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Rafael Palmeiro and the Politics of Distraction

Why Lance Must Break With Bush

Lance Armstrong is reveiving a gusher of well deserved praise for his seventh straight Tour de France victory. But when his "old friend" George W. Bush sent well wishes, it seemed to strike an odd note considering Armstrong's comments following his victory. They weren't about the Alps, the cobbled Paris streets, or the new bell on his handlebars. They were about Iraq.

The Eclipse of Venus

It was the sports story of the year....Yet the news going into the weekend was not Venus

Dave's interview on Democracy Now!

A 40 minute interview on Democracy Now! that chronicles a history of athletes who have stood up to war and racism in the United States.

Shellacked! The Crushing of the NHL Players Association

Not since Ronald Reagan gutted the PATCO Air Traffic Controllers has a union suffered such a high profile thrashing. After the longest labor lockout in the history of pro-sports, the National Hockey League Players Association now resembles John Ashcroft after 12 rounds with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

Storming the Castle: Why We Need To Know Our Radical Sports History

The history of how social struggles have exploded onto the playing field is vibrant, thrilling and very real. More importantly, it's a tradition that arms us with the ability to challenge the dominant ideas in that swoosh adorned ivory tower. The problem is that its political teeth have been so thoroughly extracted that the most compelling parts of our history, the parts that have the most to show and teach us today, reside forgotten on the ESPN cutting room floor.

British Invasion: The Olympics March Into London

Former United States Olympic Committee President - and Nazi Sympathizer - Avery Brundage once said famously, "The cardinal rule of the Olympics is no politics," which is like saying the cardinal rule of boxing is no punching.

Pining for the Pistons

The world would be an incrementally better place if the Detroit Pistons had won the NBA championship last week.

Ron Howard's "Cinderella Man": The Crass Slipper Fits

Cinderella Man has been touted as a possible Oscar Contender. But unless there is an award for "best whitewash of the Great Depression", Ron Howard will go home empty handed.

Sacred Hoops: Basketball in the Barrio

In El Paso, Texas, a shoestring basketball camp is showing how sports can be a vehicle for building a better world. Read here for the miracle that is 'Basketball in the Barrio.'