E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJan 31, 2015
I never knew how much fun it was to be loyal to a hated outlaw sports team until the whole world came down on my dear New England Patriots. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 26, 2014
Soccer (or football, as the rest of the world refers to it) is the most popular sport globally. But can you love the game while hating the World Cup? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigFeb 4, 2014
Not to beat up on the Denver Broncos after Sunday's rout in New York, but one of the team's heroes and top executives really needs to check himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 3, 2014
President Obama subjected himself to an interview by Bill O’Reilly of Fox “News” on Sunday before the Super Bowl. Obviously, intellectually it was Obama Seahawks rolling over O’Reilly Broncos. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 3, 2014
Sunday's pregame face-off between Bill O'Reilly and President Obama sparked some different takes on the same interview in recaps by Fox News, The New York Times and other outlets, but overall O'Reilly was declared the winner. What better occasion than Super Bowl Sunday to stage such a phony showdown? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 2, 2014
Revered NFL player Joe Namath was scheduled to deliver a sobering message to football fans on the morning of this year's Super Bowl, sharing the toll the game has taken on him in a CBS interview Sunday.Revered NFL player Joe Namath was scheduled to deliver a sobering message to football fans on the morning of this year's Super Bowl, sharing the toll the game has taken on him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigFeb 9, 2013
That term -- Sports Tax -- is not hyperbolic. In a week that saw Louisiana fork over $5 million to the NFL for the privilege of helping that league make big Super Bowl money, Sports Tax is the most accurate catch-all label for the four sets of levies the public is being made to shell out. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
Sports isn't a subject matter Jon Stewart usually covers on "The Daily Show," but the spectacle that the Super Bowl has become was too good a topic for the Comedy Central host to ignore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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