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NFL changes Jets' schedule to accommodate Jewish fans

The National Football League has moved up the start time of the New York Jets' game on Sept. 27, after the team complained about having to play home games on consecutive Jewish holidays. Here's the story from the Associated Press....


Why college football playoff fundamentalists are all wet

Here's my annual argument that we don't need a major college football playoff system. Which I claim is appropriate for this blog for at least two reasons: That sports is a lot like religion in Texas. And that neither side...


T.O. owes it all to a Jewish quarterback

Benny Friedman retired from the National Football League in 1934. Before he did, he changed the game forever, according to a new biography. As the quarterback of the New York Giants, Friedman threw the football like no one had before...


Two devoted Jesuit fans inspire a team, a school, a community

Cathy Harasta, a former sports feature writer for The Dallas Morning News, has a moving story in the Nov. 14 issue of Texas Catholic about Paul Wachsman and Luke O'Brien, who are fixtures on the sideline at Jesuit College Preparatory...


An idle weekend thought in autumn

If Americans had to choose between football and church -- if they had to pick one -- which would win? PHOTO: University of Georgia football team praying with team chaplain Ken Hynes, 2005. NEW YORK TIMES...

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