Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach, who was rushed to a Jackson, Miss., hospital earlier this week because of a heart issue, has died, the school announced Tuesday morning. He was 61.
May 09, (THEWILL) - Ecuador and Nigeria will play an international friendly at Red Bull Arena on Thursday, June 2, as announced by the Red Bull club on Monday. Ecuador tied Argentina 1-1 in their final World Cup qualifying match on March 29 to clinch the final four berth for CONMEBOL, the South American Football Association
100 years since the founding of the professional american football association, precursor to the national football league. that was founded in 1920. but it did not integrate until 1946, when it had its first black player, kenny washington, who signed with the l.a. rams. in recent years, of course, at a time when american audiences are breaking up and vulcanize in, football remains this kind of centerpiece of our national political popular culture. and there has been renewed focus on race after, of course, former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick elected to take a knee during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racism. he has never played football again after that. this week we are seeing new high-profile examples of how issues of racial justice, racial oppression and hierarchy play out in front and profound ways in this sport. one of the last remaining sources of entertainment that can bring together 100 million american viewers, the only one