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February 18, 2014
Alice Robb
The Plus Side of Hosting the Olympics: Tripling Your Medal Count
February 18, 2014
Christopher Beam
Why Isn't China Dominating Sochi?
The country is no good at the Winter Games—but that could change when it hosts them itself
February 17, 2014
Marc Tracy
Why the Miami Dolphins Bullying Scandal Indicts The Whole NFL
February 17, 2014
Ryan Kearney
The Wall Street Journal Wages War on Sochi, Russia
February 11, 2014
Eric Sasson
If Michael Sam Isn't Drafted, Don't Just Blame the NFL. Blame the Media, Too.
February 10, 2014
Marc Tracy
Which Team Would Draft Openly Gay Player Michael Sam?
February 10, 2014
Marc Tracy
College Football Prospect Comes Out, Challenging the NFL to Draft Him
February 7, 2014
Oliver Bullough
Sochi Is Haunted by the Ghosts of a Forgotten Genocide
The Winter Olympics arrive 150 years after an ethnic cleansing
February 6, 2014
The New Republic Staff
What Is Vladimir Putin Staring at in Sochi?
January 31, 2014
Marc Tracy
Marshawn Lynch Won't Talk, and Sports Reporters Won't Shut Up About It
January 30, 2014
Noah Chestnut
NFL Fans Are Crazy, Say Facebook Scientists
Surprising patterns emerge from millions of fan posts
January 30, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Does God Decide the Super Bowl Winner? That's What Most Americans Believe.
January 30, 2014
Ryan Kearney
The Only Thing Worse Than the Super Bowl Is the Puppy Bowl
Against the tyranny of cuteness
January 28, 2014
Marc Tracy
It's Time to Abolish the Super Bowl's Media Day
January 27, 2014
Linda Kinstler
Kim Jong Il Bowls a 300
and Other Great Moments in North Korean Sports
January 19, 2014
Marc Tracy
The Mistake That Doomed The Grantland Story About a Putter
January 15, 2014
Marc Tracy
The NFL Settlement Is Delayed, For The Wrong Reason
January 8, 2014
Marc Tracy
Three Important Questions Roger Goodell Was Not Asked in His 92Y Interview
January 2, 2014
Marc Tracy
Is The NFL Pro-Gay Marriage? Depends Who Your Owner Is
December 16, 2013
Marc Tracy
Peyton Manning Is the 'Sportsman of the Year'? Right Sport, Wrong Person.

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