Column Archive
The ‘Story of the Year’ at the Collision of Sports and Politics: The Woman Who Defeated a Cartel
December 20, 2018
Rachael Denhollander showed that the power of her truth was stronger than USA Gymnastics. 
Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel
December 12, 2018
The sudden loss of the filmmaker is a blow to our political world. 
A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick
December 7, 2018
The Washington football team has decided to tank their season rather than sign Colin Kaepernick. 
The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video
December 3, 2018
Without public outcries, this is a league that constantly does the wrong thing. 
What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?
November 26, 2018
MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions. 
Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames
November 20, 2018
The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple. 
Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity
November 16, 2018
Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded. 
‘We Are Betting on Ourselves’: The WNBA Players Union Opts Out of Its CBA
November 14, 2018
It’s an audacious move to achieve something other sports unions have not been able to accomplish: getting the bosses to open the books. 
Athletes Speak Out Against Hate
November 5, 2018
A call for solidarity against hate and a push to get out the vote. 
Student Groups Push ‘Justice for Jordan’ Forward at the University of Maryland
November 3, 2018
Students are not letting the death of football player Jordan McNair be forgotten, even following the dismissing of head football coach D.J. Durkin. 
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