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Sports

The Major League Monopoly on Small Ball

Amos Barshad / The Lever Sep 18, 2024 How has a private equity firm cashed in on millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

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UN Refugee Team Wins First Medal at Paris Olympics

Thalif Deen / InDepthNews Aug 14, 2024 Representing 120 million displaced people, the athletes brought attention to the plight and potential of refugees around the globe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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‘Player Empowerment’ in the NBA is Unsustainable

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2023 As long as the player empowerment trend continues, small-market fans have no incentive to get invested in their teams. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Playing Ban by Women’s World Cup Champions Rocks Spain

Dick Nichols / GreenLeft Sep 1, 2023 ‘#It’Sover’: playing ban by women’s soccer world cup champions rocks Spain, marking the end of impunity for machismo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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9/11 Families Condemn PGA-LIV Merger for ‘Sportswashing’ Human Rights Violations

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Jun 10, 2023 "Hypocrisy doesn't begin to describe this brazen, shameless cash grab." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

New State of the Game

Frankie De La Cretaz / Yes Feb 28, 2023 When it comes to sports, going for gold should be genderless. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Author Interview

Jim Thorpe’s Path Lit by Lightning

Robin Lindley / History News Network Jan 31, 2023 Biographer David Maraniss Follows Jim Thorpe's 'Path Lit By Lightning" Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

A Giant Step Forward for Women in Australian Soccer

Kate O'Halloran / Truthdig Mar 15, 2020 Under a groundbreaking agreement, men's and women's teams pool revenue and enjoy equal working conditions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Los Angeles Honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant With Public Memorial

GREG BEACHAM / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Mourners gather Monday at the Staples Center to say farewell to the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

American Women Seek Over $66M in Damages From U.S. Soccer

RONALD BLUM / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2020 The lawsuit has drawn worldwide attention. When the U.S. women won the World Cup final last summer, fans chanted ``Equal Pay! Equal Pay!" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Roger Kahn, Elegant ‘Boys of Summer’ Author, Dies at 92

The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 The writer wove memoir and baseball and touched millions through his account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Donald Trump, the Super Bowl President

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Feb 3, 2020 The commander in chief is the presidential version of a football head coach, leading the way into maybe not just the end zone, but The End. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )