Gender Equality Takes Center Court in ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Sep 22, 2017 The Oscar-worthy film about the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs 1973 tennis match speaks to issues that are sadly all too contemporary. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Not All College Athletes Are Created (Economically) Equal—So They Shouldn’t All Be Paid

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 The controversial issue isn’t going away. But the focus should be on the big-revenue-producing sports, football and basketball. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

AUDIO: ‘Asterisk: A Glyph’: A Forceful Poem About Why ‘Forsaken People … Turn Athletes Into Gods’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2016 Hakim Bellamy, Albuquerque's first poet laureate, writes a series of questions about reactions to the tennis star Serena Williams that will echo in your mind for days on end. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gambling Tennis

Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com. Cagle Cartoons Jan 29, 2016 Dig deeper

Nature Is Trying to Tell Us Something

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 While it's cold in much of the U.S., Australia has been sweltering through record-breaking heat. One player at the Australia Open said her plastic water bottle began to melt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wimbledon Women’s Final

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Rafa Nadal

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Tennis Champ Navratilova Says She Has Breast Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2010 Tennis star Martina Navratilova has added her name to the list of women battling breast cancer in the public eye. On Wednesday, Navratilova announced that she has the disease on "Good Morning America." Luckily, it's of the noninvasive and highly treatable variety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Agassi to Retire After U.S. Open

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 The greatest serve-returner in the history of the game, and the man whose rivalry with Pete Sampras fueled tennis' popularity in the 1990s, just announced that his next U.S. Open will be his last professional outing. The 36-year-old is one of only five players to have won every single Grand Slam tournament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Athletes Killed for Wearing Shorts

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2006 Militants had issued a warning forbidding shorts a few days before. It's sounding more like life under the Taliban every day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )