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The Saber Legion is a ‘Star Wars’ fan’s dream sports league
Saber duels from a galaxy far, far away are now here on Earth.Fact: Lightsaber duels are awesome.Anyone who’s seen Star Wars could tell you that. But Charley Cummings is more than just a casual fan. “I...
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SB Nation's college football preview 2017: The country's best free online...
Here are 130 team previews, interviews, fun articles, and much more, just in time to get you ready for the college football season.Don't enter college football season without a preview magazine at your...
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In a new era of protest we need to demand more from white athletes
It was the spring of 1968 in Los Angeles and something uncontrollable was eating at Jack Tenner.For months a proposed “Negro boycott” was discussed among black athletes for the upcoming Olympics in...
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Colin Kaepernick rally in New York shows NFL can't hide from this movement
NEW YORK — Four days before an evening filled with protest, when 1,000 people gathered in front of NFL headquarters in New York City to show their support for Colin Kaepernick, their voices rising over...
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How the NCAA's investigation into Ole Miss trapped a Mississippi State player
Every time Leo Lewis spoke to the NCAA, the conversation started the same way.There was always a statement for the record, a reminder from college sports’ governing body that Lewis would be safe ... so...
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Mayweather-McGregor and the death spiral of American sports
I used to work at the American casual dining chain Bennigan’s, and it’s really helped me think about the impending shitshow that is the Mayweather-McGregor fight. This was in the death spiral days of...
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Can NASCAR save itself when Dale Earnhardt Jr. is gone?
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE, SATURDAY — 6:51:55 P.M., 40 MINUTES UNTIL LAP 1/500The DJ keeps playing the wrong music. The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is the one NASCAR...
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How Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll formed the quintessential QB-coach...
From the first time they met, the Seahawks coach realized that he and Wilson shared something special.The following is an excerpt from Blitzed: Why NFL Teams Gamble on Starting Rookie Quarterbacksby...
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There and back again: An immigrant's dream of being a soccer player
Being a Nigerian immigrant allowed me to see what a privilege it is to live a fulfilling life.My family left Nigeria in 1998. After winning the immigration lottery, my father sold his father’s lands...
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Meet the people behind a growing NFL boycott
‘Being black is bigger than watching football’Before the regulars started to flood the pub and libations were passed around, a man stood behind the bar and stared at CNN. By 7 p.m. on this August night...
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On the road to Washington: Marching against white supremacy and thinking...
IDYLWOOD, Va. — The drizzle doesn’t seem like it’s stopping. It’s 9 a.m. in Virginia and people are cheerful. They are excited to be marching through this muck. Does anyone notice the shouts? The...
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The future of tennis is here
...but are fans ready to say goodbye to the legends of the game?“Who is this kid?” The question came from a pair of couples seated behind me. The volume of their voices had been escalating slightly...
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The NFL is being devoured by its own economic model
This is a very boring, simple explanation as to why the NFL’s ratings are declining. It is not an opportunity for you to shoehorn in your feelings about Colin Kaepernick protesting the game. No one...
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Matt DiBenedetto wants to be the face of NASCAR. Now he needs cash.
NASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto is sitting on Willie Nelson’s old tour bus watching me crash his race car into a cement wall.It’s Friday afternoon, the day before the Federated Auto Parts 400 at...
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The recovery of Jasiel Favors
High school football, crowdfunding, and a family's battle for healthcare in the heart of Texas.Jasiel Favors was motionless on the ground for 20 minutes. In the stands, classmates kept their hands over...
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Lawmakers of color expected a culture war from Donald Trump. Just not in sports.
WASHINGTON — The old congressman was scuttling his way through the tunnel. Pap, pap, pap. The tap of his penny loafers was the only music you could hear that time of night. The old congressman was...
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The 8 best things from Week 4 in the NFL
Sunday had Deshaun Watson cooking with grease and Jay Cutler not giving a shit.Week 4 in the NFL was a good one. We had some close games, standout performances, good plays, and rare occurrences.Deshaun...
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NHL Preview 2017
Previews for all 31 teams, plus division-by-division predictionsThe 2017-18 NHL season is finally here. The offseason was long — longer for some more than others — but we’ve all made it to the other...
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Forget San Diego and L.A., these are the StubHub Chargers
The Chargers, stuck between the city they left and a city that doesn’t want them, are finally where they should be.T11n pronounces his name “Twin,” because he is a twin, and that’s an important part of...
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The 2017 Astros are a beautiful fit for the city of Houston
Any good baseball team would have helped Houston right now. This one helps more than any other. Hollywood enjoys movies about sad baseball teams. There’s just so much to unearth, so many feelings to...
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