Dr. King

January 21, 2005
By: Dave Zirin

This column is usually devoted to the intersection of politics and sports. But if our attraction to sports were entirely political, we would enjoy competitive athletics about as much as a C-SPAN hearing on agrarian reform. Sports capture our attention because of artistry, strategy, competition and sometimes forces that seem positively mystical. Where else, outside of Bob Jones University or the Oval Office can people speak with straight faces about otherworldly entities like curses, jinxes and being