Sports
NFL season kicks off with fresh protests against racism and police brutality
September 14, 2018Coming as no surprise was a tweet from Trump, blaming players' protests for lower TV ratings.
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Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women
September 12, 2018“How much is she supposed to take, really? How much are any of us supposed to keep taking?”
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Sports helped heal after 9/11 and can again today
September 11, 2018In an age where sports are dividing us, it would do us all well to remember that 17 years ago we were all New Yorkers.
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Does paying student athletes a livable wage ‘destroy’ college sports?
September 6, 2018The NCAA found itself back in court defending its amateurism rules against student-athletes who argue capping their compensation at the value of a scholarship violates federal antitrust law.
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Kaepernick scores big ad deal with Nike though he’s not in NFL
September 4, 2018There's been concern about the partnership, given Nike’s use of cheap (slave) labor to make their products, which are then sold for hundreds of dollars.
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