Phil match as it relates to the B/R Live streaming serv...

Think of this single blog post as a three-part blog post about recent developments at the intersection of sports and politics. First, golf legend Tiger Woods generated some controversy after he refused to either praise or condemn some of President Donald Trump's policies, but asked Americans to respect the office of the President of the United States : The full exchange, with a New York Times reporter, was barely a minute long. Asked about his relationship with Trump, Woods reflected on their history playing together (including most recently last Thanksgiving weekend): "We've played golf together. We've had dinner together. I've known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency.” Then Woods was asked about whether his relationship with Trump was an implicit endorsement of Trump’s policies toward immigrants and people of color? Treading cautiously, Woods said he felt compelled to respect the office. "He's the President of the United States....