Via Last Word on Sports, an article on Finnish hockey team Jokerit Helsinki's decision to quit the Russian-based KHL over the Ukranian invasion:
Notable Finnish team Jokerit Helsinki quits the Russian-based KHL after [...]
February
14,
2022
Via Mr. Richard Clarke, a very interesting interview with on the 'soft power' of sport:
George Orwell once wrote that sport is “war minus the shooting”.
But that was in December 1945, just after the end of the second [...]
Via the Wall Street Journal, an article on the Ukrainian athlete who held up a sign that said “No War in Ukraine” Beijing Olympics:
The Ukrainian athlete who held up a sign that said “No War in Ukraine” knew he risked [...]
February
14,
2022
Via Foreign Policy, a slightly dated article on Enes Kanter's engagement in politics:
Enes Kanter has reemerged on the political stage.
The eleven year NBA veteran made waves after wearing a pair of speakers expressing [...]