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Sarah Palin

Gov, Sarah Palin sure loves her sports. She also uses sports as a mask for an ideology that makes Ghengis Khan look like Dr. King.

Vince Young and the NFL's Depression Denial

There is so much that’s tragic about the situation of Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young. But the NFL’s approach to mental health issues holds the potential to make a bad problem worse.

Leave Josh Alone

There has been all kinds of hand-wringing, hypocrisy, and horror over Josh Howard’s cell phone camera confession that he is not a fan of the National Anthem. But when it comes to taking shots at Howard, you better believe that you can count me out.

The Passing of the Bear

First Gene Upshaw, now Don Haskins. Another giant of the sports/politics collision has passed. Haskins led the first All African American starting five to the NCAA championship in 1966… and won 718 other games on the journey.

Why We Need A People's History of Sports

There are those who insist that sports and politics dont belong in the same sentence, the same zip code, or the same universe. Here is the book to prove it all wrong.

Gustav and the Dome

I know the media says that New Orleans "dodged a bullet" but there is a great deal of work to be done – not just to rebuild but to get people back home.

The 2008 Olympics: Subterranean Rot

There were brilliant performances aplenty at the highly rated 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. But beneath the beauty festered a host of questions the mainstream media chose not to ask.

Remembering Gene Upshaw

The passing of Gene Upshaw should remind us that sports unions have had successes over the last 30 years where the rest of the labor movement has suffered.

Women's Gymnastics: The Big Mac of the Beijing Games

Women’s Gymnastics: The Big Mac of the Beijing Games. There is something utterly remarkable about the athleticism and intensity of women’s gymnastics. There is also something repellent and even nauseating. Welcome to women’s gymnastics: the big mac of the Beijing games.

Bush, basketball, and Bombast in Beijing

Here are the last three entries of the Nation Olympics blog.