Winners and Losers From the NFL’s Wild Final Week

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As the NFL’s first-ever Week 18 kicked off, many playoff positions were firmly up in the air. It took every bit of the schedule to decide the first round of the playoffs, and until the final play of Sunday Night Football, AFC Wild Card teams were still not decided. Many clubs came out of the […]

Key Stories From the NFL So Far

We are approaching the sharp end of the NFL season and several strong teams are battling to secure a place in the playoffs. Others have crashed and burned in spectacular fashion, forcing fans to despair as they watch on from the comfort of their couches. These are the key stories that have developed over the […]

Sports and Politics Will Always Be Linked

A common phrase circulating mainstream media today is “stick to sports.” Essentially, this means, people are calling for athletes to do nothing other than play their sport. That is an impossible task. Politics have always been a part of sports and sports have always been a part of politics. Whether we like it or not, […]

The Spotlight of Sports for Post-Reality Politics

As The Donald Turns

Post reality politics. Where everything is made up, and the points don’t matter. It’s about the spectacle. In this world, sporting leagues are valuable political tools.  Play College Football! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020 Post Reality Politics & Sports Entertainment is the goal of both sports and post-reality politics. As long as […]

Bordering Disaster: Impacts of Divergent Pandemic Realities on Sports

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Change is here. Around the world, Covid-19 has interrupted leagues, tournaments, and events of all sizes. It was supposed to be a summer featuring Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics. As European leagues return to normalcy, sports as usual are not possible in North America. Cross-border travel is not an option. Empty stadiums are necessary. […]

Top AFC Shakier Than You Think

  There were three top teams in last year’s AFC. The Patriots, who secured the top seed and a Super Bowl berth, the Steelers, who were oh so close to the top seed themselves, and the Jaguars, who beat said Steelers and nearly knocked off the Patriots. All three teams returned enough of their rosters […]

New NFL Anthem Rules Show Entire Movement is Still Misunderstood

In a shocking move, the NFL announced the implementation of rules to effectively ban protesting during the National Anthem. The rules prohibit players from doing anything that “does not show respect to the Anthem.” It does allow players to stay in the locker room for the Anthem, but also leaves it up to each individual […]

Sports & Politics in 2017: The NFL and NBA in Trump’s Political Climate

This past year has seen the unofficial barrier between sports and politics vanish entirely. For decades, the consensus in American culture has been that sports must be viewed as an escape from the seriousness of the outside world. History has seen sporadic interaction between the two, such as the raised fists of American athletes during […]

Football and Politics Will Never Be Separable

Football is supposed to be a safe haven. It’s supposed to be a sacred place where people can go to forget about all the problems from the world, big or small. People can gather together under the unity of a common love for the game of football, under the banner of the same team, and […]

Watching NFL Games Has Never Been This Easy

As a kid I remember watching NFL football games with my grandpa in his truck shop. The television was a 19 inch RCA that had an old coat hanger for an antenna and pliers were used to change the channel. The knob had long since broken off, and on game day, I was the remote […]