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For all the extraordinary aspects of tennis, the game has its issues. Fortunately, we have solutions that might solve most of the problems.

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant writes that while Jason Collins may have ushered in the Open Era of sports, the language used by athletes is still offensively behind the times.

Bud Selig and baseball are walking a fine line with the apparent intent to punish the Biogenesis 20. It could cost the game its labor peace.

Lighting was not going to strike twice in the same spot as Serena Williams made sure she proved her early 2012 exit was a fluke, Howard Bryant writes.

We won't see a Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic final rematch, but will the two clash in the semis?

The tennis world has an abundance of respect for Novak Djokovic but a curious absence of universal love. The world No. 1 player continues to fight for crowds in the shadow of Federer-Nadal.

Intimidation is far secondary to the efficiency and power of Serena Williams' game. They are the reason she's so intimidating.

Intimidation is far secondary to the efficiency and power of Serena Williams' game. They are the reason she's so intimidating.

The big four are the big four. Yawn. We know where to find them deep into the majors. If you want intrigue, though, look no further than these unpredictable outsiders.

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant writes that Derek Jeter, though a great player statistically, can only truly be appreciated through intangibles: his amazing defensive moves, PED-free play and leadership of a franchise.

What happens over the next months and years will say more about American society and its boundaries of acceptance than it ever could about Jason Collins or Kirk Walker or Kevin McClatchy or Martina Navratilova.

Jackie Robinson's story, as told in "42," is incomplete and has some historical gaps, but it allows one father to begin a conversation with his son.

Sports once again are being challenged by a deep and seemingly intractable societal issue: the male problem of defining weakness though homophobia and misogyny.

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant writes that the 60-day slog of the NBA playoffs needs a remodel, and the perfect example comes from English soccer.

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant examines how the Oakland Athletics have found a way to win, despite being in an outdated ballpark and poor market for baseball. But the real question is: Why should they have to?

In ESPN The Magazine's Taboo issue, Howard Bryant writes that the Rooney Rule is the NFL's version of hope and change -- only it offers false hope and illusory change.