Tag: Syracuse University
Patriot’s Day Celebration Includes The Boston Marathon
The race once banned women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogN8eV8A5oc
It is Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts and Maine along with Connecticut, North Dakota and Wisconsin commemorating the battles of Lexington,...
A Historic Stadium Is About Ready To Meet The Wrecking Ball
D. C. Stadium will be remembered for games, not a historic civil rights site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot9CEzULU9Q
Washington’s D. C. Stadium, which opened in 1962 and has not been...
NFL, Bills Ownership Wait For New New York Governor
Bills ownership wants a new stadium.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQWFEC7NBDI
On August 24th, Kathy Hochul will be sworn in as the governor of New York replacing Andrew Cuomo who...
Stewart Udall Changed The NFL’s Washington’s Team Segregation Policy
A new stadium was the catalyst.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H1i3ZiDXHo
February is BlackHistory Month and in 1962, there was a very significant change in NFL culturethat should be noted....
NCAA Set To Start The Basketball Season
But not everyone will be there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acshAeYHfjg
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is hoping to get the basketball season off the ground at a Connecticut casino....
Some Overdue Changes In Washington and Landover, Maryland
Marshall ran afoul of JFK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFO2qGdcBAI
Some sports wrongs were righted in Washington, DC and Landover,Maryland. Events DC removed a statue of one-time Washington NFL owner...
The Kennedy White House Forced The NFL To Totally Integrate
One of JFK's major civil rights victories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN5Ez2F_X_k
February is Black History Month and in 1962, there was a very significant change in...
Brooklyn State Senator Wants Student-Athletes To Get Paid
The dam is bursting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAW37_WlRQM
Kevin Parker is probably not a very popular name around the
National Collegiate Athletic Association’s office. Parker, a New York...
D.C. Stadium And The Civil Rights Movement
The bully pulpit worked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJEOdJkFVgM
Washington’s D. C. Stadium will be gone within two years but it should have been designated as a historical site defining...
U Conn Gets Back And A New York City Regional Sports...
Money talks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=976XpZenJDI
In the so-called world of amateur sports, college basketball and other school fare, you might have noticed that the University of...