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The WNBA’s History of Activism Has Been Overlooked

May 12, 2021 by Isabel Maschmedt

Is Gender The Reason? “The very act of being a female athlete is radical.”-Kavitha A. Davidson stated, a sports and society writer for the Athletic.  In 1996, the WNBA was born.  The league was established 47 years after the NBA. As the first professional sports league for women in the United States, the league has […]

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The New Faces of NFL Cheerleading

May 12, 2021 by Alexandra Smith

In a line of pom poms extended toward the sky, a swinging towel suddenly breaks the uniformity of a sideline performance. Once a sea of short skirts and long hair, professional cheerleading is no longer one-size-fits-all.  “I always thought to cheer in the NFL you had to be a woman. Tall, skinny, blonde hair, brown […]

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From Cap-Haitian to Queens – A Muay Thai Fighter’s Pursuit of Gold

March 29, 2021 by Anthony Buccino

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After three rounds, Frantz Pierre did not have his hand raised. He was exhausted. The adrenaline rush which flavored each kick and punch in the first round had worn off. He cried. He even became physically ill. This was Pierre’s first amateur Muay Thai fight at a tournament in Fishkill, New York. Pierre said it […]

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Sports in Boston: racism, wrongful accusations, and a renewed hope

March 26, 2021 by Alexandra Smith

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Boston is anything but a sports backwater. Since 2000, the city has had more playoff wins than any other city or region in North America. As far as championship wins go, Boston boasts 12 in 20 years between the Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots, and Bruins. These franchises have produced legendary dynasties, cementing Boston’s position at […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: Boston, Boston sports, Celtics, Greg Lee, Marc Spears, race, Red Sox, sports

Racism in the cheerleading world and the effects of cheerleading on Black and African American women’s racial identity

March 26, 2021 by Cheyenne Leitch

Cheerleaders in DUMBO

Kennedy Providence, who is on the cheerleading team for the University of Toronto, recalls a time where she was reprimanded for her natural hair.  “When I first began cheerleading in 2013, I had an afro. The team manager for my high school team had told us that the hairstyle would be a high ponytail with […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: race, sports

How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players?

March 26, 2021 by Brian Yue

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How Can Social Media Companies Prevent Racist Abuse Directed At Players? After his team labored to a 0-0 draw against Arsenal in the final week of January, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford went on Twitter to announce that he had been racially abused online. “Humanity and social media at its worst. Yes I’m a Black […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Sports Tagged With: abuse, football, media, online, players, race, racist, soccer, social, sports

NFL Player Injuries: Intersection with Medical Racism

March 26, 2021 by Isabel Maschmedt

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Examining the NFL’s Treatment of Black Players and their Injuries  Kevin Lerell Henry, a former defensive lineman who played eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1993 to 2000, suffers from memory loss, headaches, depression, and extreme bouts of anger.  He suspected these symptoms were due to injuries he sustained while playing in the NFL. […]

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NFL Head Coaches: A Culture of White Elitism

March 26, 2021 by Manning Farnsworth Snyder

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The NFL has a race problem.  Four years ago, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee protesting police brutality, the NFL remained silent. In May 2020, after protests raged across the country over the death of George Floyd, the NFL admitted they were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier.  In the league […]

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Olympic Awards ceremony postponed in historic decision by IOC

March 5, 2021 by Talia Barrington

After 30 hours of travel, U.S. Olympic ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates arrived home from Beijing last week with a sense of unfinished business. The duo achieved a personal best score at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, beating the 2021 World Champions and snagging a team silver medal for Team USA. But instead […]

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Will centerbacks become more like the quarterbacks of football? Midfielders playing as centerbacks is an arising phenomenon in soccer.

January 28, 2021 by Haan Choi

Frenkie de Jong and Paddy McNair

During the first half of UEFA Champions League group stage away match against Juventus, FC Barcelona’s centerback Ronald Araújo suffered an injury, and was substituted at half time. Head coach Ronald Koeman turned to Barca’s main midfielder Frenkie de Jong as a replacement for the Uruguayan. This came across as a bit of a surprise, and […]

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