“Sports is where meritocracy exists.” Ever hear or read those words? Do you believe them? Be wiser not to. “The only true meritocracy is in sports. Every other field is subject to politics,” wrote one fan in a 2014 blog comment. I’m still laughing. Let’s be sober and to the point: We know the so-called…
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“If competitive sports build character, it is character fit for a criminal,” said G.B. Leonard in 1972, disputing the theory that athletics embody moral principles. Leonard might have had football in mind when he penned those words. Football is a game of intelligence. But it’s a game of brutality, too. How can a person wrestle…