Commentary
Book Review: The Boys in the Boat
We know from the beginning of the book that the University of Washington men’s crew team went on to win gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The trick is to get readers to care about the story anyhow — and Brown absolutely scores.
Crazy for “Football”
Merrill College senior Oliver Macklin studied abroad in London last semester and enjoying learning about the sport of football from British newspapers.
2014 World Cup Coverage: An Analysis
Twenty years after the World Cup came to the United States, soccer seems to have established, for now, a media beachhead in mainstream American sports culture. Alex Holt examines the coverage of this year’s World Cup.
Stars of Yesterday Vs. Startups of Today
Povich Center Director George Solomon opines on the sports journalism stars of yesterday as well as the entrepreneurial stars of tomorrow, noting they all have one thing in common: a passion for what they do.
Necessary Roughness: Frontline Tackles NFL
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler with his thoughts on Frontline’s “League of Denial,” which aired last week to much anticipation, focusing on the NFL’s concussion crisis.
By Any Other Name
Merrill College professor and longtime Redskins fan, Carl Sessions Stepp weighs in with his thoughts on the Redskins’ name controversy.
Povich Rewind
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