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The article discusses teaching the U.S.'s foreign relations during the Cold War, with a particular focus on sports during this period. An overview of the teaching of race relations and international U.S. sports, including the professional boxer Muhammad Ali's (or Cassius Clay's) participation in the 1960 Rome, Italy Olympic Games, is provided. U.S.'s relations with the Soviet Union are discussed.

The article discusses the study of boxing history as an academic discipline. The author examines the recognition of boxing upon the political, cultural, and social aspects of American life, academic studies concerning several professional boxers such as Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali, and the significance of race and boxing.

The article reviews an essay by scholar Amy Bass on the subject of sports history as an academic field and respect for sports history in the academic world.

The article discusses the state of the academic field of sports history. The author examines the contributions sports history has made to history, developments in methodology that have impacted sports history, and the cultural significance of sports and sports history in the U.S., particularly concerning concepts of labor, capitalism, and class, religion, and race. The article also discusses the role of journalists in sports history, academic professionalism, and the cultural approach to sports history.

The article examines the relationship between sports history and ethics and the significance of the life and career of former professional baseball player Roberto Clemente in cultural history and meaning. The author also discusses issues raised in an essay concerning sports history by scholar Amy Bass, the cultural importance of sports to communities, and the organization the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH).

The article discusses the state of the academic field of sports history. The author discusses an essay written by scholar Amy Bass concerning on the field, his perspectives on sports history and the influence of the professional sports scene in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the 1970s shaped his view of sports history and sports as an academic field, and the potential problems of fragmentation within the field of sports history. The article also examines cultural aspects in sports history.

The article reviews the article "State of the Field: Sports History and the 'Cultural Term'" by scholar Amy Bass, published in the June 2014 edition of the periodical "Journal of American History."

The article reviews the article "State of the Field: Sports History and the 'Cultural Turn,'" published in the June 2014 edition of the periodical the "Journal of American History."

The author responds to several critiques by scholars such as Rob Ruck, Randy Roberts, and Daniel A. Nathan of an essay she wrote in the journal concerning the academic field of sports history. She discusses the role of sports historians, the appropriate training of sports historians, and debate about the importance of sports in culture. The author also discusses themes in her academic work such as identity, memory, and culture.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "State of the Field: Sports History and the ‘Cultural Turn,’” by Amy Bass, which appeared within the June 2014 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the articles "State of the Field: Sports History and the ‘Cultural Turn,’” by Amy Bass and "Turn, Turn, Turn: There Is a Reason [for Sports History]," by Susan K. Cahn from the June 2014 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented which responds to the letter to the editor within the issue by Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, Illinois Emeritus Professor Steven A. Riess and several articles within the June 2014 issue, including "Wait until Next Year: Sports History and the Quest for Respect,” by Adrian Burgos Jr., "The Field of Sports History at Critical Mass,” by Rob Ruck and "The Last Word on the State of Sports History.”