So the New England Patriots’ season ended surprisingly about a month ago as the team fell to the hated Baltimore Ravens. They did so without their tight end Rob Gronkowski, a touchdown machine. But that’s not all “Gronk” is: he’s a world-class partier. His exploits are well-documented; he sometimes introduces himself as “Yo Soy Fiesta,” [...]
The Courageous Woman Who Didn’t Abort Colin Kaepernick
February 3, 2013 By
Sometimes you read a story that seems scripted by a sentimental Hollywood writer. As ESPN’s Rick Reilly makes clear, Colin Kaepernick’s life story fits this mold. Kaepernick’s mother, Heidi Russo, was in a rough situation when she gave birth to little Colin. She nursed him for over a month until she found a couple who [...]
Why Football Violence is Different from a Car Crash
September 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
There has been a great deal of conversation in the intellectuosphere about football violence. I blogged about it a little while back if you want some links by which to think and reflect on the topic. Recently, a friend sent me a link to a Martin Marty blog (an odd thing to write) from the [...]
Youth Football & Collisions: Really, Really, Really Bad News
February 22, 2012 By 6 Comments
ESPN just released this frightening data from the first study of youth football and the impact of head-to-head collisions: The first-ever study to measure the head impacts among youth football players has found that some hits absorbed by second graders are as forceful as those in the college game, and that unlike at in high [...]
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