1990. Football was as dead as Dillinger in England. Heysel, Hillsborough, Bradford - each appalling tragedy was another stake though the heart of the national game and a pin in the voodoo doll of...
Taraneh Ghajar Jerven’s recent article in the Christian Science Monitor, “2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: What about Vancouver’s homeless?” highlights the injustices perpetrated in the...
Last week, writing about sports as labor, I noted that sports are a form of collective identification—of solidarity—a way to bring a community together around feats of strength and competition...
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we now officially exist in the Post-Tiger-Woods-Apology Era. It all started with a few forgettable murmurs, and before long, every other headline involved some...
Friday February 12, marked the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The ceremonies were attended by the Four Chiefs who represent the Squamish, Musqueam, Tseil-Watuth (Burrard), and...
Last week, the New Orleans Saints, long NFL football's worst team, won the Super Bowl. A city cheered, and people from around the country whose teams were knocked out earlier in the season joined...
With the Vancouver Games starting today and it also being Black History month, I have pondered why we haven't had as many excellent African-American winter Olympians as we consistently produce for...
At the age of twenty-one, Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament, and never had the African American community been so excited about golf. Nike built its advertising campaign around this exuberance...
Ireland’s final hopes to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup were dashed when Gallas scored a goal in extra time with an assist from Thierry Henry. It is widely acknowledged that the Irish team...
I’m writing from Eugene, Oregon, where I have come for my yearly reunion with college friends. Each year we meet to watch a University of Oregon football game, reliving the many games we watched in...
