2014 was a breakthrough year in sports, and it had nothing to do with athletics
From NBA stars donning "I can't breathe" T-shirts, to NFL players running onto the field with their hands up, pro athletes have made their views on social issues loud and clear. In fact, sport and social justice collided all year long - from gay rights at the Sochi Olympics, to players reacting to Donald Sterling and Ray Rice, athletes didn't...
From NBA stars donning "I can't breathe" T-shirts, to NFL players running onto the field with their hands up, pro athletes have made their views on social issues loud and clear. In fact, sport and social justice collided all year long - from gay rights at the Sochi Olympics, to players reacting to Donald Sterling and Ray Rice, athletes didn't just shut up and play. So did something change in 2014? Here to weigh in are activist athletes Ariyana Smith and former NFLer Chris Kluwe, along with Dr. Harry Edwards, sociologist and architect of the 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights.