"A Break in the Action"
In the days following 9/11, "continuing our games didn't seem to qualify as a statement of any kind. That was a surprise in itself, how inadequate our religion of sports was in this crisis . . .
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In the Sports Illustrated issue I just mentioned, an article titled "A Break in the Action" made some very interesting connections between sports, religion, and nation. Richard Hoffer explained that in the days following 9/11, "continuing our games didn't seem to qualify as a statement of any kind. That was a surprise in itself, how inadequate our religion of sports was in this crisis . . .
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