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3 Dead Including Gunman at Florida Video Game Tournament

RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON / The Associated Press Aug 26, 2018 A Baltimore man in Jacksonville for the online football competition is said to have carried out the attack. Video from the livestreamed event appears to capture the scene right before the shooting began. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Racism Worries Surround 2018 Cup

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2010 News that the 2018 World Cup will be played in Russia is stirring some alarm, as a rise in neo-Nazi activity and racist killings in the country have led many soccer fans of color to wonder aloud if Russia is an appropriate place to host the international tournament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

These Devils Wear Privilege

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 2, 2010 A country founded on anti-royalism and defined by anti-aristocrat political rhetoric will naturally profess disgust for, say, Ivy League presidential candidates and Duke basketball. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

March Mildness: How the NCAA Tournament Lost Its Swagger

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 The NCAA Tournament is the highest-level single-elimination event in basketball, making it special. Nevertheless, in the Big Dance’s present incarnation, other words come to mind, like bloated, over-commercialized and bland. In the Big Dance’s present incarnation, words like bloated, over-commercialized and bland come to mind. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Tiger Woods to Tee Off at Masters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Tiger Woods' intermission is coming to a close. On Tuesday, Woods confirmed reports that he would be hitting the green again at next month's Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )