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Why Do Progressive Athletes Still Get All the Crap for Speaking Out?

Bethlehem Shoals, AlterNet. May 6, 2011.

Longtime Celtic and outspoken political firebrand Bill Russell is being honored with a statue, but professional sports still have a long way to progress politically.

The Olympics and Its Stars Pimp for Junk Food

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 21, 2010.

Olympics advertising is an orgy of sugar and empty calories, thanks to the athletes who shill fast food for cash.

On Sports and Civil Rights: An Olympic Moment Remembered

Jim Munn, AlterNet. August 9, 2008.

Forty years have passed since Tommie Smith and John Carlos' medal stand demonstration drew attention to the state of civil rights in America.

The Fastest Man on No Legs

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 29, 2007.

With technology becoming far more sophisticated and pervasive, sports is awash in ethical dilemmas. So where does a lightning fast amputee fit in the spectrum of Barry Bonds with his alleged doping and Tiger Woods with his better-than-perfect Lasik eyes?

March Madness Stats You Haven\'t Heard? Racial Disparity in Players\' Graduation Rates

Hatty Lee, December 31, 1969.


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