Mary Pilon
Bloomberg
New York, NY, United States
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The Soccer-Inspired Sport Drawing Beckham, Messi and Neymar
Teqball, growing in popularity in the US, is making a play for the Olympics. → Read More
Basketball’s Top Shrink on How Finding Purpose Lifts Performance
William Parham says self-reflection can help workers across industries deal with emotional baggage. → Read More
Jazzercise Is Alive and Kicking Decades After It Got Started
The 1980s fitness icon avoids nostalgia but doesn’t ignore its roots. → Read More
Can millionaire college coaches defend their salaries during Covid-19?
As the pandemic hits the revenue of universities across America, some are wondering whether seven-figure coaching salaries can be justified → Read More
Art Forgery Is Easier Than Ever, and It's a Great Way to Launder Money
More and more rich people are buying art and stashing it in strange places. According to infamous scammers, it's not even close to legit. → Read More
The NBPA's First Mental Health Director Has an Ambitious Plan for the Future
In May, when the National Basketball Players Association announced Dr. William D. Parham as its first-ever director of mental health and wellness, it came as a surprise to some and an inevitability to others... → Read More
How to Break an NDA, See If Your Pay Is Fair, Confront a Colleague, and More
Practical advice on some of the most uncomfortable—and important—things you could do for your career. → Read More
How biased are the figure skating judges at the PyeongChang Olympics?
The data from the 2018 Winter Games shows that American judges are just like everybody else — they give better scores to figure skaters from their own country. → Read More
Think Olympic figure skating judges are biased? The data says they might be.
The unique rules for figure-skating judges make suspect scoring inevitable, and statistics suggest judges give higher marks to skaters from their own countries. → Read More
What Lurks Behind Rabid Sports Fandom?
The soccer match hadn’t even started when the cops showed up. On the streets of Marseille, France, the officers—helmeted, shields… → Read More
Barred From the Bar: The Rough Road From Prisoner to Lawyer
Inmates who study the law often can’t practice it when they get out. With 700,000 released annually, the distaste for ex-cons in law, medicine and other fields is conspicuous. → Read More
How It Feels to Run a Marathon in the Shadow of ISIS
"Especially when you wear that USA jersey, you’re a target." → Read More
After the Ezekiel Elliott Suspension, Can You Trust the NFL's Process?
Domestic violence investigators kept Roger Goodell at bay, sources tell B/R Mag. Now, insiders and experts say, comes the real test: Either the Cowboys scandal is a precedent—or part of the problem. → Read More
The Blue-Collar Student Debt Trap
Trucking beckons to thousands of Americans with higher wages, a skill in demand, and the freedom of the open road. But some training programs come with chains. → Read More
Prison Dating Sites Are Under Threat
Officials in Indiana, Missouri, Montana, and Pennsylvania have restricted the access inmates have to pen-pal websites. → Read More
Breaking the Cycle That Keeps Girls Out of School Monthly
High school senior Maya Penn is working to get sanitary products to women and girls in developing countries. → Read More
Why Single Women Are Buying Homes at Twice the Rate of Single Men
Skip the spouse, buy the house: Single women account for 17 percent of homebuyers in the U.S., vs. 7 percent of single men. → Read More
Coming Together at the Roller Rink
Americana like roller skating still strengthen our social fabric. → Read More
Chuck E. Cheese’s Embraces a New Form of Cheddar
The decision to swap tokens for rewards cards could roil the collectors’ currency market—which, yes, is a thing. → Read More
Sports Hooliganism Comes Down to a Fear of Death
The soccer match hadn’t even started when the cops showed up. On the streets of Marseille, France, the officers—helmeted, shields… → Read More