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September 24, 2017
Ryan Kearney
Every NFL player should kneel for the national anthem today.
May 2, 2017
MagazineLaura Reston, Andrew Cullen
High School Football in the Bakken Oil Fields
After engineers unlocked vast oil reserves in North Dakota, a small town fielded its first football team in almost 30 years.
May 11, 2016
Adam Peck
Tom Brady is pretty sure walking down the street is just as dangerous as playing football.
February 1, 2016
Elaine Teng
The rumors are true: Pep Guardiola has officially sold out.
November 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Necessity of Football
America’s game is a fun-house mirror for our national character.
September 2, 2015
Theodore Ross
Cracking the Cartel
Don’t pay NCAA football and basketball players.
March 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
The NFL’s Macho Culture Must Die
Lessons from Chris Borland's retirement.
January 9, 2015
Chuck Thompson
This Year's College Football Playoff Is a Sham. Blame ESPN.
No, this game won't finally determine a "true" champion
January 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Oregon's Players Should Be Celebrated, Not Punished for Chanting "No Means No!"
April 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Year of the Pigskin
My hilarious, heartbreaking, triumphant season with the American Football League of China
March 26, 2014
Marc Tracy
College Football Players Are Employees, Says Chicago NLRB
February 11, 2014
Eric Sasson
If Michael Sam Isn't Drafted, Don't Just Blame the NFL. Blame the Media, Too.
January 30, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Does God Decide the Super Bowl Winner? That's What Most Americans Believe.
January 29, 2014
Marc Tracy
College Football Players Are Paid Professionals Who Absolutely Should Unionize
January 27, 2014
Alice Robb
The Puppy Bowl Is the Product of Centuries of Evolutionary Logic
January 15, 2014
Marc Tracy
The NFL Settlement Is Delayed, For The Wrong Reason
January 8, 2014
Marc Tracy
Three Important Questions Roger Goodell Was Not Asked in His 92Y Interview
November 18, 2013
Jason Schwartz
These Fringe Doctors Say They Can Cure NFL Concussion Victims
November 12, 2013
Chris Wallace
We Live in the United States of Bullies
The NFL is not the exception, but the rule
October 7, 2013
Marc Tracy
How Obama’s Take on a Football Team Name Explains His Presidency

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