Football

Tear gas envelops Marseille football supporters during clashes with French security officials on a street in Marseille, France, on October 25th, 2018, ahead of a match with Italian club Lazio.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer needed money to save his school. Alum and Nike chief executive Phil Knight was happy to help. But after Frohnmayer made a key mistake, Knight exacted a brutal punishment.

• By Joshua Hunt

The outliers are basketball aficionados, who tend to lean leftward.

• By Tom Jacobs

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a feature inside the California Native Plant Society's efforts to save endangered plant species and turn California into a zero-extinction state to an interview with a historian about the fate of ABC's hit Roseanne.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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New research finds juvenile court judges in Louisiana give out harsher sentences—especially to black defendants—following an unexpected loss by LSU.

• By Tom Jacobs

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It finally got too hard for me to separate the sport from the league's flaws—especially its glaring refusal to countenance protest.

• By Hanif Abdurraqib

It seems the earlier the body plays, the earlier the brain pays.

• By Jared Keller

There are a lot of reasons people dislike the Patriots. Many of them are rooted in the intersection of politics and sports.

• By Hanif Abdurraqib

The Super Bowl is in Minneapolis this year. But is the sporting spectacle actually any good for the city? And is the game any good for the country?

• By David M. Perry

It seems Trump has staked his entire political identity on his role not just as a strong commander-in-chief, but also a culture warrior eager to rebuff the rising tides of liberalism and multiculturalism.

• By Jared Keller

When it comes to CTE research, the law hasn't caught up to the science just yet.

• By Jared Keller

The league is softening its stance on the potential medical benefits of marijuana. Research shows why that might be a good thing.

• By Kate Wheeling

Scientists looked at the brains of 111 former NFL players. All but one had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

• By Francie Diep

Has heightened public attention generated results?

• By Allison Shapiro

Former football coach Steve Sarkisian is suing the university over discrimination. Is there any merit to his claims?

• By Max Ufberg

The Americans With Disabilities Act prohibits employment discrimination against alcoholics. What to make, then, of the Browns quarterback's recent demotion?

• By Daniel J. McGraw

New research finds black quarterbacks are benched far more often than their white counterparts.

• By Tom Jacobs

Could the possibility of a Tigers strike have expedited Timothy Wolfe's resignation?

• By Dwyer Gunn

A new study says it belongs to Barry Bonds, but probably not for the reason you think.

• By Sam Riches

The science behind football brain injuries.

• By Madeleine Thomas

It's always easier to blame individuals than it is to blame corporations or organizations.

• By Jay Livingston

The NLRB punts on whether student athletes are employees—but not for the reason you may think.

• By Jared Keller

By imposing a harsher penalty to Tom Brady than it does criminal offenders, the NFL has shown its true colors.

• By Jared Keller