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I Was the Only Girl on My School’s Wrestling Team

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March 31, 2024

Via The Cut, a first-person reflection upon gender in high school sports: I joined my high school’s wrestling team on a dare. At a family gathering in October 2002, my cousin Peter, who attended a neighboring school in [...]

How MLB’s Baseball at Heart Brings the Game and Hope To Young Women in Uganda

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March 30, 2024

Via MLB.com, a report on how MLB's Baseball at Heart initiative is bringing the game and hope to young women in Uganda: The girls arrived to the field in whatever they had. Some came in dresses and others in bare feet. The [...]

5 Trailblazing Black Women in Sports

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March 26, 2024

Via NBC SportsEngine, a look at five trailblazing black women in sports: For centuries, sports have been dominated by men. However, in recent decades, female athletes have been breaking down the barriers of gender [...]

First All-Black All-American Women’s Basketball Team Made History in 1984

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March 24, 2024

Via Andscape, reflections on the first all-Black, All-American women's basketball team in 1984: 1984 was packed with many firsts in women’s basketball. It was a year with a glimpse into the future of the game’s [...]

How ESPN’s Bracketology Show Finally Gave Women Equal Billing

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March 23, 2024

Via Power Plays, a look at how ESPN's bracketology show finally gave women equal billing: Hi, friends. It’s March. I’m assuming you’re aware of that, given it’s March 21. But I’m not talking about March, the [...]

NC State’s Jannah Eissa: The ACC’s First Hijab-Wearing Basketball Player

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March 23, 2024

Via Power Plays, an article on NC State's Jannah Eissa, the ACC's first hijab- wearing basketball player: Jannah Eissa just turned 18 years in February. She is a walk-on on the N.C. State women’s basketball team, meaning [...]

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