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Index
Praise
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE - It All Starts With Lester Rodney
CHAPTER TWO - Jackie Robinson and the Politics of Stealing Home
Roots
Turn the Other Cheek
The Jackie Robinson Behind the Image
“White Man’s Negro”?
CHAPTER THREE - Rumble, Young Man, Rumble: Muhammad Ali and the 1960s
Boxing
“King of the World”
Nation of Islam
Vietnam
Down Goes Ali
CHAPTER FOUR - The 1968 Olympics Raise the Bar
Lee Evans Keeps on Pushin’
John Carlos Endures
Grilling Big George
I Wish My Brother George Was Here: The Evolutions of George Foreman
CHAPTER FIVE - “We Really Just Hate to Lose”: Unions and Sports
From Cowhide to Pigskin
An Interview with Marvin Miller
An Interview with David Meggyesy
Jabbing Back: The Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Interview
CHAPTER SIX - In the Shadow of Ali: Sports, War, and Resistance Today
The Utterly Un-Lonesome Death of Pat Tillman
Hold the Booyah: SportsCenter Out of the Middle East!
Are We Ready for Some Football?
Carlos Delgado Stands Up to War
The Iraqi Soccer Team Kicks Back
“D” Was Never So “Smooth”
CHAPTER SEVEN - Gone with the Wind? Sports, Racism, and the Modern Athlete
Barry Bonds vs. Boston
Alabama’s Crimson Past
Redskins: Time to Change the Name?
The Results
What’s the Matter With “Leon”?
USA Basketball in Black and White!
Rasheed Wallace: The Messenger and the Message
Fight Night in the NBA
Out of the Darkness: From Miners to Fab
When Chickens Roost: Why Rush Was Flushed
CHAPTER EIGHT - Taking Care of T-C-B: Sports, Sexism, and Gay Bashing
…in Numbers Too Big to Ignore?
“Mia Culpa”: The All-Too Quiet Retirement of Mia Hamm
Harassment and Violence Against Women: The Case of Katie Hnida
Homophobia: Navratilova’s Chromosomes Are Just Fine
Track and Field, the Color Line, and “Racey” Lacey O’Neal
The Legend of Billie Jean
Kobe Bryant and the Price of Freedom
Out at the Ballgame: Sports and the Gay Athlete
An Off-Field Obituary: The Death of Reggie White
CHAPTER NINE - Games That Bosses Play
Olympic-Sized Horror in Greece
Stadium Swindles
Why Did Devin Fowlkes Have to Die?
Maurice Clarett and the NCAA
Maurice Clarett Gets ESPN-DED
Steroids and the Glory of Competition
Michael Jordan Inc.
Why Can’t Kareem Coach?
Don’t Let Them Break You, Barry!
CHAPTER TEN - Stir of Echoes: A New Sporting Resistance?
A Real Web Gem: Fans Push Spiderman Off Base
Charles Barkley: The Round Mound of Sound
Carl Eller Enters the Hall of Fame with Purpose
Ricky Williams: No More Running
The NBA’s Etan Thomas: “I Am Totally Against This War”
Adonal Foyle: Rebounder for Reforms, Master of the Lefty Layup
Toni Smith: Standing Tall
Afterword: We Are the Greatest
ALSO FROM HAYMARKET BOOKS
ABOUT HAYMARKET BOOKS
About Dave Zirin
Copyright Page
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