Tear-jerker of an essay on sports, disability, freedom, and family. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1184410/index.htmSee More

Tear-jerker of an essay on sports, disability, freedom, and family. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1184410/index.htmSee More

Very interesting piece on the implications of steroids for our experience of sports.  Next time I teach "Big Games," this will go on the syllabus. http://www.thepointmag.com/archive/steroids-baseball-america/See More

Very interesting piece on the implications of steroids for our experience of sports.  Next time I teach "Big Games," this will go on the syllabus. http://www.thepointmag.com/archive/steroids-baseball-america/See More

India, Pakistan, and the role of cricket.  Interesting blog from the Economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/03/india-pakistan_relationsSee More

India, Pakistan, and the role of cricket.  Interesting blog from the Economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/03/india-pakistan_relationsSee More

You might enjoy the link below, which takes you to an article and video of a young soccer player "freestyling" - a term I did not know when I was her age. I think many soccer players - not all, but many - experience a few years, maybe more, when they spend every waking hour with the ball. The draw is strong enough, the connection strange enough, to make of the ball an extension of oneself. And the garage, or the alley, is soon the ground that matters most. The touch and sound of the ball on the…See More

You might enjoy the link below, which takes you to an article and video of a young soccer player "freestyling" - a term I did not know when I was her age. I think many soccer players - not all, but many - experience a few years, maybe more, when they spend every waking hour with the ball. The draw is strong enough, the connection strange enough, to make of the ball an extension of oneself. And the garage, or the alley, is soon the ground that matters most. The touch and sound of the ball on the…See More

I think that our relation to sports involves a relation to our identity. We often use it to help anchor our identity as we move around in a highly mobile society. So keeping team loyalties alive becomes a matter of identity and commitment.So my daughter faces a moral dilemma. She's a born and bred Seattle Mariner's fan. Her family and geographic identity are bonded to her loyalty to the team. Like so many Americans she is leaving her home to strike out on her own. She is choosing exile in…See More

I think that our relation to sports involves a relation to our identity. We often use it to help anchor our identity as we move around in a highly mobile society. So keeping team loyalties alive becomes a matter of identity and commitment.So my daughter faces a moral dilemma. She's a born and bred Seattle Mariner's fan. Her family and geographic identity are bonded to her loyalty to the team. Like so many Americans she is leaving her home to strike out on her own. She is choosing exile in…See More

The recent round of inductions into the baseball hall of fame brings to mind the endless discussions about whether the PED tainted players should be inducted. Last year the indictment of Roger Clemens for perjury once again recalled…See More