by Randall Balmer | Feb 9, 2023 | Opinion
America enters its high holy days this week: the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday. When thousands of spectators and millions of viewers witness the Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday, they will be participating in a ritual that has become every bit as entrenched in American life...
by Jim Hopkins | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion
I love baseball because it fills me with many happy childhood memories. I love it because the goal of the game is to return home and because the game proceeds at its own pace – it isn’t completely bound to a time clock. I love it because, as a game in which failure...
by Ed Hogan | Aug 5, 2022 | Opinion
August is often a slow time for sports news in the U.S. The National Football League is just beginning training camp. Major League Baseball has its trade deadline, but there are still a couple of months until the playoffs. A new season for the National Basketball...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 4, 2022 | Opinion
Vin Scully was the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years. For baseball fans, he was a living legend. Paired with former major leaguer Joe Garagiola for nationally televised games on NBC, they were two of the...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 21, 2022 | Opinion
Even if you’re not a baseball fan, the chances are high you have heard about Jackie Robinson. Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball when he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. However, have you ever heard of Willie O’Ree? O’Ree,...
