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Sports venues are going gourmet

Katie Lockhart
Coach George Gibney, seated in center, with members of the Irish Olympic swimming team returning from the Seoul Olympics in South Korea, Oct. 8, 1988. (Independent News and Media/Getty Images)

Accused Irish abuser finally arrested

Irvin Muchnick
Pete Rose is introduced to the crowd as the 1976 World Series Championship team was honored prior to the start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres at Great American Ball Park on June 24, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Ending manhood in the hall of shame

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
Linda McMahon speaks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., before her confirmation hearing in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, Jan. 24, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

How Congress buried sex-abuse report

Irvin Muchnick
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Pete Rose as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, March 1989. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Pete Rose: Still more Trump corruption

Mike Lofgren - TomDispatch.com
Visitors walk past the iconic Olympic rings at the United States Olympic Center in Colorado Springs during a tour of the facility. (Glenn Asakawa/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

New legal battle behind sports scandals

Irvin Muchnick
Satou Sabally #0 of Phantom goes up for a shot against Shakira Austin #1 of the Lunar Owls during the fourth quarter at Wayfair Arena on February 07, 2025 in Medley, Florida. (Rich Storry/Getty Images)

Unrivaled shares the wins

Megan Volpert
Jewell Loyd #24 of the Mist drives to the basket against Chelsea Gray #12 of Rose during the first quarter at Wayfair Arena on February 07, 2025 in Medley, Florida. (Rich Storry/Getty Images)

Unrivaled: A game-changer for basketball

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The halftime show's humble origins

Nardos Haile
Children playing soccer (Getty Images/Ariel Skelley)

Why are kids' sports so expensive?

Hanna Skandera
Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky is announced before tipoff against the Dallas Wings at the College Park Center on May 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Most NIL athletes aren't getting rich

Zina Kumok
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul speak onstage at the press conference in promotion for the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match at The Apollo Theater on May 13, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)

Paul vs Tyson, a new race clash payday

Rann Miller
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Raygun competes during the Breaking B-Girls Round Robin Group B battle between Logistx and Raygun on Day 14 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at La Concorde on August 9, 2024 in Paris, France. (Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Raygun quits breakdancing after Olympics

Nardos Haile
A view of Mankato West High School and its football field where Minnesota governor Tim Walz used to teach social studies and history and coached football. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tim Walz and the politics of football

G.F. Fuller
(EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using an underwater robotic camera.) Christie Raleigh-Crossley of Team United States (L) and Aurelie Rivart of Team Canada compete in the Women's 50m Freestyle S10 Final on day one of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on August 29, 2024 in Nanterre, France (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

"People think I don't look disabled"

Gabriella Ferrigine
Goalkeeper Hope Solo of the USA in action during a match between USA and China as part of International Women's Football Tournament of Brasilia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on December 10, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Why soccer star Hope Solo is an outcast

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Chuck Aoki passes to Josh Wheeler of Team United States during a wheelchair rugby scrimmage against Team Denmark ahead of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Champs-de-Mars Arena on August 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

6 things to know about the Paralympics

Gabriella Ferrigine
Mauricio Pochettino, manager of World XI team, acknowledges the fans prior to Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024 at Stamford Bridge, London, June 9, 2024. (Henry Browne/Getty Images)

Superstar coach to lead US soccer team

Andrew O'Hehir
Sha'Carri Richardson poses for a photo while riding with teammates on a boat with teammates along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Ashley Landis - Pool/Getty Images)

In defense of elaborate, unwieldy nails

Nardos Haile
Greek civilization, 5th century BCE. Red-figure pottery. Attic kylix depicting a disc-thrower. (DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/De Agostini via Getty Images)

Cheating, a tale as old as sports

Nicholas Liu, Gabriella Ferrigine
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Flavor Flav, Snoop Dogg and B-Boy Mounir Biba. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

American hip-hop wins the Paris Olympics

Melanie McFarland
US' Simone Biles (silver), Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (gold) and US' Jordan Chiles (bronze) pose during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

6 instances of Olympic sportsmanship

Gabriella Ferrigine
Imane Khelif and Megyn Kelly (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Megyn Kelly's career flamed on late show

Nardos Haile
Sha'carri Richardson, Simone Biles and Simone Manuel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Stop policing Black Olympians' hair

Nardos Haile
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