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Game, Set, Match—Feminism
Sep 03, 2013It'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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Stop Defending the NCAA
Aug 23, 2013Right now.
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Red Wings Give You Bull
Aug 08, 2013Why 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
Jul 16, 2013Can numbers-happy fantasy sports replace team play as a metaphor for the American way of living?
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Gay on the Gridiron
May 07, 2013Jason 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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Are Gay Guys Checking You Out in the Locker Room?
Apr 30, 2013NBA player Jason Collins’s decision to come out has homophobes in a panic. Here’s why straight dudes need to chill out.
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Coming Out of the Locker Room
Apr 24, 2013There are hints we might soon see the first openly gay major league sports player. But are the fans ready?
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Football, Body and Mind
Feb 01, 2013A sportswriter looks back on his history with America's favorite pastime.
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Homophobia in Sports and Changing Hearts
Jan 31, 2013It doesn't matter if their apologies are sincere; what matters is what other athletes and the fans see.
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Superbowlistan, Louisiana
Jan 30, 2013A dispatch from New Orleans, home to the Super Bowl for the first time since Hurricane Katrina
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Austin Loses Its Hometown Hero
Jan 18, 2013For Lance Armstrong's Texas hometown, his downfall has been about a whole lot more than cycling.
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Building a Respect Culture
Jan 09, 2013With some effort we can shift away from a rape culture. And it can help not just women, not just the most socially vulnerable, but the entire social climate.
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Marvin Miller's Lasting Legacy
Dec 01, 2012The first leader of the MLB players union helped dramatically transform labor relations not just in baseball—but in all of America's professional sports.
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Forget the Pompoms
Nov 28, 2012With the development of acro and stunt programs, cheerleaders seek official recognition as athletes.
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Lance Armstrong, the George W. Bush of Sports
Oct 19, 2012USADA's report confirmed our worst suspicions about cycling's self-appointed king, finally marking the end of a long era of lying and arrogance.
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