Archive

04/30/19 - Felipe Lopez and the Dominican Dream

ESPN brings a story of immigration to the small screen right when we need it most.


04/27/19 - Nick Bosa and the NFL’s Double Standards

NFL owners had no problem with the social-media habits of prospect Nick Bosa. We will see if his teammates feel the same way. 


04/24/19 - Trump’s Fed Pick Stephen Moore Is Shockingly Sexist, Even for a Trump Nominee

He is a hot-take misogynist, surely to the delight of the president. 


04/19/19 - A Beloved Soccer Coach Faces Deportation Thanks to Trump’s Immigration Policies

04/17/19 - Tiger Woods Can’t Be Apolitical in the Age of Trump and Kaepernick

04/12/19 - Searching for Justice After the Death of Football Player Braeden Bradforth

04/09/19 - Kyle Korver Challenges Every White Athlete to Listen and Act

04/05/19 - San Jose State Will Build a Parking Structure on Hallowed Ground

04/04/19 - The International Olympic Committee Builds a New Headquarters After Leaving Rio Crippled by Debt

03/28/19 - The Trump Administration’s Ableist Cuts to the Special Olympics

03/20/19 - Mike Trout’s Mega Deal and Baseball’s Economic Rot

03/18/19 - US Women’s Soccer and the Fight for Pay Equity

03/13/19 - Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner?

03/07/19 - Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?

03/05/19 - Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports

02/25/19 - Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations

02/20/19 - Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized?

02/15/19 - Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL

02/14/19 - Wisconsin Republicans Literally Erased Colin Kaepernick From Black History Month

02/08/19 - Frank Robinson Was a Fearless Speaker of Truth

02/04/19 - The Only Super Bowl Tension Was Off the Field

01/31/19 - Roger Goodell Continues to Lie About Colin Kaepernick

01/29/19 - Protest Is Coming to Super Bowl LIII

01/23/19 - The Rams’ Stan Kroenke Represents the Worst of the NFL

01/18/19 - The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show

01/16/19 - South Dakota’s Cruel Attack on Trans High School Athletes

01/11/19 - Andy Murray: As He Leaves Tennis, May His Example Be Followed

01/07/19 - Maori Davenport’s Case Exposes the Sham of ‘Amateurism’

01/03/19 - The NFL Has Fired Almost All of Its Black Coaches

12/27/18 - How to Respond to LeBron James

12/20/18 - The ‘Story of the Year’ at the Collision of Sports and Politics: The Woman Who Defeated a Cartel

12/12/18 - Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel

12/07/18 - A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick

12/03/18 - The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video

11/26/18 - What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?

11/20/18 - Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames

11/16/18 - Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity

11/14/18 - ‘We Are Betting on Ourselves’: The WNBA Players Union Opts Out of Its CBA

11/05/18 - Athletes Speak Out Against Hate

11/03/18 - Student Groups Push ‘Justice for Jordan’ Forward at the University of Maryland

10/31/18 - A ‘Justice for Jordan’ Protest Takes On the University of Maryland

10/29/18 - A Call for Solidarity in the Face of Hate

10/28/18 - Of Course the University of Maryland’s Football Culture Is Toxic

10/22/18 - Colin Kaepernick’s Celebrity Allies

10/15/18 - ‘I’ve Been Raising My Fist Every Day for 50 Years’

10/11/18 - A Poll Sheds Light on Tough Los Angeles Olympic Truths

10/10/18 - The UMD Football Team Comes Together to Kick a Booster Off a Plane

10/03/18 - Eric Reid: Forged in Struggle

09/26/18 - What the Worst of Sports Taught Brett Kavanaugh—and What It Still Teaches Today

09/24/18 - Whither the Jackie Robinson Project?

09/19/18 - True Grit: Vontae Davis Retires at Halftime

09/07/18 - Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced

09/04/18 - On Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Ad: Will the Revolution Be Branded?

08/27/18 - Why Kyrie Irving’s Connection to the Standing Rock Sioux Matters

08/16/18 - From Richard Collins III to Jordan McNair: The Shocking Negligence of the University of Maryland

08/13/18 - Police Unions Know Exactly Why NFL Players Keep Protesting

08/10/18 - NFL Player Protests Were Never About the Anthem or the Flag

08/06/18 - LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like

08/01/18 - LeBron’s Education Promise Needs to Become This Country’s Promise

07/30/18 - If the Dallas Cowboys Are ‘America’s Team,’ Then Lord Help Us

07/20/18 - NFL Owners Blink, Suspend Their Anthem Policy

07/18/18 - The NBA Is Coldhearted: Ask DeMar DeRozan

07/13/18 - Pro Wrestler Sami Zayn Aims to Save Lives In Syria

07/11/18 - How an Experienced Ref Would Have Handled the AAU Brawl

07/10/18 - On Draymond Green’s ‘Friends of the IDF’ Trip to Israel

06/29/18 - Mohamed Salah Cannot Be Apolitical

06/28/18 - Willie O’Ree at Long Last Makes the NHL Hall of Fame

06/25/18 - Hank Aaron Says He’d Reject a White House Invite

06/20/18 - FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia

06/13/18 - NFL Owners Don’t Fear Trump, They Fear Their Own Players

06/12/18 - ‘Athletes Aren’t Roulette Chips’: Bill Bradley Speaks Out on Gambling in Sports

06/08/18 - Who Is Protecting LGBTQ Fans at the 2018 World Cup?

06/06/18 - In a Victory for BDS, Argentina’s National Soccer Team Cancels a Game in Israel

06/05/18 - Why Donald Trump Disinvited the Eagles From the White House

06/05/18 - Why Donald Trump Disinvited the Eagles From the White House

05/30/18 - Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL