In the 1970s, female players poured into organized athletics in unprecedented numbers, aided by Title IX, Billie Jean King and the first women’s collegiate championships.
By Michael MacCambridge
On the 10th anniversary of Sporting Kansas City moving into its new home on June 9, 2011, a lifelong Kansas City sports fan looks back
By Michael MacCambridge
Filling in for Peter King: The 17th Game, and How We Follow Football Today.
From June 15, 2020
A first-person account of the night the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 seasons. From The Kansas City Star.
An essay on the National Football League at the beginning of its 99th season. From The Ringer, Sept 5, 2018.
The glorious past and tenuous future of the quintessential middle-class magazine of postwar America. From The Ringer, April 11, 2018.
A consideration of the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, from watching the six-DVD re-release of Taylor Hackford’s epic documentary Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll. From The Common Reader, March 30, 2017.