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The meaning of sports

David Orentlicher (Indiana) and William S. David (Harvard): Concussion and Football: Failures to Respond by the NFL and the Medical Profession. Chris Kluwe won't turn you into a lustful cockmonster: The Vikings' outspoken punter on brain injuries, creative swearing, and life after football. From Intellectual Conservative, does ESPN stand for “Elite Socialist Progressive Network”? Peter Richardson reviews Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down by Dave Zirin (and more). Should sports gambling be legal? James Surowiecki wonders. How to think about our steroid supermen: Jeremy Rozansky on Lance Armstrong, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the meaning of sports. Yet another reason to legalise doping in sport: Organised crime. Is it only a game? Sanja Kadric reviews Ajax, The Dutch, The War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour by Simon Kuper.