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Don't let Olympic fever obscure the role China plays in the Sudanese government's reign of terror, rape and killing.

For the last decade, NASCAR has tried to shed its legacy as a sport
indelibly linked to the confederate flag.

Two Oklahoma corporate raiders have stolen one of Seattle's most beloved sports franchises with an unlikely accomplice, the NBA's commissioner, David Stern.

It's a little known fact, but Ralph Nader is seriously interested in sports, which is why he believes there should be a Bill of Rights just for the fans.

Is Don Imus irredeemably stupid or just a run-of-the-mill racist?

Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.

Sports make a great framework for examining politics.

Billy Hunter has a progressive spine and a background that has taken him from working with Huey Newton to sitting across the table from the most formidable commissioner in sports, David Stern.

In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.

The mother of Pat Tillman--football star, Army ranger and casualty of war--reflects on how the Pentagon has distorted the truth and the NFL has exploited the tragedy.

Blogs

Sports Illustrated, which rarely writes book reviews, recently covered Nation sports editor Dave Zirin’s Game Over.

February 20, 2013

Has anyone done less with more than MJ?

February 19, 2013

Pro basketball player Royce White is laying claim to a powerful tradition by standing up for mental health in a society growing more stressful by the day.

February 13, 2013

A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.

February 11, 2013

A terrific quote by Coach John Harbaugh at the Ravens victory rally deserves its historic context.

February 6, 2013

Appearing on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, the Nation writer discusses the false gap between sports and politics. 

February 4, 2013

Taking another look at a couple of Super Bowl ads that raise questions about the media.

February 4, 2013

The Super Bowl's thirty-four-minute blackout was a moment that says so much about the USA in the twenty-first century.

February 4, 2013

Homophobic comments have roiled the Super Bowl week in New Orleans.

February 1, 2013

Soccer fan clubs helped topple Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re protesting the Morsi regime and its defense of murderous security forces.

January 29, 2013
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