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NCAA threatens sanctions for saying ‘Sioux’

The NCAA has reportedly told the University of North Dakota not to let fans of the former Fighting Sioux mess with the end of the National Anthem.
by Bob Collins

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Stop asking about a political candidate’s hair

If you want to see a fine example of the shallow nature of political coverage, look no further than today’s New York Times Q&A with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in which a Times reporter tries to address gender issues by perpetuating the focus on a candidate’s appearance. Here’s the section: Do you think it’s fair…
by Bob Collins

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It’s not how you play the game, it’s whether you win

It’s not how you play the game, it’s whether you win

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is renewing the debate after vowing on Saturday to force his six- and eight-year-old sons to send back trophies they received for participating in school athletics.
by Bob Collins

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How the Star Tribune handled the harassment of a reporter

Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch offers no names in his column today detailing just how common it is for female sportswriters to be sexually harassed by the men they cover. Some of the players in incidents he details required the willful assistance of officials of the teams for which the athlete played.
by Bob Collins

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Little heat wave on the prairie

Little heat wave on the prairie

The Monarchs, bison, milkweed, upland sandpipers, and meadowlarks in Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minn., didn't care that a 90-degree heat wave had hit the region today. On the prairie, it's their time of year.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The V-J Day Kiss

Ray and Ellie Williams, Navy veterans who married the day after V-J Day, kicked off the anniversary of the famous kiss, captured by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt in Times Square on August 14, 1945. No, they weren’t the actual people photographed in the original, but they represented the “Greatest Generation” at today’s moment. Who the original…
by Bob Collins

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Why don’t batters walk anymore?

Why don’t batters walk anymore?

The walk in baseball is running out of steam. For debatable reasons, fewer batters are drawing walks this year, continuing a trend, while the number of strikeouts is soaring, according to CNBC. A lot of baseball fans focus on strikeouts. But one expert — Ed Feng –offers a novel analysis. “In Moneyball, we learned about…
by Bob Collins

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The glorious trolling of Target’s Facebook page

The glorious trolling of Target’s Facebook page

For just a moment -- but only a moment -- fans of Target might have thought the buttoned-down, risk averse, bunker mentality of Target had loosened up enough to tell opponents what they can do with... just about everything.
by Bob Collins

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