Sorry, Chuck, winning a lawsuit so cheerleaders can hoist Bible banners at Texas high school football games actually isn’t a win for religious liberty.
Serie A Match Stopped Due to Racist Chant
May 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
European football is plagued by violence and racism, an epidemic that seems to infect primarily young, unemployed men.
Vikings Release Chris Kluwe Under Questionable Circumstances
May 7, 2013 By 11 Comments
Chris Kluwe is only one of the supporters of gay rights who has been released from the NFL under questionable circumstances.
It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, It’s Whether You Win: High Stakes in College Football Coaching
May 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Can you alma mater afford to fire its head football coach if he fails to win a national title? Can it afford not to?
NFL Announces Discrimination Against Gay Players Not Acceptable
April 26, 2013 By 1 Comment
Liam Day explains why we still need to care if an NFL player is gay or not.
What Are You Prepared to Do?
April 11, 2013 By 22 Comments
In case of a violent attack, J. A. Drew Diaz says that it’s time to embrace the corollary to the Boy Scout motto: be prepared to fight back.
What a Piece of Work is a Man?
April 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Ged Naughton searches for tre masculinity in the 21st century, through the story of war and a grassroots soccer team in Liberia
7-year-old Jack Hoffman Scores 69-Yard Touchdown in Nebraska Spring Game
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When he was asked how it felt to break free and score the touchdown Jack said, “It felt awesome.”
So You’re Tired of Hearing About “Rape Culture”?
March 20, 2013 By 181 Comments
Someone asked me today, “What is ‘rape culture’ anyway? I’m tired of hearing about it.”
The NFL Draft and the Objectification of Men
March 13, 2013 By 2 Comments
If you’ve got anything resembling a conscience–and I don’t claim to have much of one–objectifying others in the normal course of business is an unpleasant thing to do.
Rugby Faces the Same Challenges as Football
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The 6 Nations Championship kicked off this month. Liam Day says it’s the perfect opportunity to look at the issue of sports-related brain injuries from a different perspective.
Every Super Bowl MVP Revisited
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Jim Jividen examines all 47 Super Bowl MVPs and determines who really should have won each award.
The Grief Performance: Football’s Concussions and Controversies
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Ronald Metellus on concussions, Manti Te’o, and the complicity of fandom.
Is Racism the Big Trend in Super Bowl Commercials This Year, or What?
February 1, 2013 By 8 Comments
Lesley says, “It sure is great living here in post-race America! GO FOOTBALL!”
46 Super Bowls. 92 Quarterbacks. Let’s Rank ‘Em.
January 30, 2013 By 1 Comment
Jim Jividen ranks all of the quarterbacks who have ever played in the Super Bowl.
“If the football program is producing boys like these, it should be shut down right now because it’s creating monsters.”
Should the Steubenville football program and other programs whose students commit sexual assault be shut down?