The Big Leagues’ Slow Acceptance of Openly Gay Players
Over the past 40 years, journalists have been writing the same coming-out stories, because such stories are still rare.
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Who Runs 100 Miles?
Ultramarathon running draws a particular type of athlete—one who has plenty of free time, doesn't mind pain, and is also white.
Blame Math for Women’s Inconsistency in Tennis
New research shows that playing five sets per match instead of three would close most of the gap between male and female players.
Donald Trump and the Environmental Cost of Luxury Golf
“Brown Is the New Green”—unless you’ve got deep pockets.
The World’s Most Progressive Sport Isn’t the One You’d Expect
How one alternative sport is helping further gender equality, in athletics and beyond.
Why the Ice Is White
The Chicago Blackhawks may be so good that "they got black people loving hockey," but the NHL is still the most segregated professional sport. Why is that?
Television News Covers Women’s Sports Less Today Than It Did 25 Years Ago
More women are playing sports and more people are watching them do so than ever before (just look at audience figures for this year's Women's World Cup), but you wouldn’t know it from the “mediated man cave” that is American sports media.