Doug Williams’ Article- Mason Langdon
My research project focused on Doug Williams’ and explored the question of why he made less money than other Super Bowl MVPs from ads despite performing better than them. I explored this through a
App State’s Rich Soccer Tradition
Coming into this week’s reading, I knew that Appalachian State heavily prioritized basketball and football over any other sport. It doesn’t take much research to figure this out as the schools display these sports
“While the World Watched” and “Defenders of National Honor”
This week, we had two readings. The first reading, “While the World Watched”, was an absolutely heart-breaking tale of the atrocities committed in Argentina by Dictator Jorge Videla. It centralizes the entire tale on
Mason Langdon ACC Basketball Book Review
As an ACC basketball fan growing up, this book’s attention to detail was everything I could have ever asked for. Even though the beginning started off a bit sluggish, the rest of the book
“Here’s the Football Heroine” Reading Reaction
This week, I had two readings to complete. The first is chapter two of Futbolera. One quote I found to be important from this reading comes when they are talking about how physical education
ACC Basketball Initial Thoughts
The first couple of chapters of ACC Basketball show the prolific attention to detail it shows to shining a light on the entirety of the conference’s history. This includes doing a great job of
Contrasting Stereotypes in Early Southern Wrestling
For this week’s reading, I chose to look at chapter eleven of The Tennessee Test of Manhood’: Professional Wrestling and Southern Cultural Stereotypes.” Overall, I found myself absolutely loving this reading due to a
Baseball and Community in Cuba and Richmond
The readings I did this week were Chapter One of Raceball and Chapter Two of “Baseball, the Lost Cause, and the New South in Richmond, Virginia.” Overall, I felt that the two texts showed
Early Afro-Brazilian Soccer Stars and the Myth of Racial Democracy
One thing that I was very much aware of was the racism and classism present in the early 1900s in South American Countries like Brazil. Consequently, I had also been very well aware of
Portrait of a Serial Winner: Passion and Upbringing
Coming into this reading, although I hadn’t known he had done so twice, I was aware that Luis Suarez had bitten an opponent during a match. At the time I first heard about it,
