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Brent Musburger’s career is symmetrically bookended by racism and sexism.
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The football innovation designed to lessen the casualties of the sport (the forward pass) is now the primary source of permanently debilitating and life-threatening injuries.
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Irony isn’t strong enough to save the soul of baseball from a troublesome publicity stunt
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Way back in the glory days of 2009, French tennis player Richard Gasquet was competing at a tournament in Miami. He didn’t win the title. During his stay, he sought a good time in a city famous for supplying good times, and went to a Miami nightclub to hear a fellow Frenchman ply his trade on…
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But what is “sad” about the Tiger Woods story, and for whom is it “sad”?
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If I didn’t realize, back when I bought that Magic Carpet, that surfing would become a difficult, often times brutal addiction, I certainly didn’t realize that used surfboards would become an addiction too. by Austin Kelley, originally published,. 2017.
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For those who would prioritize an understanding of sports contests as “events,” the frame of the game is distinct from ordinary life, and the anthem functions as a liminal space—a place between ordinary experience and focus on the game.
