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Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Richard C. Crepeau
Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As was predicted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt December 7, 1941 was a day that has lived in infamy. Fifty years ago tomorrow the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II.
Tis The Season, Richard C. Crepeau
Tis The Season, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
‘Tis the season. . .for? Money, Money, Money.
A Great Month Plus, Richard C. Crepeau
A Great Month Plus, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The month of October for sports fans in the United States presents a feast of events that makes October the best of all possible months. With baseball’s regular season at an end the playoffs and World Series carry the baseball fan through the early fall.
Another Harassment Story, Richard C. Crepeau
Another Harassment Story, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
“The breakdown of authority is often cited as a primary cause of the disorders and maladies of society. The loss of respect for authority is seen as a major problem among the young. Many of the symbols of authority have lost their luster and seem no longer capable of evoking deference.
The Nwsl Soccer Scandal, Richard C. Crepeau
The Nwsl Soccer Scandal, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As bad as Jon (not John) Gruden’s email revelations were, the news coming out of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) was worse. The principal player in this disaster is Paul Riley, who is now the poster boy for sexual harassment. His activity took place across two teams over six years while coaching NWSL teams in Portland and North Carolina. Riley had been one of the most respected and successful coaches in women’s soccer, in both the NWSL and with the United States National and Olympic teams. Over the past six years, he built this reputation and public image, although …
Coaches Behaving Badly, Richard C. Crepeau
Coaches Behaving Badly, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Since the beginning of this month the news from the world of sport in the United States has been dominated by coaches behaving badly. More accurately perhaps, the behaviors could be classified as bad, worse, and worst. I will not try to classify these, but feel free to do so.
Long Summer Of Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Long Summer Of Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It has been quite some time since I have written one of these columns. It also has been a time of some wonderful sporting events, the continued disruption of events by the pandemic, and a continuation of troubling issues and chronic problems in the darker corners of sport. Where to begin?
The Olympics Look Back Part Ii, Richard C. Crepeau
The Olympics Look Back Part Ii, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As the 2008 Games approached, there was fear that air pollution in Beijing would cast a pall over the games. Essentially what happened was the rulers of the People’s Republic ordered the pollution to go away.
The Olympics - A Look Back Part One, Richard C. Crepeau
The Olympics - A Look Back Part One, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
August 7, 2021 This is a look back at how in these Sport and Society essays I have characterized the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 1992. It is not meant to be a history of each Olympics but simply a look at how I reacted to them. It is in two parts with this being Part One
Catching Up Part Ii, Richard C. Crepeau
Catching Up Part Ii, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Major League baseball once again found itself among the inhabitants of the obtuse and sinister, not to mention the silly. Baseball Commissioner, Rob Manfred, having spent much of the off-season seeking the destruction of large parts of the minor league baseball system, turned his attention to more important matters as mid-season approached.
Catching Up Part I, Richard C. Crepeau
Catching Up Part I, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
In this time of disruption in our lives and in the sports calendar, there are annoyances, irritations, and the occasional gift. The past few months were loaded with top-level sporting events, with some surprising developments, and with more than the usual quota of madness. So fasten your seat belt for an overlong and overblown two editions of Sport and Society.
Good News And Bad News, Richard C. Crepeau
Good News And Bad News, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
This weekend, there was some good news, and there was some bad news in sport, a high and low, and both of considerable significance. The good news came from hockey. The bad news, in some ways bigger than the good news, came from horse racing. Both cases involved one of the biggest names in each of the sports: Connor McDavid and Bob Baffert.
Super Madness, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Madness, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
A little over a month ago, the rocket scientists at the NCAA once again showed just how dense they can be. During the event known as March Madness, the NCAA, as it is prone to do, produced some madness of their own.
The Trans Issue, Richard C. Crepeau
The Trans Issue, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The first time that I remember the issue of gender and sport being raised was sometime in the 1960s when charges surfaced at the Olympics concerning the East German women’s track and field team. Their success led some in the west, especially the Americans, to charge that some female athletes from East Germany and the Soviet Union were, in fact, males. For the most part, I dismissed these claims as the complaints of bad losers. Others treated the charges more seriously, and sex tests came to the European Games in 1966 and the Olympic Games in 1968.
March Madness With A Twist, Richard C. Crepeau
March Madness With A Twist, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
After a year with no “March Madness” that turned into one of the maddest years of our lifetime, the calendar has rolled through twelve months and the lure of television money has resurrected “March Madness.” Some things look very familiar.
Super Bowl Lv, Richard C. Crepeau
Super Bowl Lv, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Super Bowl LV has come and gone and it will forever occupy a unique place in the History of the NFL. The game itself was a throwback to many earlier games that simply did not live up to the hype. What was billed as a great matchup that was likely to be won by whomever had the last possession of the game, turned out to be a lop-sided contest decided by halftime, or at the latest, the middle of the third quarter.
Henry Aaron, Richard C. Crepeau
Henry Aaron, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
I was looking at email late this morning when there was a small notice at the top right on the screen from AJC (the Atlanta Journal Constitution). At first the title of the message didn’t register with me as I saw it out of the corner of my eye. After several seconds it did register. The message was about Hank Aaron, and when I looked, I saw it was an announcement of the great man’s death. This was the third such notice of the death of a member of the Atlanta Braves family that I received in the past four …