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Sports
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The Shill Becomes a Journalist
In speaking up for gun control after the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide, Bob Costas finally took advantage of his pulpit.
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The Big East Is a Failed Experiment
So is every other college conference. Here’s a better approach to blowing them up.
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The Performance-Enhancing Drug That Doesn’t Enhance Performance
Adderall isn’t helping football players do anything but get suspended.
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Marvin Miller
How the greatest union man in sports history shaped the games we watch today.
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Miguel Cabrera Is Mitt Romney
The Tigers slugger was the candidate of old white men. Lucky for him, that’s who decides baseball’s MVP awards.
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Master of the Knuckleball
How Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey saved his career by conquering the most elusive skill in sports.
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The Coach Who Never Paid Retail
Red Auerbach (1917–2006), from Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame
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Cross-Court Winner
Renée Richards (1934– ), from Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame.
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The Unnatural
Bobby Fischer (1943–2008), from Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame.
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Who’s the Greatest Jewish Athlete?
An interview with Franklin Foer about Jewish jocks, and how they changed sports history.
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Does Lance Armstrong Have To Return His Yellow Jerseys?
A mini-Explainer on the fate of Armstrong’s iconic shirts.
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How Lance Armstrong Is Like Lehman Bros.
The striking similarities between the culture of cycling and the culture of Wall Street.
