In 2017, the Athlete Became the Activist
This year America bore witness to the increasing interconnectedness of sports and political discourse.
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This Week in Sports Stadium Malfeasance
A round-up of news and research on stadium spending gone wrong.
Couples Want to Lean In Together, But They Need Employers to Change Too
Sheryl Sandberg may be missing the point with her latest #LeanInTogether movement. It's not that men don't want to support their spouses—it's that our workplaces aren't changing fast enough to encourage it.
Not About LeBron James: Economic Restructuring in Cleveland
The basketball star isn't the only one moving back to Ohio. Even with manufacturing on the decline, Cleveland is drawing talented migrants from other areas.
A Nation of Amateurs
America is a place where the majority of athletic competitions go unseen, and the majority of athletes uncelebrated. What does it say about us that we continue to compete anyway?
In Defense of Diving, Flopping, and Cheating at Sports
When people are paid to win a game with a set of arbitrary rules, people will break the rules. We're almost always OK with that—except for one thing.
What We Talk About When We Talk About LeBron James
LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and the meaninglessness of being the best.