Tearing to shreds the argument against putting Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the Baseball Hall of Fame—or letting Deadspin have their say in the matter.
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Game, Set, Match—Feminism
It’s been 40 years since tennis player Billie Jean King won the “Battle of the Sexes,” but she did a whole lot more for women’s athletics than just win a widely hyped match.
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Sticking It to Sochi: Russian LGBT Activists on What Works
Appeasement and rainbow pins won’t stop Putin’s witch hunt
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Red Wings Give You Bull
Why is a bankrupt city building a new $650 million “hockey arena district” to house the Detroit Red Wings?
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Take Me Out with the Crowd
Can numbers-happy fantasy sports replace team play as a metaphor for the American way of living?
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Obama’s Sports Bloopers
His loss to Chris Christie at a carnival football-toss game Tuesday was one of several occassions where the president fell short in his athletic endeavors.
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Gay on the Gridiron
Jason Collins’ coming out was a step in the right direction, but only an openly gay NFL player will make the kind of impact needed to truly challenge prejudice in American sports.
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Obama: Jason Collins Is a Terrific Young Man
“One of the extraordinary measures of progress that we’ve seen in this country has been the recognition that the LGBT community deserves full equality,” the president said at a press conference today. “I’m very proud of him,” Obama said of the first openly gay NBA player.
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Are Gay Guys Checking You Out in the Locker Room?
NBA player Jason Collins’s decision to come out has homophobes in a panic. Here’s why straight dudes need to chill out.