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Storming the Castle: Why We Need To Know Our Radical Sports History
July 14, 2005
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
July 6, 2005
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
June 30, 2005
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
June 27, 2005
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
June 18, 2005
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.'
The Rotting Soul of the San Francisco 49ers
June 8, 2005
There is an old expression that "the fish rots from the head." Right now the San Francisco 49ers are stinking like a salmon in the sun.
Dave's interview with Chuck D "On the Real"
June 5, 2005
Hear Dave's interview with Chuck D on the June 5th episode of Chuck D's Air America radio show "On the Real".
Why Pat Tillman's Parents Are No Longer Silent
May 31, 2005
When former Arizona Cardinals football player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan, sonorous bugles moaned from coast to coast.
When Ronaldo Went to Palestine....
May 26, 2005
Global soccer icon Ronaldo went to Palestine to spread "goodwill" and "peace". But one little boy's dreams of meeting his hero went unanswered - as not even the mighty Ronaldo is fast enough to pass a military checkpoint.
Ozzie Guillen and Fining for Freedom
May 23, 2005
Superficially, it appeared to be the typical Sports Illustrated puff piece. Two thousand words on "the story of the early baseball season," the surprise Chicago White Sox.
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