Category Archives: Football

The Sports Archives – The 2015 NFL Playoffs (as of 12/26)!

The 2015 regular season for the National Football League is rapidly coming to a close, and it will not be long before a handful of the teams with the best records are selected to compete in the 2015 playoffs. While … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The NFL’s Seasonal Structure & Overview

The National Football League is gearing up for its 50th Super Bowl at the end of the 2015 season and the stakes are, as usual, lofty! Competition is fierce throughout the league and adversarial relationships are forming between opposing team … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Sports Memorabilia: History & Inspiration

One of the most authentic elements of competitive sports is how unique the experience is to each individual. A die-hard baseball fan with little-to-no interest in football (or, in America, soccer) will, for instance, generally forgo spectating and discussing the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – When Athletes Are Too Committed

Let’s just get this out the way: being too committed to your sport or working out is better than the alternative. You would rather be passionate about your fitness than not interested at all, which can cause plenty of health … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Streaming Law: The Online Sports Business

The world is presently in an era of technological supremacy. Laptops, tablets, smartphones, wireless networks, streaming…the power of global connections now dominate everyday life. Consequently, sports, along with many other services, are now at the public’s fingertips via the internet. … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – History of Halftime (American Football & More)!

4 quarters, each slated for 15 minutes of gameplay, and the first and last 2 separated by a brief respite, known quite appropriately as “halftime”; this is the working formula for American football games, as well as rugby matches. The … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – 10 American Football Vocabulary Lessons for New Fans

Perhaps you were at a friend’s house one time and caught a glimpse of good-old American Football on the television, or maybe you’ve followed football for quite a long time, but still aren’t entirely familiar with the intricacies of the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Road from College-Athlete to Professional

The relationship between an athletic celebrity and sport enthusiasts is practically identical to that of a movie star and his/her fans. Playing in a competitive field of sport or as a player on a major-league team uplifts a professional athlete … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Sports and Weather

The globe is an ever-changing place. Season-to-season, week-to-week, even day-to-day, its weather conditions are unpredictable, erratic, and, in many cases, adverse to sporting activities. The significance of weather (and, by extension, its “cooperation”) in the realm of sports and recreation … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – ‘True’ Football’s Place in the United States

No one can deny that baseball and American football are the two most popular sports in the United States; they have both been a huge part of the nation’s sociocultural development for over a century, and their respective followings are … Continue reading

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