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Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards
By Dave Zirin If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards, then you can’t understand why Baltimore exploded this week. If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards then you can’t understand why what happened in Baltimore can … Continue reading
The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland
By Dave Zirin In 2013, I predicted that LeBron James would shock the world and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many, “insiders” with pipelines into executive suites and owners’ boxes said there was no way this would happen. The consensus was … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, business, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, free agent, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA, sports
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I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot
By Chris Kluwe Hello. My name is Chris Kluwe, and for eight years I was the punter for the Minnesota Vikings. In May 2013, the Vikings released me from the team. At the time, quite a few people asked me … Continue reading
Former NFL players sue Kansas City Chiefs over injuries
By Al Jazerra America and Associated Press Five former football players filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, claiming that the team’s management hid information and even lied to players about the risks of head injuries. The … Continue reading
Aaron Hernandez arrested, taken into police custody
By Kevin Manahan The Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez has been arrested and taken into custody by police at his home.Hernandez, wearing red shorts and sneakers, was led out from the home handcuffed, his arms inside a white V-neck white T-shirt and behind his … Continue reading
Giants finally get WR Victor Cruz under contract
By Mike Garafolo In three days, the New York Giants could have reduced the restricted free agent tender offer they extended to Victor Cruz from $2.879 million to $630,000. But Cruz took the necessary step to prevent that by signing … Continue reading
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Tagged ESPN, football, National Football League, New York Giants, sports, USA Today, Victor Cruz
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Jets release quarterback Tim Tebow
By Manish Mehta The brief and bizarre Tim Tebow era in New York is finally over. The Jets officially waived the lightning-rod quarterback on Monday after months of speculation about his future on a team that marginalized him last season. General … Continue reading
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Tagged David Garrard, Geno Smith, Jets, Mark Sanchez, New York, New York Jets, NFL, Rex Ryan, sports, Tim Tebow
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Allen Iverson, NBA icon, struggles with life after basketball
By Kent Babb Less than an hour before the 8 p.m. tipoff, Philadelphia 76ers employees are scurrying around the Wells Fargo Center, hoping this Saturday night unfolds as planned. It’s late March, and the team is handing out Allen Iverson … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Iverson, basketball, NBA, Pat Croce, Philadelphia 76ers, Roshown McLeod, sports, Wells Fargo Center
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Will Ware be stuck with the bill?
By David Sirota Louisville sophomore Kevin Ware’s injury today in the Midwest Regional finals of the NCAA tournament will likely be remembered alongside Joe Theismann’s career-ender as one of the most tragically gruesome in sports history. But that’s not the … Continue reading
Despite progress, diversity hiring in sports media still poor
by Richard E. Lapchick Editor’s note: This story is revised from the print edition. Of all the racial and gender report cards produced by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, the most … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, APSE, employment, ESPN, latino, media, NFL, race, Richard Lapchick, sports, United States
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