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The NFL player protest shows that as long as we're at work, we're not free.
A cynical move by Trump and NFL owners.
A lifelong fan pleads for new management.
You never know when you’ll be able to get back into it.
In Front of 7000 fans in Oakland on a chilly Monday in April.
Here’s the life story of a wrestler who existed in my head and somewhere out there in cyberspace, but nowhere else.
Powerful Yankees, Slightly Powerful Red Sox and Everyone Else
Reflections on a foreign variant of wrestling.
Wrestling might be a load of hooey, but it’s extremely revealing hooey.
Black eyes served at Rangers-Flyers Sunday brunch.
It's the little things I notice.
Rhodes’ “hard times” monologue about working-class masculinity is among the most poignant in wrestling history.
Michael Oriard’s The End of Autumn is the best memoir written by a professional football player.
Taking a knee never accomplished anything.
Kingston’s U.S. Open Cup soccer dream dies on Long Island.
The legacy of the man who controlled the muscle press.
Binghamton shrugs as spiritual star whiffs away.
Engaging April has people talking about baseball again.
Star athletes have reached a level of celebrity that gives them a platform and an easy audience.
MLB predictions rope-a-dope calls for extreme measures.
If you've got a conscience, objectifying others in the normal course of business is an unpleasant thing to do.
Bulletin: money changes everything in sports.
Red Sox pitch great, hit lousy, but still win five of six at open of season.
Directed by Josh Begley. A short film from Field of Vision tracking NFL concussions during the 2017-18 season. Via Aeon.
11-year-old Taylor Crozier makes a hole-in-one in front of Tiger Woods and others at the opening ceremonies for the newly redesigned Bluejack National Golf Course in Montgomery, Texas. Via Reddit.
A College Humor 30 for 30 parody. Via The A.V. Club.
Featuring Weird Al. From The Kicker. Via Reddit.
Midland Lee HS kicker Luis Aranda with a fantastic accidental extra point. Via Reddit.