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July 6, 2015
Elaine Teng
U.S. Women Won the World Cup—And Earned Four Times Less Than the Men
March 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
The NFL’s Macho Culture Must Die
Lessons from Chris Borland's retirement.
February 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Super Bowl Ads Were Slightly Less Sexist This Year. Don't Celebrate Yet.
January 9, 2015
Chuck Thompson
This Year's College Football Playoff Is a Sham. Blame ESPN.
No, this game won't finally determine a "true" champion
January 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Oregon's Players Should Be Celebrated, Not Punished for Chanting "No Means No!"
December 26, 2014
Sam Eifling
Americans Showed in 2014 They Don't Care How Awful the NFL Is
December 10, 2014
Jonathan Zimmerman
LeBron and Kobe's "I Can't Breathe" Shirts Aren't Brave Enough. They Should Start a Boycott Instead.
October 23, 2014
Elaine Teng
European Soccer Has a Racism Problem. Its Solution: Sexism.
October 15, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Solution to Violent Soccer Matches Is Not to Separate Enemy Nations
October 3, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Player Concussions Aren't Just Football's Problem—They're Society's, Too
August 29, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Will the NFL's Domestic Violence Rule Backfire?
August 27, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
ESPN's Report on Michael Sam's Shower Habits Was Delinquent Journalism
How he's accepted is a legitimate story, but the network is fumbling it
August 24, 2014
Steve Almond
College Football Is Ruining Education
And the NFL is profiting from it
August 4, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Roger Goodell Just Blew It
The NFL sends a shamefully weak message on domestic violence
June 19, 2014
Christopher P. Beall
The Washington Football Team's Offensive Name Is Still a Valuable, Protected Trademark
April 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Year of the Pigskin
My hilarious, heartbreaking, triumphant season with the American Football League of China
March 26, 2014
Marc Tracy
College Football Players Are Employees, Says Chicago NLRB
March 25, 2014
Marc Tracy
Dan Snyder Acknowledges Existence of People He Prefers to Slur
February 17, 2014
Marc Tracy
Why the Miami Dolphins Bullying Scandal Indicts The Whole NFL
February 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Are Republicans Afraid to Talk About Michael Sam?

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