The first WNBA game in Canada was more than just a game — it was about the future of women’s sports.
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Asking the mostly Black women’s basketball team at LSU to share the limelight with the white team it beat in the championship game represents a double standard, a scholar of sports and race says.
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ushered in a new age for media coverage of women’s sport. A new survey of fans shows that while many men feel threatened, a growing number are on board.
The Netflix documentary A Secret Love tells the remarkable story of a decades-long relationship between two gay athletes and opens up a conversation about racism, classism and homophobia in the 50s.
Since there is no typical transgender athlete, broad rules don’t seem appropriate. But that’s exactly what legislation seeks to do.
Reform of New Zealand’s abusive gymnastics culture offers an opportunity to improve women’s sports in general.
Women athletes and pro sports leagues are doing more with less, seizing the moment and expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the crisis passes, professional sport should follow their lead.
Some evidence shows that hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle can both increase and decrease athletic performance.
Women’s sport makes up about 4% of all sports coverage. But during the lockdown, that has shrunk to almost nothing.
When fans place a bet, it motivates them to watch a sport and root for a team they might otherwise have little interest in.
Before a helicopter crash brought about their tragic deaths, Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna aspired to carry on his legacy as a pro basketball champion.
Corporate brands have a potentially lucrative opportunity with women’s hockey. All they need to do is have a little imagination and take a chance on long-term potential.
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Assistant Professor, Lang School of Business, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in PR Media and Communications, Media, Swansea University
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Lang Chair in Sport Management, Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
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Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Purdue University
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Professor of Sociology; Roesch Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences, University of Dayton
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Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration, UMass Boston
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Sport Management, Brock University
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PhD Candidate, Child and Youth Studies, Brock University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Sociology, University of Minnesota
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PhD Candidate in Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada
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Professor of Ethics, Strategy, and Public Policy, University of New Orleans; Institute for Humane Studies