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College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19
College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19

October 31, 2020
The people in power who used Trevor Lawrence as a stalking horse for their own profit motives should be ashamed.

Covid Takes Center Stage at the World Series
Covid Takes Center Stage at the World Series

October 28, 2020
Protocols exist to protect players from themselves—and during a pandemic, from each other.

Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again
Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again

October 23, 2020
By using Title IX to threaten a school’s federal funding, DeVos and Trump are imposing their own definition of what constitutes a woman athlete.

Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous
Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous

October 21, 2020
Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be right to call them out for what they are: outrageously wasteful publicity stunts.

NBA Bubble Postmortem
NBA Bubble Postmortem

October 16, 2020
Were NBA players correct to finish their season, given concerns that they would distract from the movements in the streets? I think they were.

If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?
If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?

October 12, 2020
The franchise owner of the Detroit Pistons also owns a predatory prison telephone company. Shouldn’t that matter to the NBA?

The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse
The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse

October 7, 2020
After years of scandals and PR disasters, Roger Goodell has finally put the league’s profits in jeopardy.

Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond
Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond

September 30, 2020
It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.

On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali
On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali

September 25, 2020
Louisville is hallowed ground, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali. It will now, thanks to Daniel Cameron, also be remembered as the home of an unspeakable injustice. 

Why LeBron James Scares the Racist Right
Why LeBron James Scares the Racist Right

September 23, 2020
His social media reach that outstrips Trump’s and social conscience that defies Trumpism have the worst people wanting the basketball star silenced.