In praise of American sports’ most obscure position: the long snapper

What do a mutual funds salesman, a high school football backup tight end, and a walk-on college football defensive end have in common? They all play arguably the most obscure position in American professional sports at the highest level. These three men – Zach Triner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Liam McCullough of the Atlanta … Read more

Jim Brown: an immovable fixture in American life with a complex legacy

100 Rifles is a spaghetti western that begs for judgment in its own time. Burt Reynolds smirks through his starring role as a biracial Native American hero. Raquel Welch, the full-blooded indigenous damsel in distress, adopts a horrific Mexican accent. But the thing that really offended sensibilities was Jim Brown getting top billing as the … Read more