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Podcasts

Can Weed and Pro Sports Coexist? Episode 3 of The Deep Dive

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Attitudes toward cannabis have changed dramatically over the past couple of decades, but less so for professional athletes

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Sports

When the Games Are Over

August 22, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Thomas Hall

An Olympic medalist’s struggle to find purpose after twenty years as an elite athlete

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September 2014 / Sports

Skin in the Game

September 3, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Will Di Novi

A conflicted fan comes to grips with the violence of football

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Sports

Foul Territory

July 30, 2014July 6, 2020 - by Stacey May Fowles

A former major league pitcher confesses to witnessing rape in the minor leagues—and is lauded as hero, years after his complaints might have mattered

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Feature / June 2014

Behind the Mask

June 19, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Dave Cameron

The oddly familiar psychology of goalies

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June 2014 / Sports

Bad Call

May 19, 2014April 14, 2020 - by The Walrus

The NHL confronts the dawn of television

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Sports

No Glove, No Love

April 28, 2014September 8, 2021 - by Eric Andrew-Gee

A baseball player mourns the loss of his cherished companion

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March 2010 / Sports

The Unsporting Event

March 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Erin Millar

Do the Paralympic Games encourage athletes to win big by aiming low?

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