Wednesday, February 15 2006
The Revolution Will Be Televised
The NFL has been riding an unbelievable wave of momentum for 15 years now, and one can't help but wonder when the whole thing is going to crest and come crashing back down to earth.
Detroit: Mock City
There is talk of renewed interest in the area, of revival and revitalization, but you'd never know that from the ABC, NFL, or Super Bowl perspective.
Winners at Last
This wasn't your typical celebratory parade of controlled chaos. It was simply chaos. Pure, glorious chaos.
Tuesday, February 14 2006
Three Times a Lady
Michelle Kwan is a minimalist ice goddess with only one crooked tooth to remind us that she is human.
Wednesday, January 18 2006
It’s Gotta Be the Dad: Blaming Black Fathers in the World of Sports
Black fatherhood in the media is seen as a national problem or an issue that young black males have to overcome, or both.
Monday, November 28 2005
The Killing of Georgie
Remembering George Best, perhaps the most exciting -- and exasperating -- talent in soccer history. Best died on 24 November 2005.
Thursday, September 29 2005
It’s a White Man’s Game: Racism, Native American Mascots, and the NCAA
In a very real sense, the struggle over Native American mascots is a struggle over what it means to be American, and who gets to decide.
Thursday, July 28 2005
A European Superbowl?
It is possible that Glazer's grand adventure into English football will bring Manchester United to its knees, and Glazer along with it.
Wednesday, July 13 2005
The Selling of a Red Sox Nation
Why have so many people, many of whom have never even followed baseball before, joined the already crowded bandwagon?
Friday, July 8 2005
We Love LA! The Legacy of Lance Armstrong
If Armstrong has opened this bizarre world of beloved cheats and spectacular runners-up to an American audience, it's a remarkable achievement. Not least because it's shown the bitterly conservative sports media that America does care about what happens outside the 50 states.
Tuesday, May 24 2005
Carradonna: Heart as Big as Liverpool
Jamie Carragher comes from one of the rougher sides of Liverpool. He's a footballer whose honesty, hard-work, loyalty, dependability, and refusal to act like some sort of primadonna arsehole just because he can kick a ball a bit places him head and shoulders above any other top-flight player in the English game.
Tuesday, May 10 2005
The Real Color of Money: Controlling Black Bodies in the NBA
The NBA playoffs are upon us, and PopMatters covers both sides of the debate surrounding the push to impose age limits on the league's incoming players.
Age Before Ability: Why College, Not a Contract, Should be the Next Stop for the Student Athlete
The NBA playoffs are upon us, and PopMatters covers both sides of the debate surrounding the push to impose age limits on the league's incoming players.
Monday, May 2 2005
Turin’s Shroud: Has the English Disease become the Italian Complaint?
The story behind these games is truly a history of modern football hooliganism.
Thursday, April 28 2005
On the Brink of Irrelevance: Hockey Through American Eyes
The battered reputation of the NHL was bound to suffer during this new age of American nationalism, but it didn't have to be to this extent.
Thursday, March 31 2005
Why Is This Man Not a Household Name?: Roger Federer Soars Under the Radar
Roger Federer is an athlete of an order American sports fans have never been able to fully embrace. He's humble to a fault, wary of drawing attention to himself, and a Swiss polyglot.
Tuesday, March 8 2005
Don’t Like the Drugs But the Drugs Like Me: Baseball’s Steroid-Free Field of Dreams
Baseball's cultural currency is maintained in large part by the sepia toned pictures of yesteryear, when everything was so much simpler and all our lives were so much better. Any change to this construction occasions a virulent backlash against those who would seek to 'corrupt' the sport.
Thursday, March 3 2005
Beyond Black and White: Norm Chow and the Case for Minority Hiring
Norm Chow has been called a 'master', a 'creative mind', and a 'legend', but he's yet to be described by the words 'head coach'.
Monday, February 21 2005
Superbowl Sunday, London Style: A Conversation
Robert Collins delivers a European perspective on the Superbowl in this conversation with an American counterpart: 'From the moment I switched on the pre-game, the coverage was a tribute to US moral and military superiority.'
Monday, February 7 2005
Mythic Ideals: Max Schmeling (1905-2005)
Refusing to fire his Jewish manager or join the Nazi party, Max Schmeling also refused to assume the political and racial mantles thrust upon him.
