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The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011 All Star Game out of Arizona.

Only six players in the history of baseball have hit 600 home runs and Alex Rodriguez is one hit away from being the seventh. So why aren't fans making this a big deal?

Many South Africans were cheering for the Netherlands in yesterday's World Cup final—some embracing a connection to Dutch forbears, others to the Netherlands' solidarity in the struggle against apartheid.

 LeBron James's relocation to Miami is bad for everyone besides ESPN, Dave Zirin tells Chris Hayes on The Rachel Maddow Show.

In "honor" of the ignominous end of the career of Lt. General Stanley McChrystal, at the hands of Rolling Stone magazine, let's take a moment to remember why Lt. Gen. McChrystal never deserved to be promoted lat year. He deserved to be indicted.

Beck rejects soccer because his idealized 'real America'—in all its monochromatic glory—rejects it as well, says Nation sports editor Dave Zirin.

The CIA and me and other adventures in American sports.

The richest man in Russia buys the New Jersey Nets—proving that the NBA is in dire financial straits.

With the Olympics coming to town, the state seeks to reclaim the favelas.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should send a strong message: whatever Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was trying to do the night he was accused of rape, it's not a game.

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July 10, 2010

LeBron James's relocation to Miami is bad for everyone besides ESPN, Dave Zirin tells Chris Hayes on The Rachel Maddow Show.

July 9, 2010

Who's the bad sport—Lebron James or Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, CEO of the subprime lender Quicken Loans?

July 9, 2010

On the EPA, Clint Eastwood and German soccer.

July 8, 2010

There is already a big loser in tonight's Lebron James-ESPN-free agent-jamboree. It's Lebron James.

July 8, 2010

The USC professor of sociology and gender studies discusses his latest report on the role of gender in televised sports.

July 6, 2010

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa strongly supports Arizona's anti-constitutional, anti-immigrant Senate Bill 1070. He also supports people coming to the park to voice their political concerns. We should take him up on that.

July 1, 2010

No sporting event on earth is more tangled up in politics than the World Cup—so we ought to support a team that epitomizes “the beautiful game” in addition to standing with a beautiful cause. Viva Argentina!

June 28, 2010

Yes, as Landon Donovan said, "soccer is a cruel game." But in the aftermath of Ghana's 2-1 victory, we should also appreciate what it means to the country and the continent.

June 26, 2010
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