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A sign of the Eastside Speedway

Democracy of Speed

Eighteen years of photographs at a Virginia dragstrip show a multiracial community united by their love of fast cars.
by John Edwin Mason via The Bitter Southerner on June 9, 2020
Lou Gehrig holding a baseball bat

How Baseball Players Became Celebrities

Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth transformed America’s pastime by becoming a new kind of star.
by Louis Menand via The New Yorker on May 21, 2020
Diagram of a man swinging a wooden club.

Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The “Indian Club” in the U.S.

Although largely forgotten today, exercise by club swinging was all the rage in the 19th century.
by Daniel Elkind via The Public Domain Review on April 1, 2020
A team photo of the 1966 Ohio State Penitentiary Hurricanes from a newspaper.

Game Day at the Ohio Pen

Remembering the Ohio State Penitentiary Hurricanes—and the day my father played against them in 1965.
by David Martin via Belt Magazine on January 31, 2020

Althea Gibson, Who Smashed Racial Barriers in Tennis, Honored With Statue at U.S. Open

'It’s about time,' said former doubles partner Angela Buxton.
by Brigit Katz via Smithsonian Magazine on August 28, 2019

Teddy Roosevelt Hated Baseball

It was a struggle to even get the president to go to a game.
by Ryan Swanson via Literary Hub on August 27, 2019
Photo of Japanese American shops with employees and bicycles in front.

When Police Clamped Down on Southern California’s Japanese-American Bicycling Craze

Because cycling was an important mode of transportation for agricultural workers and a popular competitive sport, police saw it as a way to target immigrants.
by Genevieve Carpio via Zócalo Public Square on August 26, 2019

The History Behind Baseball’s Weirdest Pitch

The improbable success of the curveball.
by Tyler Kepner via Literary Hub on April 24, 2019
"Fleet" Walker (middle row, far left) poses with Oberlin College's first varsity baseball team in 1881. Walker went on to become the first African American major leaguer.

The First African American Major League Baseball Player Isn’t Who You Think

As the country celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, let’s consider the career of Fleet Walker.
by Ronald G. Shafer via Retropolis on April 15, 2019

Almost Undefeated: The Forgotten Football Upset of 1976

How the Toledo Troopers, the most dominant female football team of all time, met their match.
by Britni de la Cretaz via Longreads on February 1, 2019

How Big Bonuses for Winning Coaches Became a Tradition in College Football

These bonuses are not a reaction to a multi-billion-dollar market that rewards winning – they are the foundation of it.
by Jasmine E. Harris via The Conversation on December 20, 2018
Athleisure clothing items including a windbreaker, cap, sweatpants, and running shoe.

How Athleisure Conquered Modern Fashion

The sudden ubiquity of sportswear might seem a little odd. But almost every feature of modern fashion was once adapted from athletics.
by Derek Thompson via The Atlantic on October 28, 2018

How America’s Hunting Culture Shaped Masculinity, Environmentalism, and the NRA

From Davy Crockett to Teddy Roosevelt, this is the legacy of hunting in American culture.
by Philip Dray, Em Steck via Vox on June 12, 2018

How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman

Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic golds and was among the first athletes to use her celebrity to fight for civil rights.
by Kate Siber via Outside on June 8, 2018

Black Athletes, Anthem Protests, and the Spectacle of Patriotism

The NFL's response to player protests reflects decades of League and U.S. attempts to portray false images of post-racial harmony.
by Amira Rose Davis via Black Perspectives on June 7, 2018

Why Do Sports Teams Visit the White House?

The president’s patriotic pageant renews a question dating back to the first White House visit by a champion sports team.
by Yoni Appelbaum via The Atlantic on June 5, 2018
Tillie Anderson on her bicycle.

This Seamstress Conquered Bike Racing in the 1890s

Cyclist Tillie Anderson shattered records, dominated her competition, and earned the world champion title.
by Kate Siber via Outside on May 31, 2018

A Brief History of America’s Obsession With Sneakers

Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style.
by Kate Keller via Smithsonian Magazine on May 18, 2018

Why the Name of the President’s Fitness Council Matters

And why would President Trump bother to change the name?
by Rachel Louise Moran via Nursing Clio on May 8, 2018

The 'Pedestrian' Who Became One of America's First Black Sports Stars

In 1880, Frank Hart wowed audiences at New York’s Madison Square Garden by walking 565 miles in six days.
by David Seideman via Atlas Obscura on April 17, 2018
A 1994 Grapefruit League game in Vero Beach, FL.

Swinging in the Sun: The History and Business of Spring Baseball

How spring training has become as much about money and business as about playing the game.
by Zoë Jackson via Perspectives on History on March 26, 2018

The History Department Bracket Is Here and It Has Tenure

There isn’t much turnover with these selections.
by Russ Oates via SBNation.com on March 13, 2018
Title page of baseball rulebook from 1845.

Baseball's First Stolen Base Exploited a Loophole in the Rulebook

People in the audience thought the player who stole the base was playing a joke.
via SB Nation on February 21, 2018

America's Basketball Heaven

Kinston, NC has faced immense adversity, yet it has become the NBA capital of the world.
by Baxter Holmes via ESPN.com on February 20, 2018
New Mexico landscape painting by Marsden Hartley.

A Tramp Across America

How a Los Angeles Times editor helped create the myth of the American West.
by Greg Luther via Lapham’s Quarterly on February 19, 2018

The 1952 Olympic Games, the US, and the USSR

The Olympics have long enabled global superpowers to enact their political and ideological conflicts in sport.
by Erin Redihan via Process: A Blog for American History on February 8, 2018

A Brief History of Women’s Figure Skating

You might be surprised to learn that this sport where women now shine was initially seen as solely the purview of male athletes
by Kat Eschner via Smithsonian Magazine on February 6, 2018
Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting as they receive medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Black Power Salute

The founder of the Olympic Project for Human Rights talks about the iconic protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the winners’ podium in 1968.
via BackStory on January 26, 2018
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists during a 1968 Olympics award ceremony
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The Black Athlete in America

Colin Kaepernick continues a long tradition of athletes using their celebrity to protest America's racial inequality.
by Matt Spolar, Brian Kamerzel via Retro Report on December 21, 2017
Together with McGovern image of several diverse individuals smiling on a magazine like image.

A Political Education

Ray Schoenke started campaigning for George McGovern in 1971 because he wanted to make a difference. The experience ended up changing his life.
by Jesse Berrett via Victory Journal on November 9, 2017
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