Has The World Of Sports Reached A New Low?

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Eli Kaplan wonders why it’s okay for some minorities to be picked on more than others.

Man-to-Man with Trevor Bayne

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Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne, talks with GMP about being the youngest driver to win the big race, manhood, and his many pastimes.

#42: Handshakes and Happiness

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Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations and gave us a reason to smile

Deadspin, Dongs, and Men as Human Beings

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The media and advertising have created athletes that are larger than life. By publishing pictures of their dicks, Tom Ley writes, Deadspin helps turn them back into human beings

Blessed With Bigness

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Oliver Lee Bateman takes a look at the many changes in professional wrestling and the days when heavy was acceptable.

Terrell Owens: A Man in Limbo

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Underneath all the end-zone celebrations and controversy is a man with an uncertain future.

25 More Reasons Why Baseball Is Still Better Than Football

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Steve Jaeger once again validates why baseball will always reign supreme.

Big Baby and Me

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Oliver Lee Bateman appoints Glen “Big Baby” Davis spokesperson of all the people who are not exceptional, but rather just good enough to do what they do.

The Big League Lie: Do Sports Really Matter to Your Community?

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Aaron Gordon recounts the story of how one man fooled an entire city with the promise of professional basketball.

Dreams Ignored: When the Person Gets Lost in the Player

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Joshua Corey Johnson revisits the book that archived his high school basketball days and talks about how letting sports put his true dreams on hold was his biggest mistake.

25 Reasons Why Baseball Is Better Than Football

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Is Steve Jaeger trolling the NFL? Yeah, yeah he is.

A View From the Bleachers

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Randy Steingberg reflects on his life as a subsiding Red Sox fan, and the love and admiration that can’t be found in a ballpark.

[Successful Athlete] Is Not Your Role Model

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When it comes to athletes, Aaron Gordon writes, “great” rarely means “good.”

Onward to 2012: But First, a Look Back at the Top 12 stories of 2011

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2.5 million visitors read over 2,500 stories and articles on The Good Men Project in 2011. Here is a handful of the most popular.

The Best of Good Sports in 2011

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“Was McQueary a hero? Was Wallenberg a wimp?”

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This comment from Bill was submitted in response to “If I Don’t Watch Sports, Am I Still a Man?” by Tom Ley