It’s hard to imagine the game of football without yard lines and fourth downs and organized teams of 11. But before New Havener Walter Camp, the sport was missing all of those elements and more. …
Super Fandom

As this year’s Super Bowl approaches, I have a confession to make: Growing up, I was a Dallas Cowboys fan.
In Connecticut! …
Super Bowl

Before what was then the world’s largest stadium could open with the big Yale-Harvard game of 1914, it had to be built. …
Camp Ground

It’s hard to imagine the game of football without yard lines and fourth downs and organized teams of 11. But before New Haven’s Walter Camp, the sport was missing all of those elements and more. …
Super Bowl

Ahead of Yale Football’s 2015 home opener tomorrow, we’re revisiting the story behind the home, which we first told last fall.
Yale’s white helmets crashed hard into Lehigh’s gold…
This Week in New Haven (September 21 – 27)

It’s a worldly week in New Haven, with international footage showing daring acts and underdog politics, an exhibit honoring…
Super Bowl

Yale’s white helmets crashed hard into Lehigh’s gold as the Bulldogs—trailing for most of the game, then gaining, losing and regaining the lead in the second half—grounded a feisty Mountain Hawks team 54-43. Another battle between white…