Apr 4, 2016

Patrick Hruby

Four Years a Student Athlete: The Racial Injustice of Big-Time College Sports

Apr 4, 2016 Patrick Hruby

The NCAA's rules governing amateurism are disproportionately costing black football and men's basketball players, and benefiting white stakeholders by as much as $2 billion a year.

Apr 4, 2016

Michael Weinreb

North Carolina-Villanova Could Make College Basketball Great Again

Apr 4, 2016 Michael Weinreb

The NCAA men's championship game is a throwback to the glory years of March Madness decades ago and a reflection of the sport's ongoing renaissance.

Apr 4, 2016 Sports

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VICE Staff

We Check Out a Spanish Roller Derby Game on Today's 'Daily VICE'

Apr 4, 2016 VICE Staff

Then MUNCHIES explains why a New Orleans gay bar changed its clothing-optional rule, and Motherboard investigates a new startup that's helping people identify counterfeit drugs in Pakistan.

Apr 1, 2016

Michael Weinreb

Appreciating Jim Boehiem, the Grumpiest Coach in College Basketball

Apr 1, 2016 Michael Weinreb

After winning 900 games over the course of 40 years and taking number ten seed Syracuse to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four, there's something to be said for his perpetual dourness.

Apr 1, 2016 Sports

Tim Noble

We Asked an Expert How Dangerous Boxing Really Is

Apr 1, 2016 Tim Noble

Since Nick Blackwell was put into a medically-induced coma after his middleweight title fight with Chris Eubank Jr., the health risks of boxing have been back in the headlines.

Mar 31, 2016 Sports

Kieran Yates

Meet the Kickboxing Champion Launching a Line of Sports Hijabs

Mar 31, 2016 Kieran Yates

We spoke to Ruqsana Begum, Britain's current Muay Thai kickboxing champion, about encouraging a new generation of sporting sisters.

Mar 30, 2016

Shawn Fury

Meet John Gagliardi, the 89-Year-Old Football Coach Who Banned Tackling

Mar 30, 2016 Shawn Fury

John Gagliardi built an unconventional Division III powerhouse at Minnesota's St. John's. Finally, some of his revolutionary ideas seem to be trickling up.

Mar 29, 2016

Charles Russo

The Forgotten (Female) Pioneers of Tai Chi in the West

Mar 29, 2016 Charles Russo

The little known history of how two unlikely women introduced the Chinese martial art of tai chi to the world.

Mar 28, 2016

Mike Piellucci

Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin on Life In and Out of the Pool

Mar 28, 2016 Mike Piellucci

One of the most fascinating Olympians in recent memory discusses the Olympics, race, Michael Phelps, and his upcoming book.

Mar 24, 2016 Sports

Oscar Rickett

How Johan Cruyff Made Soccer into Art

Mar 24, 2016 Oscar Rickett

The 'Cruyff turn' was somewhere between Turner and Picasso—the work of both a delicate craftsman and a wildly inventive revolutionary.

Mar 24, 2016

John Rosengren

Running Free: Olympic Hopeful Andrew Goodman Is Disproving Lingering Stereotypes About Gay Athletes

Mar 24, 2016 John Rosengren

Former Colorado State runner Andrew Goodman had to look outside his sport for role models of openly gay elite athletes.

Mar 23, 2016

Mike Piellucci

Straight Out of Tokyo: Tony Barnette's Long Road to the Majors

Mar 23, 2016 Mike Piellucci

Most Americans go to Japan when their major league careers are over. A few boomerang back. Then there's Tony Barnette.

Mar 22, 2016

Eric Nusbaum

Why Major League Baseball's Visit to Cuba Matters

Mar 22, 2016 Eric Nusbaum

America has been obsessed with what was in Cuba at the expense of what is. Tuesday's game is a chance to change that.

Mar 22, 2016

Quinn Russell Brown

From the NBA to Hip-Hop: Martell Webster's Next Act

Mar 22, 2016 Quinn Russell Brown

NBA veteran Martell Webster, who just performed at South by Southwest, is ready for life after basketball.

Mar 22, 2016 Sports

Amelia Dimoldenberg

We Asked Female Tennis Players if They Think Men Have 'Carried the Sport'

Mar 22, 2016 Amelia Dimoldenberg

Following the comments from tennis tournament CEO Raymond Moore that women should be thankful for their male peers, we spoke to women involved in grassroots tennis.

Mar 22, 2016 Sports

How Real-Life Quidditch Has Become the World's Most Progressive Sport

Mar 22, 2016

Who actually plays JK Rowling's made-up broomstick sport? We visited a quidditch tournament and found a safe space for people of all genders and identities.

Mar 21, 2016

Kevin Trahan

March Madness Morning After: UNI Chokes, Buddy Hield Strokes, and No More Charges in the NCAAs

Mar 21, 2016 Kevin Trahan

Our daily NCAA Tournament recap features Texas A&M;'s historical collapse, Wisconsin's buzzer-beating win, and more.

Mar 18, 2016

Sarah Kurchak

We Talked to the Biggest Gambler in MMA History

Mar 18, 2016 Sarah Kurchak

Professional sports bettor, 'Vegas' Dave Oancea, talks about his big wins on Miesha Tate and Holly Holm and the unique challenges of betting on combat sports.

Mar 17, 2016

Lindsey Newhall

The Gym in the Rice Fields

Mar 17, 2016 Lindsey Newhall

More than a dozen miles from the nearest 7-11, a little gym in the rice paddies of Thailand's northeastern region is quietly raising up small children to become champions.

Mar 16, 2016

Kevin Koczwara

How to Sell a Soccer Team, or the Rebirth of the Boston Breakers

Mar 16, 2016 Kevin Koczwara

The Boston Breakers are trying to build a winning women's soccer team, and win some fans, as a new addition to a crowded sports marketplace. It's a process.

Mar 16, 2016

Fury X

Pro at 15, Retired at 19: Welcome to the World of Professional eSport

Mar 16, 2016 Fury X

"It's not relaxed play-when-you-feel-like-it. I would play 10-12 hours a day 7 days a week and take very few breaks."

Mar 15, 2016

Michael Weinreb

The VICE Sports Viewer's Guide to the 2016 NCAA Tournament

Mar 15, 2016 Michael Weinreb

Big games, shooting stars, and silly sideline coaching faces highlight our region-by-region cheat sheet to enjoying this year's edition of March Madness.

Mar 15, 2016 Sports

Joe Bish

At the Pub with 'Dark Destroyer' Deta Hedman, the World's Best Female Darts Player

Mar 15, 2016 Joe Bish

The best female darts player in the world on how she got started, racism in the game, and her frustration with the disparity between men's and women's tournaments.

Mar 14, 2016

Neil DeMause

Screwing Over Sports Ticket Buyers? There's an App for That

Mar 14, 2016 Neil DeMause

The Minnesota Timberwolves recently joined the New York Yankees in requiring a phone app ticket system that puts a price floor on resales. Fans have responded with a lawsuit. If this is the future, who actually benefits?