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  • Jul 08, 14

    "The fact is that there are protests, strikes and battles with police happening every day. In the favelas, there are demonstrations against the police occupations that are happening because of the Cup. (Here is a terrific photo essay by Andalusia Knoll that shows images from all the World Cup protests that are not happening.)

    If the protests are far smaller than the ones a year ago, it is because the streets are militarized down to the last inch, ruled by a military police force who are tear-gassing any group of people who attempt to gather and raise political demands.

    I attended one of these “FIFA Go Home” demonstrations, and it was a fearful exercise in state intimidation. The gathering was at a public square. An hour before the start of the march, the square was already surrounded by riot police with machine guns in hand. One would have had to gently push aside and say “excuse me” to someone with a machine gun and a badge just to get there. This was daunting for me as a gringo journalist. Imagine if you are someone with a family, a job and a life that you had to return to following the Cup."

  • Jul 08, 14

    "The initial jersey price of 229 reais -- almost one-third of the monthly minimum wage -- is prohibitive for most of Brazil’s 200 million people, many of whom are buying from a “gigantic” black market of national-team apparel, Amir Somoggi, a sports marketing consultant in Sao Paulo, said. Nike pays about $60 million to the Brazilian soccer federation for the sponsorship, according to Somoggi.

    “The return for Nike on the shirt is much bigger from a branding point of view than financially,” Somoggi said, adding that it allows Nike to associate itself with star players including forward Neymar. “Most people don’t earn enough to be able to afford the shirt.” "

  • Jun 21, 14

    "The NBA confirmed that all 30 teams will see the logo—the iconic Jerry West silhouette—moved to the back center of their uniforms. That'll replace the team logos that 18 teams currently have there, like the Nets' basketball logo. The front will be bare, for now.

    A league spokesman called it a "stylistic move," but ads are coming.

    Advertisements on uniforms are "inevitable," Adam Silver said at a sports business conference earlier this year. The association considered adding them two years ago, citing its own studies that jersey ads would bring in $100 million a year, but tabled a formal vote. At the time, the plan was to introduce ads in the form of a 2.5" x 2.5" patch, to be placed—well, exactly where the NBA logo used to be."

  • Jun 19, 14

    "Twitter is abuzz with the news, with half of the national trending topics devoted to Snyder and the Redskins. One of the hashtags, of course, seeks to come up with an alternate name for the team."

  • Jun 19, 14

    "The landmark decision by the U.S. Patent Office, first reported by ThinkProgress, canceled the trademark “Redskins” for Washington’s NFL franchise. Ultimately, the decision hinged on whether the term Redskins “disparages Native American persons.” The law prohibits trademarks on disparaging terms. So the Native Americans challenging the trademark needed to convince the office: 1. The term was still referring to Native Americans, and 2. It was disparaging toward Native Americans. Here are seven things that persuaded the Patent Office: "

  • Jun 19, 14

    "In a landmark rebuke of the controversial NFL brand, the federal patent office on Wednesday canceled the Washington Redskins' official trademark registration.

    “It is a great victory for Native Americans and for all Americans," said plaintiff American Blackhorse in a statement quoted by Think Progress. "I hope this ruling brings us a step closer to that inevitable day when the name of the Washington football team will be changed. The team’s name is racist and derogatory. I’ve said it before and I will say it again – if people wouldn’t dare call a Native American a ‘redskin’ because they know it is offensive, how can an NFL football team have this name?”"

  • Jun 18, 14

    "The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is entering its fifth day. The United States will play its first game of the tournament today against Ghana. Meanwhile, protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country’s hospitals and schools remain woefully underfunded. In a video taken by the Associated Press on Sunday, a police officer can be seen firing what appears to be a live pistol round at anti-World Cup protesters near Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã soccer stadium. Police have reportedly also used tear gas, rubber bullets and noise bombs to disperse demonstrators. We go to Rio to speak with sportswriter Dave Zirin, who was tear-gassed on Sunday while covering the protests. He is author of the new book, "Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy.""

  • May 31, 11

    The very idea of a nation based on the rule of law, as a reflection of nostalgia for, or sentimentality about, a long-lost republic. At least in terms of what used to be called “foreign policy,” and more recently “national security,” the United States is now a post-legal society. And you could certainly include the too-big-to-jail financial and corporate elite. If, in a country theoretically organized under the rule of law, wrongdoers are never brought to justice and nobody is held accountable for possibly serious crimes, then you don’t have to be a constitutional law professor to know that its citizens actually exist in a post-legal state. If so, “Is it legal?” is the wrong question to be asking, even if we have yet to discover the right one."

  • Apr 04, 11

    After nearly five months of the 2010-11 season, it has all come down to one game. Before Monday night's tipoff between Butler and Connecticut, five of our writers in Texas take one last shot at a few questions and predictions. What are you most looking forward to in the title game? Eamonn Brennan: How Butler schemes to stop Connecticut's offense. One of the thrills of this tournament, beyond Butler's improbable, second straight appearance in the Final Four, has been watching the analytical brilliance of coach Brad Stevens play out on the floor. His game plan against VCU -- pressure shooters, control rebounds and race back on defense whenever possible -- was flawless and flawlessly executed. For his trouble, Stevens gets to construct a game plan to stop one of the nation's least stoppable forces of nature: UConn guard Kemba Walker. It will be fascinating to watch. "

  • Jan 10, 11

    "It's personal -- again. This time, it's Rex Ryan versus Bill Belichick, according to Ryan.

    Calling out one of the most successful coaches in NFL history, the New York Jets' coach delivered an unsolicited rant Monday, admitting he was outcoached by his Patriots adversary in last month's blowout and vowing to flip the script in Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots.

    "This is about Bill Belichick versus Rex Ryan," Ryan said, addressing the upcoming showing in Foxborough for the first time. "There's no question, it's personal. It's about him against myself. That's what it's going to come down to.""

  • Oct 07, 10

    Don Larsen was watching the news Wednesday night when he saw an item of particular interest.

    His most exclusive of clubs had just picked up another member.

    Larsen saluted Roy Halladay on Thursday for becoming the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason, telling The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he was happy for the Philadelphia Phillies right-hander.

    "Quite a nice effort he had," Larsen said. "You have to give him credit for that.""

  • Sep 20, 10

    "With no game on the Los Angeles Dodgers' schedule for Monday, manager Joe Torre and hitting coach/manager-in-waiting Don Mattingly will travel to New York to take part in a pregame ceremony at Yankee Stadium on Monday night to unveil a monument honoring George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' late owner."

  • Sep 17, 10

    The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 Wednesday night and are now in first place in the A.L East.

    Rays manager Joe Maddon was not in the dugout to see his team win because he was ejected in the seventh inning after arguing about whether or not Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch. It turns out, Maddon was correct. "

  • Aug 24, 10

    Chad Ochocinco already has been hit with his first fine of the new NFL season -- nearly three weeks before the games start to count.

  • Aug 20, 10

    A US grand jury charged former Major League Baseball superstar Roger Clemens on Thursday with lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs.

    But the legendary pitcher denied he lied to US lawmakers in a Twitter reply to the indictment, saying, "I look forward to challenging the Governments accusations."

    Clemens was indicted on federal charges of false statements to Congress, perjury and obstruction of Congress for claiming at a hearing before US lawmakers that he never took steroids or human-growth hormones."

  • Aug 19, 10

    "Forty people were injured when a bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling on spectators, regional officials said Thursday.

    Video shown on Spanish media outlets showed the bull jumping several yards high out of the ring, clearing two barriers before landing in the stands and raising a panic as he lurched through the screaming crowd, charging and tossing everything he could.

    The animal was brought under control after several minutes and later killed."

  • Aug 19, 10

    Tiger Woods didn't win the PGA Championship yesterday, or any major this year. Get used to that sort of thing happening, because Tiger Woods will never win another major championship again.

    He's finished. He's not catching Jack Nicklaus. He's won what, fourteen majors? Well, that's what he'll stay on for the rest of eternity. It's a shame, because he has put his entire being into chasing Nicklaus, and we, as fans, have followed him for over a decade assuming that the record would eventually be in his grasp, and sooner rather than later. It's frustrating to get to this point and think that we'll never reach that moment with Woods. But we never will. There are a few reasons why."

  • Aug 19, 10

    Exactly one year to the day after Favre Watch 2009 ended, Favre Watch 2010 bit the dust with the announcement that one Brett Lorenzo Favre reported to Minnesota Vikings training camp. This was the result of a "Great Escape"-style maneuver from three Vikings teammates to extricate Favre from the horrors of the indulgent and relaxing life at his Hattiesburg, Miss., compound and return him to the joys of training camp. Or something like that.

    After taking Air Viking One back to Eden Prairie, Minn., Favre practiced with the team on Wednesday, showing few effects of the ankle injury he suffered in the 2009 NFC Championship game against the New Orleans Saints. "

  • Aug 17, 10

    Previously limited in his comments in the wake of his dramatic free-agency shift from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat, LeBron James opened up in an interview for the September edition of GQ.

    In the wake of "The Decision," the free-agency selection program produced by his staff for ESPN, James said he would not have changed the approach he took to the widely panned format for his announcement.

    "Nothing at all," he said."

  • Aug 17, 10

    New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said he is fine after suffering a 3-inch laceration on his head and needing 12 stitches, the result of a second-quarter hit on Monday night. On third-and-1 at the Jets' 5-yard line with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter, Manning dropped back to pass on a running play and ran into Brandon Jacobs before getting drilled in the back by New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace.

    With his helmet flying off, Manning fell forward and hit Jets safety Jim Leonhard's facemask. Manning got up before staggering to his knee as blood trickled down his face from his forehead.

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