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The Superdome: Monument to a Rotten System

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Fade To Black

LA Dodgers Outfielder, and anger management class alumnus, Milton Bradley has been called everything from "perennially enflamed" to "certifiably insane." But his voice was as calm as the Dead Sea when he addressed reporters last week.

Pedaling Away From Principle: Lance Armstrong Cozies Up To Bush

Firing Fallout Falls on Felipe

So you say you wanna be a racist? Put down that burning cross! Rip up your white hood! Throw away your CD of

Si Se Puede: Felipe Alou Stands Up to Bigotry

When KNBR's Larry Krueger decided to spice up his baseball coverage with a little immigrant bashing, he picked on the wrong guy: SF Giants manager Felipe Alou.

Rafael Palmeiro and the Politics of Distraction

Why Lance Must Break With Bush

Lance Armstrong is reveiving a gusher of well deserved praise for his seventh straight Tour de France victory. But when his "old friend" George W. Bush sent well wishes, it seemed to strike an odd note considering Armstrong's comments following his victory. They weren't about the Alps, the cobbled Paris streets, or the new bell on his handlebars. They were about Iraq.

The Eclipse of Venus

It was the sports story of the year....Yet the news going into the weekend was not Venus

Dave's interview on Democracy Now!

A 40 minute interview on Democracy Now! that chronicles a history of athletes who have stood up to war and racism in the United States.

Shellacked! The Crushing of the NHL Players Association

Not since Ronald Reagan gutted the PATCO Air Traffic Controllers has a union suffered such a high profile thrashing. After the longest labor lockout in the history of pro-sports, the National Hockey League Players Association now resembles John Ashcroft after 12 rounds with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.