Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
Friday, October 16th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_560" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Lebanon Valley College photo"][/caption]
By Laura Pappano
The phrase “college football” evokes testosterone-charged pre-U.S. Marine-style intensity and mammoth bodies colliding at ridiculously odd angles and high speeds.
That may accurately describe DI teams on Saturday TV or at bowl game time, but how about the 0-6 Amcats at Anna ...
Posted in Football, Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | No Comments »
Monday, October 5th, 2009
By Lauren Taylor
Pink is nice, but how about baby blue?
If the NFL wants to leverage the resources of Monday Night Football (and Sunday day and night football, too) on a public health issue -- and do it in a gender-coded manner -- how about a prostate cancer campaign?
Why not speckle ...
Posted in Football, Money, Power & Politics | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
By Laura Pappano
I can’t wait to see what happens when I tune in to the NFL this weekend. Will we see more dropped passes? Missed routes? Hugging and giggling in the huddle?
After all, the league is kicking off a month-long effort to support breast cancer awareness through its “Crucial Catch” ...
Posted in Football, Money, Power & Politics | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
School districts are sweating. Budgets are tight and they are cutting in the same old places, including middle and high school sports. (A recent American Association of School Administrators survey shows the proportion of school districts cutting extracurricular activities, including sports, will triple from 10 to 28 percent ...
Posted in Football, Money, Power & Politics | No Comments »
