Column Archive
Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc
September 28, 2015
Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of her many battles. 
Getting God Out of Football
September 21, 2015
Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football. 
Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas
September 18, 2015
The ouster of business-first Athletic Director Steve Patterson has many at the University of Texas hopeful for the future. But one professor says that there are no guarantees the situation will move in a better direction. 
The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute
September 16, 2015
The nation’s biggest college sports program just paid its new director $6 million to quit. 
The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’
September 14, 2015
Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins may have passed away well too soon, but they will be remembered for what they stood for and whom they affected. 
In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing
September 11, 2015
In this magical year of women in sports, we would do well to remember the triumphs and lessons of Marion Jones. 
Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL
September 9, 2015
The Washington football franchise is trying to build a fan base the same way Donald Trump is constructing his electoral campaign: by appealing to white anxiety. 
Venus Williams Could Shock the World Tonight
September 8, 2015
Conventional wisdom expects Serena Williams to emerge triumphant against her sister Venus in their US Open matchup—here’s why that might not happen. 
Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady
September 4, 2015
Even if the New England Patriots and Tom Brady turn your stomach, anyone who believes in the labor movement should applaud the team’s victory over Roger Goodell. 
The NFL Must Be Loving the Misleading Sony Hacker Leaks on the Film ‘Concussion’
September 2, 2015
The hacked Sony e-mails seem to show that the Concussion film is compromised. But that would be wrong. 
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