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The Dodgers Are Thrust Into LA Immigration Crackdown

By politicsofsport

June 20, 2025

Via Vanity Fair, an article on how even sports franchises can't escape the political fray: For weeks, as Los Angeles has been roiled by militarized immigration raids and fierce protests that sprung up in [...]

NWSL’s Black Women’s Player Collective Doubles Down In Support of Black Players on Juneteenth and Beyond

By politicsofsport

June 19, 2025

Courtesy of The Athletic, a look at how - as others go silent - the NWSL's Black Women's Player Collective is doubling down over supporting Black players on Juneteenth and beyond: In its fifth year, the Black Women’s [...]

What Can The Negro Leagues Teach Us About Leadership and Passion?

By admin

May 5, 2025

Via The Athletic, a look at the importance of the Negro Leagues in terms of leadership: In 1990, Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City near 18th & Vine, a once-vibrant neighborhood [...]

A Guide to Donald Trump’s Jockocracy: 100 Days of Sports and Politics

By admin

April 29, 2025

Via Vanity Fair, a look at how - by playing host to champions, doing a lap at the Daytona 500, and targeting transgender athletes - Trump has seized on sports to satisfy his base and cement his brand. But his policies and antics [...]

Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled

By admin

April 21, 2025

Via The Ringer, commentary on how - as baseball celebrates the trailblazer’s legacy - it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for: Play a stupid game, get a stupid prize. This is true [...]

The Week That the Masters Color Barrier Finally Fell

By admin

April 11, 2025

Via The Washington Post, an article on how - fifty years ago - Lee Elder broke one of last color lines in U.S. sports at the Masters: It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the red limousine passed under the canopy of [...]

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