Playing Through Pain Nancy Mindick Updated with a new introduction

Updated with a new introduction by the author

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identifying their root causes requires more than the facile commentary offered by media pundits

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Playing Through Pain Nancy Mindick Updated with a new introductionFor many fans and casual observers, professional sports and violence are deeply connected. Violence on the field has real consequences for players, notably in the form of life altering injuries from concussions. Off the field, in the last several decades, scores of athletes have committed violent acts, from domestic abuse and sexual assault to animal abuse and murder. Beyond athletes, sport also serves as a site of political and structural violence,