Editor’s Note: This is part four of a five part biographical series on Barney Gill by Russ Crawford. He first encountered Barney Gill while researching his book on American football in France. Gill’s story didn’t make it into the book and was too good not to share. Click here to read parts one, two, and three. Check…
Editor’s Note: This is part three of a five part biographical series on Barney Gill by Russ Crawford. He first encountered Barney Gill while researching his book on American football in France. Gill’s story didn’t make it into the book and was too good not to share. Click here to read parts one and two, and check…
By Russ Crawford The Super Bowl ended months ago, spring football is done, and the draft has been held. However, there is still football being played, although very few people are aware of it. The football I refer to is being played by women in various leagues. I am most familiar with the teams of…
By Patrick Salkeld Every year soccer fans experience the US Open Cup, the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. It started in October 1913 after FIFA sanctioned the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA), which renamed itself United States Football Association (USFA) that year and is now the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or US…
Anderson, Daniel. The Culture of Sports in the Harlem Renaissance. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2017. Pp. 220. Notes, bibliography, and index. $35.00 softcover. Reviewed by Andrew McGregor The Harlem Renaissance is frequently described as a flowering of African American social, cultural, and artistic expression. It also reflected an important intellectual moment, marked by radicalism and the…
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a five part biographical series on Barney Gill by Russ Crawford. He first encountered Barney Gill while researching his book on American football in France. Gill’s story didn’t make it into the book and was too good not to share. Click here to read part one, and check back next…
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a five part biographical series on Barney Gill by Russ Crawford. He first encountered Barney Gill while researching his book on American football in France. Gill’s story didn’t make it into the book and was too good not to share. Check back next Thursday for part two. By Russ…
By Russ Crawford From June 24-30, women from six nations are meeting in Langley, British Columbia to contend for the title of world champion in American football. Australia, Britain, Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States have sent teams to showcase the best female football players in their respective countries. At the time of writing,…
By Russ Crawford During the past year, several blog posts have addressed political activism by athletes. We have read about Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s earlier anthem protest, along with several mentions of Tommie Smith’s closed-fist salute at the 1968 Olympics. These are only a few examples of writers…
By Alex Parrish The sports world was stunned on April 19th at the news of the apparent prison suicide of Aaron Hernandez, the former standout tight end at the University of Florida and the New England Patriots. Hernandez was already considered an example after his conviction for a 2013 murder, but his death at age…
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