Welcome to the revival of Muscular Christianity—a spiritual and physical movement that once shaped Victorian empires and YMCA ...

But now, 70 percent of U.S. sports fans support protests by athletes. The widening practice of activism by athletes has led to a gradual acceptance by Americans.

The tension between athletics and activism is also felt by Scout Bassett, a track and field athlete who now runs a funding project, the Scout Bassett Fund. She's not a fan of the politicization of ...

Click here to learn more about Momentum’s proprietary research on athlete influence. Athletes have always held an outsized role in popular culture as activists, style icons, podcasters, actors ...

But there is a type of activism right now that is not inherently bad, but it’s activism for clicks. At the same time, it’s still activism. It’s still doing something. It’s complicated.

Somehow, activism of any kind has become the ugly and unfortunate taboo of our modern superstar culture. Most teams, and players for that matter, are afraid to present any opinion or orientation that ...

James, who went on to win five ESPYS, including best male athlete and best NBA player,closed the speech by calling out to all athletes. "Tonight we're honoring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT," he said.

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I started reading about Teddy Roosevelt and came across the fact that he was a believer in the Muscular Christian Movement.  This got me going down a rabbit hol ...