ESPN (November 18, 2021)- Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown shared a powerful message about depression and suicide on social media on Friday.
‘IT WAS A CLASSLESS MOVE,’ MORNINGSIDE COACH SAYS OF INGLEWOOD SCORING 106 POINTS
Los Angeles Times (Oct. 30, 2021)- Inglewood Morningside football coach Brian Collins did not have kind words for the Inglewood High coaching staff on Saturday morning when discussing his team’s 106-0 loss to the Sentinels in a game that saw Inglewood quarterback Justyn Martin throw 13 touchdowns passes, including a two-point conversion pass with a 104-0 lead.
PATRICK MAHOMES WAS AMONG THE FIRST PLAYERS TO CONGRATULATE TOM BRADY ON SUPER BOWL WIN
USA Today (February 7, 2021)- Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Tom Brady is a Super Bowl champion.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER FROM JOHN BURROUGHS HELPS OPPONENT CROSS FINISH LINE
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A cross country runner from John Burroughs abandoned his hopes of a top-25 finish in the state meet to help another runner across the finish line.
COLLEGES ARE CUTTING VARSITY SPORTS. THAT COULD BE A GOOD THING.
The New York Times (Oct. 13, 2020) – Few of the cut programs will perish, instead transitioning to club teams that allow athletes to continue playing more on their terms, without the strain of the N.C.A.A. rule book.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN A PANDEMIC—AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE ELECTION
THE BULWARK – In 1950, longtime University of Oklahoma president George Lynn Cross testified before the state legislature about why the school needed more money. When one state senator asked him to be more specific about how the funding would improve the school, Cross wryly replied that “I would like to build a university of which the football team could be proud.”
FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD, WE HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING THE WRONG VALUES
The Washington Post (Jun. 11, 2020) – There are a half-dozen statues of Stonewall Jackson peering from pedestals, so tall he can see over three states. For a representation of Pen Hallowell, you can find only an archival photograph of a mildly handsome bearded young man in plain tunic, one hand holding a forage cap, the other resting lightly on a sword. Even in that, though, you can see his easy athleticism and his backbone.