Carrie Benjamin (SOAS): Visca el Barca! Ideology, Nationalism, and the FIFA World Cup. Amy C. McCormick and Robert A. McCormick (Michigan State): Race and Interest Convergence in NCAA Sports. From GQ, here is everything you need to know about this year's college football storm. From IHE, a review of books on Penn State football. Lance Armstrong’s secret is out: The news leaks about The Secret Race have vastly undersold its importance — Tyler Hamilton’s book is a historic, definitive indictment of cycling’s culture of doping during the Armstrong era. Solidarity: Marc Tracy on why the NFL referee lockout is an important labor stand-off. The world's greatest athlete: In which Rick Rhoden takes his place alongside The Hulk, Jan-Michael Vincent and Gabe Kaplan. The New York Review of Magazines reviews Grantland. Troubled by mounting evidence that football’s physical and psychological consequences are literally life-threatening, some fans are questioning whether the game is morally defensible (and more from New York). The most dangerous game: Is baseball really more hazardous to players’ health than football?
