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Diverse teenage girl athletes cheering after their team huddle (Getty)

TX GOP pushes back on trans inclusion

Kate McGee, Aliyya Swaby - The Texas Tribune
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: National Football League fans convene in downtown Tampa ahead of Super Bowl LV during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium for Super Bowl LV on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

The risks of a pandemic Super Bowl

Kathleen Rodenburg, Ann Pegoraro, Lianne Foti - The Conversation
Trump hugging the American flag, Colin Kaepernick kneeling, and US troops in Afghanistan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will sports get over Trumpism?

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
An Arizona Razorbacks fan in a Trump mask (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Voters or sports fans? Lines are blurred

Michael Devlin, Natalie Brown Devlin - The Conversation
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

David Perdue pushed tax break for rich

Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott - ProPublica
Donald Trump | Trump supporters and a man with an assault rifle join demonstrators outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building to protest the continued closure of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Taking the next knee

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
Fencer Bebe Vio in "Rising Phoenix" (Netflix)

Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc

Ashlie D. Stevens
Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic for Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"Uncharted territory" for the NBA

Matthew Rozsa
Jared Kushner and President Donald J. Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Kushner knocks striking players' wealth

Igor Derysh
Michael Phelps in "Weight of Gold" (HBO Sports)

The mental toll of becoming an Olympian

Ashlie D. Stevens
Foam tomahawks line the seats as spectators arrive for an opening day baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres in Atlanta, Friday, April 14, 2017. The Braves are playing their first regular-season game in SunTrust Park, the new suburban stadium that replaced Turner Field. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (AP)

What will sports look like after COVID?

Josh Woods - The Conversation
Marlins Park stadium (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

No football, no Trump

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
Pedestrians wearing face mask walk before the logo of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games displayed on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on March 24, 2020. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

2020 Olympics have been postponed

Roxanne Cooper - Raw Story
Washington Nationals' Victor Robles watches his ball as he hits a solo home run off New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga during the third inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Thanks to streaming, the game plays on

Melanie McFarland
Life in Synchro (Half Life Films)

A feminist doc of synchronized skating

Gary M. Kramer
New England Patriots fans cheer during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIII at McGreevy's Bar on February 3, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The New England Patriots are playing the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Super Bowl isn't a win for sports bars

Ashlie D. Stevens
The logos for the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs /  A group of Native Americans perform a traditional dance in front of the White House while protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/NFL/Salon)

Super Bowl LVIII team names: Both racist

Matthew Rozsa
(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

The Super Bowl presidency

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against the New York Knicks on December 16, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 116-114. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Kobe's legacy: A legendary work ethic

D. Watkins
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant smiles to the crowd during a ceremony before Bryant's last NBA basketball game, against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Daniel Kreps - Rolling Stone
Kurt Suzuki wore a MAGA hat, and Fox & Friends come to defend his "fashion choice" (Getty Images/Fox News/Salon)

MAGA hat criticism upsets Fox News hosts

Matthew Rozsa
Still from the Netflix documentary "Little Miss Sumo" (Netflix)

New doc defies sexism in sumo wrestling

Ashlie D. Stevens
Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during the Climate Forum at Georgetown University, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Andrew Yang calls out the NBA over China

Alex Henderson - Alternet

Tailgating essentials for sports fans

Compiled by Salon staff
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