The death of Laker owner Jerry Buss has brought him high praise for building a successful Lakers franchise, but not his son Jim Buss. As part of last year’s NBA Glass Wall series, David J. Leonard questioned the selection of Jeanie over Jim to run the franchise, and why there were no questions from [...]
While Native American mascots appear to be fairly easy to decipher, they in fact present a number of unappreciated and unexplored complexities. This was especially true at the recent symposium on Racist Stereotypes in American Sport at the National Museum of the American Indian. Organized by Suzan Shown Harjo, [...]
SI Swimsuit Issue Repost from 2012 by Charles Modiano:
Before today’s big Olympic victory, the US Women’s Gymnastics Team already won their media gold medal by landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated (SI) [1]. Does this represent a new SI era after a well-celebrated 40th anniversary [...]
Change.org: Hi! My name is Caroline Pla, I’m 11 years old, and I really love football. When I was 3, I watched my big brother play Pop Warner football, and I told his coach I would play someday, too. I kept my word. I started playing when I was 5, and [...]
Remembering the Summer of 2004
(Reprint-Aug. 2012): Lance Armstrong will not contest USADA’s charges of his alleged doping and is set to be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. This comes eight years after David Walsh wrote “L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong” that went unpublished and categorically dismissed [...]
Kasandra Michelle Perkins: We Must Say Her Name
David J. Leonard, The Feminist Wire
In the aftermath of the tragic murder of Kasandra Michelle Perkins, and the subsequent suicide of Jovan Belcher, much of the media and social media chatter have focused on Belcher. Indeed, Kasandra Michelle Perkins has been an [...]
Serena Wins 50th Title!
TELL GOODELL: NO MORE RACISM
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