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A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza
A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza

January 5, 2021
In the midst of extreme privation, a new team in Gaza offers something like hope. 

2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped
2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped

December 29, 2020
In this awful year, sports didn’t deliver normalcy. But they did nudge us toward justice.

The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest
The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest

December 23, 2020
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent an unmistakable rebuke to the IOC.

Why the Cleveland Indians Will Change Their Name
Why the Cleveland Indians Will Change Their Name

December 15, 2020
We have a younger generation that is more diverse and less tolerant of intolerance—and Major League Baseball knows it.

English Soccer Players Take a Knee
English Soccer Players Take a Knee

December 9, 2020
Two Queen’s Park Rangers players looked directly at Millwall supporters and took a knee in a show of radical defiance.

‘Sports Illustrated’ Chose the Wrong Activist Athletes
‘Sports Illustrated’ Chose the Wrong Activist Athletes

December 7, 2020
The real Sportspeople of the Year aren’t merely “activist athletes”; they are those who expanded the very definition of the phrase.

The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale
The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale

December 3, 2020
With two dozen players on the NFL’s Covid list, the Ravens are a pitch-perfect example of how not to do sports during a pandemic.

The Politics of Maradona’s Iconic ‘Hand of God’ Goal
The Politics of Maradona’s Iconic ‘Hand of God’ Goal

November 30, 2020
In the 1986 World Cup, Maradona etched himself not only in sports history but also in political history.

Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South
Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South

November 25, 2020
As much as for his genius with the soccer ball, he will be remembered for his willingness to fight power and be a voice for the voiceless.

The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo
The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo

November 23, 2020
The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.