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July 24, 2018
Jeet Heer
A football team owner once threatened to “punch” Donald Trump.
September 24, 2017
Ryan Kearney
Every NFL player should kneel for the national anthem today.
May 2, 2017
Magazine
Laura Reston
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Andrew Cullen
High School Football in the Bakken Oil Fields
After engineers unlocked vast oil reserves in North Dakota, a small town fielded its first football team in almost 30 years.
February 3, 2017
Kevin Mahnken
The Real Ties That Bind Donald Trump and the New England Patriots
The president and the NFL dynasty have a lot more in common than personal connections.
November 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump (probably) lying about support from Bill Belichick and Tom Brady is the perfect way for the 2016 election to end.
September 12, 2016
Stacia L. Brown
For Black America, Absolute Love of Country Is Impossible
Colin Kaepernick's protest reflects our contentious relationship with the U.S. flag and national anthem.
July 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Tom Brady will not join his “good friend” Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention.
May 11, 2016
Adam Peck
Tom Brady is pretty sure walking down the street is just as dangerous as playing football.
March 31, 2016
Elaine Teng
Spending nine months in the womb with a woman doesn’t mean you’re not sexist, Landon Donovan.
March 28, 2016
Elaine Teng
The former president of Honduras has admitted to taking bribes in the FIFA scandal.
March 28, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Romanian soccer team wants to know: Can you do basic math?
March 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
FIFA admits to taking bribes, then demands the money back.
March 7, 2016
Adam Peck
Peyton Manning officially retires from football and from answering questions about his alleged sexual assault.
February 18, 2016
Elaine Teng
Today is the day the Europa League officially became more exciting than the Champions League.
February 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
An Argentine referee gave a player a red card. The player came back and murdered him.
February 10, 2016
Elaine Teng
Liverpool fans just scored a big victory for all soccer fans.
February 5, 2016
Elaine Teng
If you want your kid to be a pro soccer player, pray that he or she’s born on February 5.
February 4, 2016
Elaine Teng
U.S. Soccer is suing the U.S. Women’s National Team.
February 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Report: There is “no question” that Raiders great Ken Stabler suffered from “moderately severe” CTE.
February 2, 2016
Elaine Teng
Donald Trump once did the draw for English soccer’s League Cup. Really.
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