Column Archive
‘Athletes Aren’t Roulette Chips’: Bill Bradley Speaks Out on Gambling in Sports
June 12, 2018
A Supreme Court decision effectively legalizing sports gambling has been met with cheers, but the NBA Hall-of-Famer and former senator is a dissenting voice. 
Who Is Protecting LGBTQ Fans at the 2018 World Cup?
June 8, 2018
It doesn’t look like FIFA or the Russian state will act to halt anti-gay violence. 
In a Victory for BDS, Argentina’s National Soccer Team Cancels a Game in Israel
June 6, 2018
In a mammoth victory for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, the squad of Lionel Messi will not be playing in Jerusalem. 
Why Donald Trump Disinvited the Eagles From the White House
June 5, 2018
Much of the Eagles team was going to skip the White House visit in protest, so our president-child threw a tantrum. 
Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL
May 30, 2018
A little-known player’s response to the NFL’s punitive anthem decision just shows how badly the league screwed this up. 
The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem
May 23, 2018
This is about labor rights, and whether NFL players will exercise them in the face of a craven crackdown. 
Uncovering the Hidden Resistance History of Black Women Athletes
May 21, 2018
Professor Amira Rose Davis reveals forgotten heroines of athletic resistance. 
Israel’s Most Racist Soccer Club Renames Itself After Donald Trump
May 18, 2018
If there were ever two entities that deserve each other, it’s Beitar Jerusalem and Donald Trump. 
The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon
May 14, 2018
The opportunity to see Becky Hammon become the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA is not a “social experiment.” 
Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem
May 9, 2018
Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down. 
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