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    Aug 20, 2008, 11:45AM

    More Than A Game

    Georgia is scheduled to play an international soccer friendly in Wales today. Some of their players had to escape their war-torn country to be there, and five player based in Russia were prevented from attending at all. Still, soccer represents a chance to draw a different kind of attention to the spirit of Georgian nationalism, and the players are well aware of what they'll be representing when they step on the field.

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    Aug 19, 2008, 09:28AM

    Sports Still Not Out Of The Closet

    Last week two Nebraska wrestlers were discovered on a gay porn website, leading to their dismissal from the program. Even in 2008, homophobia still plays a huge role in the hyper-masculine mythology of sports. Despite the many steps forward in gay rights there still has not been a top-level athlete who is out of the closet while they are playing. One writer hopes those wrestlers can continue with their sport at another school, and counts one step forward toward a sports world out of the closet.

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  • SPORTS

    Aug 18, 2008, 01:51PM

    Michael Phelps Is Not A Basketball Player

    Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete, shattering world records like an angry divorcee in her ex-husband's heirloom china cabinet. But while it's easy to get caught up in all the hysteria and proclaim him swimming's version of Michael Jordan, try to imagine a group of kids hanging out and deciding to "play some swimming." It's not easy to Be Like that kind of Mike.

  • SPORTS

    Aug 15, 2008, 09:32AM

    Nebraska Wrestlers Caught Doing Gay Porn

    Two cornhusker wrestlers, including one former national champion, were dismissed from the team after their naked pictures were published by a gay pornography website. Nebraska is one of the highest profile wrestling programs in the country and this scandal has rocked the conservative Midwestern culture of the sport.

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    Aug 13, 2008, 05:19PM

    A Week In The Life Of Brett Favre

    The epic writing of Gregg Easterbrook is back to tackle another NFL season, and his first hit in drills is Brett Favre. Here, while covering all the poltical hypocrisy and public lies of the offseason, the Tuesday Morning Quarterback explains what Jet fans can look forward to this season.

  • SPORTS

    Aug 13, 2008, 04:02PM

    Bring Back Bonds

    Barry Bonds returned to the playing field last week, but he still can't put on a uniform. The man's one of the best hitters of all time, still incredibly productive last year, yet no team will pay him the major league minimum. It's collusion that's upsetting the fans, and it doesn't make any logical sense.

  • SPORTS

    Aug 12, 2008, 10:55AM

    Bad Idea For A Study Break

    D-1 basketball players have a bad reputation on campus. They don't care about class, barely half of them graduate, and they're kinda skeezy with women. Most, though, have enough sense to not masturbate in public. Unfortunately Penn State guard Mike Pringle got caught doing exactly that while staring at a woman through the library stacks. But hey, at least he was in the library.

  • SPORTS

    Aug 08, 2008, 02:48PM

    The Biggest Pricks In Baseball

    The national pastime has a long and storied history, including some of the suckiest people you'll ever read about. Luckily for us, list-making site extrordinaire Cracked has found the 11 best.

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  • SPORTS

    Aug 08, 2008, 09:42AM

    Olympic Apathy

    Does winning a gold medal in the heptathalon help anyone pay their bills? The media circus surrounding the Olympics is up and running again, overflowing with hyperbole and fanfare. But as much as NBC and their sponsors want us to feel like our national pride is at stake, at the end of the day it's just a bunch of obscure sports. This writer thinks we've got something more important to worry about: ourselves.

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  • SPORTS

    Aug 07, 2008, 10:31AM

    No Olympics For Activist Athlete

    Joey Cheek, a 2004 gold medal winner in speed skating, was planning on attending the Olympics in Beijing in his role as a human rights activist. He's organized a group of athletes protesting Chinese support of Darfur, and Chinese authorities decided they didn't want him around. His visa was revoked at the last minute. Here he speaks to his college newspaper about the situation.

  • SPORTS

    Aug 05, 2008, 09:35AM

    A Unique Platform

    The Olypmics kick off this week and, because of pressure from the Chinese government, the athletes have signed agreements pledging not to protest or advocate for any political issues. That's a shame because there are so many Chinese abuses to pick from, ranging from their tacit support of Sudan's government in Darfur to the forcible relocation and censorship of their own people. One author calls for star athletes to remember the legacy of political Olympians and stand up against China.

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  • SPORTS

    Aug 04, 2008, 03:59PM

    Scoring The Goal Of Salvation

    Last spring Swedish hockey player Thomas Holmström won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings. Every player that wins is allowed to do whatever they want with the Cup for a day, so Holmström mixed together the two things he worships (God and championships) and let his young cousin be baptized in it. Now the kid's got no original sin and a wicked slap shot.

  • SPORTS

    Jul 31, 2008, 02:24PM

    Plucky Underdogs Need More Than Spirit

    The Tampa Bay Rays have captured the baseball world's attention this year because their young team is keeping up with the financial juggernaughts in Boston and New York. But if the Rays are going to beat the Red Sox and Yankees at the end of the year they're going to need a significantly better offense, because in sports the numbers tell a better story than the movies do.

  • SPORTS

    Jul 31, 2008, 09:42AM

    Wrestling With Commitment

    In the sweaty gyms of Iowa a college wrestler is mentally rehearsing the experience of Olympic victory as he prepares for Beijing. Wrestling is still one of the truly amateur sports left, and the dedication of student-athletes like Doug Schwab shows that even without a big paycheck there's still plenty of motivation for success.

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