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A Person Is Not a Closet

May 5, 2013 By Chuck Ross 114 Comments

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Did Jason Collins use his former fiancee, Carolyn Moos?

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Love All: Words of Appreciation for the Pro Athlete and the Amateur Fan

January 15, 2013 By John Paschal Leave a Comment

Do you require experience playing the game to truly appreciate it?

Filed Under: Featured Content, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: Abby Wambach, Albert Pujols, athletes, Australian Open, baseball, baseball personalities, Blake Griffin, Calvin Johnson, Justin Verlander, love of the game, Peter Gammons, pro athletes, professionals, Serena Williams, sports, sports announcers, sports fans, sportswriters, sportswriting, tennis

Big Shots: When Pros Get Egos

July 12, 2012 By JP Pelosi Leave a Comment

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird art on a t-shirt

JP Pelosi, a child of the Magic-Bird years, wonders where all the good sports role models have gone.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: 1980s, advertising, Al Pacino, athletes, bad behavior, basketball, Boston Celtics, Deadspin, Fox Sports, grace, heroes, humility, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Media, Nostalgia, overrated athletes, pro athletes, Rafael Nadal, social media, sports contracts, sports deals, sports fans, SportsCenter, sportsmanship, tattoos, tempers, unsportsmanlike behavior

The Black and White of Athletic Excellence

November 14, 2011 By Aaron Gordon Leave a Comment

Aaron Gordon examines the ethics behind praising athletic virtue.

Filed Under: On Race, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Gordon, Antonio Cromartie, Aristotle, Ethics and Values, Kobe Bryant, pro athletes, sports fan, Tom Matlack, virtue

NBA Players Are Terrible Husbands

February 25, 2011 By Ryan O'Hanlon 3 Comments

There’s a reason Derek Jeter’s waited until his late 30s and the end of his career to tie the knot.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Newsroom Tagged With: Dwyane Wade, Eva Longoria, infidelity, John Terry, Kobe Bryant, lifestyle, marriage, NBA, pro athletes, relationships, sports, Steve Nash, Tiger Woods

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David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.