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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Television, North Korean Women's Soccer Team, Wimbledon 2011, Nba Lockout, Sports Commentary, Petra Kvitova, Derek Jeter, Danica Patrick, Maria Sharapova, North Korea, New York News
Len Berman

NBA players today joined NFL players being locked out. Do you really want to hear about this? Of course you don't. Thus begins the Top 5 lockout-news-blackout. Wake me when it's over.

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The Politics of Professionalism in Professional Sports

Khai Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Opinion, DeSean Jackson, Sunday Night Football, Marion Barber, Football, Sports Commentary, Tashard Choice, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Nfl, Michael Vick, Chad Ochocinco, Sports News
Khai Gordon

There hasn't been a time in professional sports where the roles of many athletes have been so diverse and often confusing regarding the image they ar...

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The Death of the American Sportswriter

Ryan Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Print Media, Death of Journalism, Frank Deford, Sports Commentary, Sports Writing, Damon Runyon, Sportwriters, Journalism, David Halberstam, Sports News
Ryan Phillips

The medium is being killed off by the advent of new technology and the most devastating economic collapse in decades. But the real reason for the death of sports writing is sportswriters themselves.

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Fire Joe Morgan: A Final Salute

Tom Roberge | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Nate Silver, Baseball, Espn, Fire Joe Morgan, Sports Commentary, Sabermetrics, Baseball Prospectus, Entertainment News
Tom Roberge

As a fan, I sense a growing rift in the way baseball is discussed and appreciated -- those who hail the system of analytical tools as a godsend are younger, while those who decry it as hogwash are older.

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