Sports

A Catholic Gentleman Behind the Plate

Bill Freehan, who died last August, was a Catholic gentleman and a great ballplayer. Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2021

The Mystical Game

The answer to both concerns is to grasp the truth of sports by recognizing there are forms of play than which nothing can be more serious. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2021

Kristi Noem Vetoes Women's Sports

by Jon Schweppe

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) vetoed a bill that would ban biological men from participating in girls’ sports in her state. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2021

Of all the places I’ve worked and played in my life, the politest one, the one where people were the most courteous and quiet, was a boxing gym in Decatur, Georgia. I hung out there for two years when I was in my early fifties, the boxing workouts being just right for an older guy. If you take it . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2019

How Jane Austen Played Baseball

by John Wilson

An early form of baseball was well-established in England by the mid-eighteenth century. Continue Reading »

22 Mar 2019

Trans Men Erase Women

by Charlotte Allen

Women are being denied their distinctive female sports, their distinctive female bodies, and, ultimately, their distinctive female identities. Continue Reading »

4 Mar 2019