Sports Blog Posts
The Insight: Does the World Cup Matter?
The Insight / June 26th, 2026 / by AllSides Staff

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, our world's biggest sporting stage, has come to the United States. Unlikely examples of ethnic intermingling and more predictable geopolitical tensions have followed, as has t...
See moreThe Upcoming US-Russia Hockey Game No One Is Talking About
Recommended Reading / June 26th, 2026 / by Andy Gorel

The US and Russia are slated to play a friendly hockey game on July 1 in Moscow featuring professional and amateur players, though reporting on the match has been scant.
See moreHow is the World Cup Intersecting with Politics?
Story of the Week / June 25th, 2026 / by AllSides Staff

As World Cup fans descend on North America, there have already been several viral moments of fans discovering American traditions. Some have argued that such sporting events are unifying moments and r...
See moreThe World Cup Revealed Something Surprising About Americans
Common Ground / June 19th, 2026 / by Jessica Carpenter

When German soccer fan @FreddyLA7 landed in Atlanta, Georgia for the World Cup, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Across Europe, stereotypes suggest Americans are loud, ignorant, hyper-individualistic an...
See moreWhen Even The World Cup Doesn’t Build Bridges
Recommended Reading / June 15th, 2026 / by Dan Schnur
PILLARS: Before You Vote, Open This App
Recommended Reading / May 22nd, 2026 / by Guest Writer

Imagine trying to follow sports or entertainment if you couldn't check scores and stats or read reviews without digging through a dozen biased blogs. You'd never do it. Yet that’s exactly how we’re ex...
See moreMedia Bias Alert: At the Winter Olympics, Not All Gold Medalists Covered Equally
Bias / February 26th, 2026 / by Henry A. Brechter

Sports and politics have once again collided – this time at the Winter Olympics and Trump’s State of the Union address.
See moreThe Milan Cortina Olympics Come to an End
Story of the Week / February 26th, 2026 / by AllSides Staff

The Olympics came to a rapturous conclusion this weekend when the US men's ice hockey team won the gold medal for the first time since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980.
See moreWhen Sports Feels Just as Dirty as Politics
Recommended Reading / October 27th, 2025 / by Dan Schnur
Media Bias Alert: Olympic Boxers Spark Gender Eligibility Controversy
Bias / August 5th, 2024 / by Henry A. Brechter