Column Archive
New York Needs Trae Young
May 26, 2021
After the year from hell, New York City awakens to jeer their very own basketball villain. 
Remembering Lee Evans, Athlete-Activist Legend
May 21, 2021
The 1968 Olympian’s legacy is as relevant as ever. 
Kyrie Irving’s Comments on Palestine Are a Big Deal
May 20, 2021
The basketball savant has called for the bombs to stop as well as a new internationalist humanism. 
The IOC Is Now Daring Olympic Athletes to Protest
May 13, 2021
By trying to stamp out protest at the Tokyo Games, the IOC has set the stage for a more meaningful dissent. 
Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
May 6, 2021
The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces—and the labor movement is stronger for it. 
Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda
April 30, 2021
Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda
as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic
leader. 
The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble
April 21, 2021
The pandemic has driven support for the Summer Olympics in Japan to historically low levels. 
MLB, NBA, and NHL Games Are Canceled in the Twin Cities
April 12, 2021
Following the police killing of Daunte Wright just outside of Minneapolis, three major league games have been called off. 
The Last Time People Tried to Get Baseball to Move the All-Star Game
April 9, 2021
A decade ago, a similar call to move the All-Star Game failed. What has changed? 
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
April 6, 2021
Major League Baseball is a conservative
institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from
Brian Kemp’s Georgia. 
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