Tag: sports culture
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You’re Just Cheering for Laundry
By Greg Visscher | Sports & Whatever The NFL and corporate partner Nike, Inc. rolled out the second year of their “Rivalry” 2026 uniform program last month – a promotion so successful last year that it became Fanatics’ best-selling merchandise release to date: And in a recent advertisement for the Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles…
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Do the Sports World’s 9/11 Rituals Still Land?
Twenty-five years after 9/11, sports leagues are still staging the rituals born from that day. But as players and fans increasingly have no memory of the attacks, those traditions are doing a different job: turning grief into history.
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The WNBA Has a Bigger Problem Than It’s Willing to Admit, and It’s Green
What began as a bizarre crypto stunt has become a recurring disruption at WNBA games. The league keeps treating each green-object incident separately, but the pattern — and the ridicule surrounding it — has become a bigger problem.
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The WNBA Would Rather Ban a Fan Than Answer a Question
The WNBA had an opportunity to clearly explain its eligibility rules. Instead, after Enes Kanter Freedom wore a provocative shirt courtside and clashed with Natasha Cloud, the response became a permanent arena ban — and an even bigger controversy.
