Sports

Why we need to take more decisive measures to address racism in sports
Shannon Chaffers | June 14, 2019
About a month ago, Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook was told by two Utah Jazz fans to “get down on your knees like you used to.” A few weeks ago, English soccer players Danny Rose and

Teaching Boys to Become Compassionate Men — On and Off the Athletic Field
James Newman | March 2, 2018
The hit in the corner was colossal. Boards and glass shook as the two ice hockey players peeled themselves away from the collision site. One player in a green-and-white jersey glided uneasily toward the bench.

Credentials over color
Randi Richardson | October 14, 2017
This year has been a big one for women’s tennis. Serena Williams, arguably the greatest living tennis player, won a Grand Slam while pregnant and delivered a beautiful baby girl. Meanwhile, her rival Maria Sharapova not only returned
A message from “dumb” athletes
Paige Vermeer and Stephen Barmore | September 10, 2017
While some seem to believe that nothing athletes have to say is worthy of their time, we want to discuss why recent statements about student-athletes have underestimated just about every Yale student, in addition to
Demanding respect for women in intramural sports
Caroline Malin-Mayor | June 25, 2017
A few weeks ago, I played in an intramural soccer game in which I was the only woman playing. When I walked into the gym and saw four or five extremely tall, muscular men warming up
Protecting Children on the Ice: Referees and Responsibility
Thomas Babson with Dr. David Greenstein and Alden S. Blodget | January 2, 2017
I love ice hockey. It killed me, is killing me. My brain, like the surface of the moon, cratered from years of collisions with the boards, sticks, elbows, ice. Isolated, distant, circling the inhabited world,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Greta Donahue | September 11, 2016
Click here to see how particular universities stack up in their gender equity in sports programs.
The Athletic Experiences of Ethnically Diverse Girls
Jeanne Weiler | September 11, 2016
Today, girls make up about 37 percent of all high school athletes, and one girl in three participates in sports. Despite these gains, girls’ sports programs still receive a disproportionately smaller share of resources than boys’. Girls’

Do Female Athletes Prefer Male Coaches
Staff at Womens Sport Foundation | September 11, 2016
The Women’s Sports Foundation Position It is often heard from male and female athletes that he or she prefers a male coach. Eighty percent of all coaches at the high school and college level are




