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Warning: Activism May Be Hazardous To Your Health

by Abe Wyett On August 6th, Megan Rapinoe, a longtime standout on the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, stepped up to take a penalty kick in the Melbourne stadium. Her team had played 120 scoreless minutes against Sweden in the round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Now the match had moved on to […]

MLB: Pastime or Past Time

by Abe Wyett Major League baseball has been in decline for some time. The game’s Golden Age – -with stars like Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Willie Mays– is a distant memory. The swinging summers of Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGuire feel almost as remote. But lately, the sport has shown signs of […]

Duxbury: Two Years After

“We want kids to know it’s okay to stand up to people.”

Pistols And Punishment: The NBA And Handguns

by Abe Wyett A polarized country, and thousands upon thousands of deaths, are rooted in eight words: “the right of the people to bear arms.” That right, the right to own weapons, may be the United States’ most contentious debate. The NRA waves copies of our Constitution. Anti-gun activists respond with slogans like “it could […]

Decisions In Black and White (Stripes)

By Abe Wyett It’s difficult to find anyone in sports more disliked than the referee, the voice of impartial and fair play. Good calls are seldom rewarded, and missed calls are invariably met with animosity. Even their uniforms–those ridiculous striped jerseys–seem to invite abuse and insult. Fans demean referees, lampoon their intelligence, call them zebras, […]

Heroes Are Made, Not Born

By Abe Wyett There are moments in sports, snapshots in time, that create heroes: a buzzer-beating shot; a walk-off home run and the casual flip of the bat; a hail-mary pass, improbably caught and indefinitely celebrated. Last May, in game six of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics guard Derrick White became one of […]

Boston on the Run

By Owen Murray I have been a runner since I was about 13 years old. For almost five years I ran almost exclusively around my small hometown of Fairhaven, MA. Fairhaven is a pretty town with wide sidewalks and lots of familiar faces. Parents and coaches often stopped me while I was running to say […]

A Cubs Fan Lands in Boston

By Ryan Kanne There were only two questions that were asked in my house when I was young. The first was why I couldn’t take school more seriously. The second was when was the next Chicago Cubs game. It seemed we watched the Cubs play every single day on television. It didn’t matter […]

Skateistan

Afghanistan is best known in the West for turmoil, political unrest, and religious extremism. But, since 2007, Oliver Percovich and the rest of the team behind Skateistan have been bringing a different kind of extreme to the streets of Kabul. Skateistan is a non-profit outfit that teaches skateboarding to children and young adults. Conceived […]

The Great British break-off

Away Games is pleased to welcome Will Bordell, commentator, linguist, and political analyst. His blog, “Our Political Will,” will appear occasionally at Away Games. The Great British break-off by Will Bordell It’s no longer fashionable to wonder whether the latest Great British sporting achievement might—in fact—be the last. Yet as Andy Murray, […]