The NCAA’s feeble attack on a California bill allowing that is full of sound and fury, but little substance.
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Using College Athletes as Concussion Test Subjects Makes Nobody Safer
An NCAA/Defense Department joint research program is flawed, because it compares populations of concussion victims that are not comparable.
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Frank Robinson: He Blazed a Trail Baseball Still Refuses to Follow
Professional sports teams have made little progress in elevating African Americans to the top slots on the field.
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Nike Tells Kaepernick: Just Do It
The former quarterback’s new deal with Nike could have mixed effects on social justice.
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For NFL Players, Civil — and Visible — Disobedience Is the Only Option
Taking a knee is in the best American tradition of protest.
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Baseball’s Chief Wahoo Is Out on Strike Four (Sort Of)
Under pressure from Major League Baseball, the Cleveland Indians announced this week that beginning in 2019, they’ll retire the Chief Wahoo mascot—the cartoonish, red-faced figure that’s meant to depict a Native American chief—but only from on-field team uniforms. “We have consistently maintained that we are cognizant and sensitive to both sides of the discussion,” said […]
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Athletes and Activism
American athletes have used their celebrity to spotlight injustices, but the NFL protests may be the largest in professional sports history. Still, there’s more they can do to challenge Trump and his allies.
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Professional Athletes Need a Coherent Strategy to Isolate Trump
Demonstrations should be careful not to play into the president’s hands.
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Trump Doesn’t Have the Balls
The president declines to throw out baseball’s ceremonial first pitch on Monday and face a certain barrage of boos.
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‘Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American’
A new exhibit spotlights American Jews and the fight for equality in baseball.