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Monkey Post

Ayodeji Rotinwa
photography by Andrew Esiebo

Street soccer, Nigerian-style

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Sisterhood of Skateboarders

photography by Karabo Mooki

Johannesburg's all-women skateboarding crew

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Scatter My Ashes at Wrigley Field

Scott Simon

Ask any Chicago Cubs fan: it's more than just a ballpark

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The J League

Ky-Phong Tran

Asian Americans find community on the court

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Crossing Tehran

Habibe Jafarian

Sisters take a madcap journey through Tehran to watch the first football match open to women.

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‘Taking Guard’

Niren Tolsi

Activism and immigration in the game of cricket

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Dogg Pound Days

photography by Karabo Mooki

The skateboarding and punk rock counterculture in Black South Africa

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Jumping In

Josefin Olevik
photography by Sara Mac Key

Sweden’s Ice Swimming Renaissance

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We asked six influential Texans: What’s next for Texas?

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Dan Rather, Earl Campbell, Adrian Quesada, Lina Hidalgo, Cruz Ortiz and C.K. Chin on the future of the lone star state

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Bullfighting

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Three-quarters of Mexicans support a ban

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He Shoots, He Scores!

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World Cup Politicians

Ben Carrington

At international sports, the winners aren't always on the field

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