https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11162019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans There is no danger whatsoever that anyone will start calling American football the “beautiful game,” which is sometimes the expression used internationally for what the world sees as football, which we call soccer. Football is earning the moniker of the “deadly” game for its …
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“No Call” Football Crisis
New Orleans Ok, I’m entitled. It was front page news for days after the game, and now it’s even front-page news in the New York Times. The sports channels are boiling with the reports. Has Trump tweeted about it yet? I hope not! Of course, I’m talking about the no-call on both pass interference and …
Leadership and Solidarity Matter in Sports Off the Field
Casper There was a fascinating discussion recently about why professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association were able to speak freely and publicly about issues, including race and politics, while the manly men of the National Football League were constantly being cowed into silence. The reporter for the New York Times spent a …