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Debating sports coverage with Ralph Nader
THE WASHINGTON POST
POSTSPORTS
Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 06/28/2011

By Dan Steinberg

So Ralph Nader swung by The Post newsroom on Tuesday afternoon to talk sports with a few editors and reporters. He wanted specifically to discuss a new consumer advocacy group he’s launching for […]

By Ralph Nader
In the Public Interest

Why do many serious readers of newspapers go first to the Sports section? Maybe because they want to read about teams playing fun games by sports journalists and columnists, who have more freedom to use imaginative words and phrases than others in their craft.

The trouble is […]

More evidence that this is indeed the case was revealed a couple days ago when an Associated Press report […]

NFL owners have more to worry about these days than just the work stoppage with the players. The evidence continues to mount that repetitive blows to the head — both concussive and sub-concussive –from football contact can lead to depression, violent and erratic behavior, and other mental disorders.

Several researchers, including pathologists Dr. Bennet Omalu […]

The Australian government has expressed concerns in recent years about Australia’s growing obesity problem (fifth highest rate of adult obesity in the developed world), along with the gulf […]

From the moment LeBron James made his “Decision” to take his talents to Miami Beach last summer, the Miami Heat have been one big traveling ego show.  The Heat have been all about “me, me, me” (James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh) and the Dallas Mavericks have quietly been about “we” (the team).  While the […]

Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has come out strong against taxpayer-financed corporate welfare in SportsWorld.

Earlier this week, Abercrombie called it “so stupid” that his state is paying the NFL $4 million per year to host the NFL’s Pro Bowl game instead of using that money for the education of Hawaii’s young people.

“You can’t […]

A recent trend in college athletics, which has been flying under the radar, is that a growing percentage of top high school athletes are deciding to play sports at Division III programs (where there aren’t any athletic scholarships) instead of Division I universities.  The reason is primarily three-fold:  1)  Besides the high-profile sports — football, […]

Smartphones might be the next best tool in the growing campaign against concussions in sports.

A team of head trauma researchers at the University of North Carolina has developed an application for mobile devices that will help athletic trainers, coaches and parents recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion, and if necessary, make […]