Professional Sports
Football
Are NFL rule changes making the league ‘soft’?
The NFL Competition Committee has made couple of significant changes to their rulebook that have left the NFL community with mixed feelings. There have been more rule changes, but I’d like to focus on use of helmet, the catch rule, and protection of the quarterback.
Bold Predictions
Six bold predictions for the NFL season
Maybe I’m just a salty Patriots fan. But I’ve been looking at the NFC, and I came to a realization: only six teams can be in the top six.
Baseball
Four years of professional sports
It may be difficult to remember, but a lot has happened in sports in the past four years. Here are…
Basketball
‘Jackets adapt to Rochester Wheels’ tough competition
The men’s and women’s basketball teams played a scrimmage against the Rochester Wheels, a professional wheelchair basketball team, last Wednesday. The ‘Jackets won 73–71, though they received lots of help to stay in the game.
NFL
Winners and losers of the NFL draft
Thursday night in Arlington, Texas, many NFL teams began a draft they were hoping would reshape their franchise. The scouts called this draft class one of the best and deepest in recent years. All eyes were on the Cleveland Browns with the first pick and the most needs of any team.
Everybody Talks
Everybody Talks: There’s a lot out there
These are questions I try to answer every week. I’ve thought a lot about why I’ve become so fascinated with the crossroads of sports, feminism, and society. I’ve thought about how this is a movement not just for me, but for all of you, too.
Baseball
Everybody Talks: Her right to choose
To be honest, assuming that softball and baseball are equivalent sports is an oversight, and to some, a huge disservice.
Everybody Talks
Everybody Talks: The privilege of title IX
This week I came to a conclusion — thank God for Title IX.
Two recent readings caught my eye, and they both included prominent figures in U.S. women’s basketball.
Baseball
Everybody Talks: An Evolving Pastime
Diversity. International diplomacy. Wage gaps. Mental health. Education. It’s difficult to know which I’m talking about: America or its pastime?
Everybody Talks
Everybody Talks: Change from the outside
If these former players want the establishment to make a change, they shouldn’t have relied upon some shiny executive position.