Stories by Robert Lipsyte
Posted on May 10, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com
The current struggle between labor and management in the NFL reflects the current attacks on unions across the country.
Posted on Feb 5, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com
Never before have so many loose strands of an unraveling empire come together in a single event accessible to those who mourn or cheer America.
Posted on Oct 21, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
Old sportswriters are always being asked for tips on big games. Here’s one for the big game of life: never vote for a jock.
Posted on Feb 6, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
Whatever happens, the Tim Tebow controversy has put the game’s spotlight back where it belongs -- on the advertising.
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com
We demand that our sports stars thrill us -- then demonize them for using steroids. Does it really matter?
Posted on Mar 28, 2008, Source: The Nation
A new book advocates equality for men and women on the playing field. But is that field of dreams everything it's cracked up to be?
Posted on Oct 13, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com
... and a fifth scandal that should end his presidency.
Posted on Jun 2, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com
In the Bambino, America found its prototype male athlete: the arrogant, self-absorbed rowdy whose excesses, commercial greed, and tunnel vision were justified by winning. The cock-jock has since become a business, entertainment, and political role model.
Posted on Nov 20, 2006, Source: TomDispatch.com
There's a curious link between the Democrats' victory on November 7 and the end of the NASCAR racing season.
Posted on Sep 22, 2006, Source: TomDispatch.com
From the recently disqualified Tour de France-winner Floyd Landis to home-run beefcake Barry Bonds, American atheletes have become overly obsessed with being freaks of physique.
