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Robert Lipsyte

Robert Lipsyte is a former sports and city columnist for the New York Times. He is the author of “SportsWorld: An American Dreamland,” among other works.

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

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A man reads The New York Times newspaper May 10, 2014 while waiting for a subway in New York City. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

A fond farewell to the New York Times sports section: But what took so long?

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump plays his shot from the first tee during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Jonathan Ferrey/LIV Golf via Getty Images)

Trump, golf and Saudi Arabia: A filthy cycle of “sportswashing”

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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Minneapolis Police Union head Bob Kroll on stage during a campaign rally at the Target Center on October 10, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The rally follows a week of a contentious back and forth between President Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

How the age of Trump has changed fandom

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Trump hugging the American flag, Colin Kaepernick kneeling, and US troops in Afghanistan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will sports get over Trumpism?

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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: Is this athletic revolt for real and is it a danger to Donald Trump?

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Marlins Park stadium (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Reopening day 2020? Big-time spectator sports are the last things we need

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(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

The Super Bowl presidency

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(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

The six ways football groomed us for President Trump

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Donald Trump; Brett Kavanaugh (AP/Salon)

Trump and Kavanaugh wins are “for the boys”

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(Getty/Thearon W. Henderson)

Another season of despair

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Harvey Weinstein (Getty/Bryan Bedder)

Fighting back against the bullies who are groping for manhood

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Member of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP/Michael Conroy)

Trump tackles the NFL

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(AP/Patrick Semansky)

Golf: The sport of plutocrats

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Colin Kaepernick (Reuters/Jake Roth)

Football is Trumpball Lite: Who needs Super Bowls when Trump’s real-life plays are more aggressive?

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Tiger Woods (AP/Kin Cheung)

Tiger joins the Lost Boys

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Tim Tebow (Reuters/Rick WIlking)

Can Tebow find salvation?

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Political lessons from this year’s Super Bowl

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Why an NFL-less season would be good for America

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