When reading the chapter on the gender and class dynamics of golf in Mexico, I was taken aback by the hypocrisy of some of the interviewees. For example, Laura, a fixture of the golf
When discussing the use of sports such as football to integrate immigrants into the national fold, one cannot help but study Brazil, especially that of Italian immigrants relations to each other and to the
When reading Brian M. Ingrassia’s book The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education’s Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football, I was struck at the amount of detail presented on the early origins of football. I
Dick Steinborn: wrestling is about “good overcoming evil” Roland Barthes: wrestling depicts a “purely moral concept: that of justice” In the reading, the author begins his argument with an account of a brutal wrestling
When reading this article, I was intrigued at the great sense of national identity that Cubans have for the game of baseball, despite it originating in the United States. The author states that baseball
“For all the success of its players on fields in both the U.S. and abroad, the ASL was in trouble.” While simplistic, I believe that this statement from the blog post details just why
“It is that this conflict (Spanish-American War) brought to the Young Men’s Christian Association an unprecedented opportunity for a mighty service to those young men who uphold the nation’s honor on land and sea.”
When reading the article, I thought it was a well-written, nuanced, breath of fresh air about someone as famous and complicated as Diego Maradona. Beginning in our youth and continuing throughout our lives, we
For most of my sports-viewing life, I have been and still am a fan of the Red Sox. Like most Red Sox fans in the south, I get it from my Dad who was
“With this act, the Pirates made their intentions clear: local history had run its course in marketing the club. To the franchise, the Pirates brand became more important than Pittsburgh, its baseball heritage, and
