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NASCAR'S First Black Woman in a Pit Crew Welcomes Ban of Confederate Flag
“Tunnel vision” is how 26-year-old Brehanna Daniels describes her last four years working inside NASCAR as its first black woman tire changer....
NCAA & SEC Hit the State of Mississippi Where it Hurts the Most
Allegiance to the Confederate flag is starting to become costly....
Renee Montgomery Explains Why She’s Stepping Away From the WNBA This Season
Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery woke up nervous. She was about to send a tweet that would put her in the national spotlight and change the course of her athletic career....
Josh Gibson and the Long Gone Summers That Should Have Been
The following is adapted from the podcast script for Stick to Pods Episode 11, “Josh Gibson,” which originally aired on April 12, 2018...
Serie A Returns to Plague-Ravaged Italy, Possibly With an Uncomfortable Champion<em></em>
It’ll be everyone into the pool at the weekend, as Serie A returns to the soccer scene as the last of the major European leagues to play behind closed doors. It’ll come back with a very tight title race, but one possible champion that would lead to a lot of collar-tugging around the world. The other...
Marcel Luske Featured in PokerGO Episode From 2004 World Series of Poker
With no live World Series of Poker, PokerGO has had to dip back into the vaults for card content. Under the category of “it’s so old you probably don’t remember it,” is Thursday’s offering of 2004 WSOP Main Event coverage....
Mike Gundy and White America Can Save Their Apologies
Most apologies are fake....
The Odds of Sports Gambling Legalization in a Pandemic
2020 was supposed to be the year sports betting exploded. But a pandemic hit, the economy tanked, and major sporting events were canceled across the country....
An Oral History of the White Bronco Chase and Other Things
June 17, 1994 was one of the most eventful days in sports history. ...
Rob Manfred Phones Marco Rubio, for Reasons No One Understands
Imagine being charged with negotiating the relaunch of a multibillion-dollar industry, which employs thousands of workers, in the middle of a pandemic. Things have been very contentious in recent weeks between you and the union representing your most prominent group of employees. Finally, though, yo...
Premier League Soccer Returns, Goal-Line Technology Apparently Still in the John
The Premier League returned to action this afternoon at Villa Park with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United. While VAR has been riling fans and media alike most of the season, today it was goal-line technology’s turn to provide confusion, mystery, and vitriol. ...
The Chargers Might Give Kaepernick a Workout, Maybe?
Colin Kaepernick could get a chance to make a league roster this season. ...
Champions League Will Return, in a Can
The multiple and concurrent method of competitions in world soccer was always going to be a challenge to restart after the coronavirus shutdown. European competitions, i.e. the Champions League and Europa League, had the added challenge of dealing with multiple restrictions on safety and travel acro...
Even with Second COVID Wave Looming, Genius Cuomo OKs U.S. Open Tennis
Leave it to Nicholas Kyrgios, the bad boy of tennis, to suddenly become the voice of reason....
What SCOTUS' LGBTQ Ruling Means for Sports
By now, you’re of course familiar with the Supreme Court’s holding in Bostock v. Clayton County yesterday, which held that LGBTQ people cannot be fired (or be subject to any other adverse employment action) merely for being gay or transgender. It’s worth noting that rarely has the Supreme Court of t...
Bayern Munich Waltzes to Another Title, Providing the Coldest of Controls in This Variable World
It’s hard to believe that early on in the Bundesliga season, there was actual mystery as to who would win the title. Maybe that’s partly due to 2020’s jet-fueled, monkey-navigated car crash into the darkest abyss, making September and October seem an archaeological dig ago. But in the fall, each of ...
Fire Forces 'Blue Lives Matter' Car Out of NASCAR Debut
NASCAR driver Kyle Weatherman and his team tried to make a statement on Sunday when they debuted a “Blue Lives Matter”-themed car at a race in Homestead, Fla....
Your Favorite Sport’s Rushed Return Will End in Tragedy
A resurgence of COVID-19 could burst the “bubble” for pro sports....
Don't Let the NBA Misdirect You — Their Comeback Plans Are Still Vague
The NBA restart is slipping further and further away from grasp — and, no, Kyrie Irving is not the scapegoat here. ...
Positive Tests Reveal True Depths and Incompetence of WWE
As “Monday Night Raw” was wrapping up last night, reports started to leak out that a member of WWE’s developmental program had tested positive for COVID-19. While no one would ever look to a wrestling company to be an example or beacon of responsible action and safety, the aftermath has torn off any...