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The Year in Sex & Sports

By Jeff Merron
ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 26, 2001

It's all about desire ... and you've got to play with passion. It's the Year in Sex & Sports. From male and female athletes posing nude, to the media's not-so-subtle fascination with Anna Kournikova, to debates about exploitation and self-expression, sex plays a complicated, often controversial role in sports and sports coverage. Culled from my SurfJones weblog and the Surfin' Insider columns I've written in the last year, here's a look at notable stories on sex and sports in the media in 2001 ...

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