By: Seth Lee On June 16, 2008, thousands of Sonics fans gathered outside of a US Federal Courthouse in Seattle to rally in support of keeping their team in Seattle…
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Chris Hansen Cannot “Bring Back the Sonics”
By: Will Gunnels The politics of publicly-funded sports arenas are as contentious as ever. Residents of major cities are often upset that they have to subsidize billionaires’ real estate developments…
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Indian Mascots off the Reservation and Back in the Spotlight
On Monday, March 23, 2015, the Colorado State legislature introduced House Bill 15-1165, which confronts the issue of Native American mascots in the state’s high schools. Under the bill, any…
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FIFA’s “Turf War” on Women
On the heels of the successful 2014 Men’s World Cup, FIFA began implementing plans for the tournament’s counterpart: the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Ontario, Canada. For example, this autumn,…