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Tennis: Good/Evil, Dread/Joy, All of Existence Within the Lines
The Literature of Tennis is the Literature of Life
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Matt Seidel
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We Are All Sisyphus: On Following Soccer, and Family Rivalries
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Lorraine Berry
| July 6, 2016
The Homeric Epic of LeBron James
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On the Truth and Lies of Friday Night Football
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When Nerds Play Sports
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Myth, Race, and the Legacy of Roberto Clemente
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