The NHL season is well underway and UNP has a few books to keep you company from the regular season to the Stanley Cup Finals. In We Want Fish Sticks (Nebraska, 2018), Nick Hirshon tells colorful story of the rebranding of … Continue reading Reading List: Books for the NHL season
On January 31, Jackie Robinson would have turned 100 years old. The New York Times published a feature celebrating his life in 100 photos. One of the photographs shows Robinson (center) with fellow UCLA stars Woody Strode (left) and Kenny Washington … Continue reading Black History Month: Jackie Robinson
Last week, Women on the Move author Roger Gilles hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, fielding questions on his book, the women who raced at the turn of the 20th Century and the legacy of their accomplishments. Take a look … Continue reading Answering Reader Questions on Women on the Move
Jack Gilden is a past winner of the Simon Rockower journalism award. His work has appeared in Orioles Magazine, the Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun, and the Baltimore Jewish Times. He also … Continue reading From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context
The 1968 Mexico City Olympics came at a moment of unparalleled cultural change in the United States and many Black athletes were placed in a situation that still resonates today: whether or not to use their platform to protest or … Continue reading 50 Years Later: Protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
Twenty-five years ago, the rough and rowdy Philadelphia Phillies faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. William Kashatus recounts the match—and the precluding season—in Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball’s Unwritten Code (Nebraska, 2017). The following is an excerpt … Continue reading The 1993 World Series
Books Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing Roger Gilles Feature in the Guardian: “Gilles’s book is a window into a virtually unknown time in women’s sports, and it’s important because it adds to the history of female … Continue reading News and Reviews
Timothy B. Spears is the vice president for academic development and a professor of American studies at Middlebury College. He is the author of 100 Years on the Road: The Traveling Salesman in American Culture and Chicago Dreaming: Midwesterners and the City, 1871–1929. … Continue reading From the Desk of Tim Spears: Finding the “I” in Team
Books Religious, Feminist, Activist Laurel Zwissler Review from Reading Religion: “Zwissler adds tremendous insight to the motivations and methods of religious feminist activists, including providing some explanation as to why Christian feminists don’t wield religious discourse in political realms … Continue reading News and Reviews
The running of the women’s 3,000 meter Olympic race on August 11, 1984 in Los Angeles was always going to be historic athletic moment. Young American prodigy, Mary Decker was seeking to finally medal after setting world records and she … Continue reading The Olympic Budd-Decker collision happened 34 years ago today
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