Let’s not forget that Maria Pepe’s desire to play baseball made her a trailblazer on the diamond in the summer of 1972 — challenging Little League Baseball prohibition of girls from playing that started in the early 1950s. [...]
March
26,
2023
This season, there are 62 active Division 1 (D1) men's college hockey programs compared to 37 D1 women's programs. Why aren't there more Division I women's college hockey programs and - for every school that fields a D-I men's [...]
Madison Hammond is the only Indigenous player in a league notably lacking in racial diversity. But beyond the field, her activism efforts are many, as a member of the Black Women’s Player Collective, an ambassador for both [...]
March
26,
2023
Important words from LGBTQIA+ advocate and Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of operations Brian Burke, responding to San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer’s decision to not wear a Pride jersey nor participate in the team’s [...]
March
26,
2023
Rising soccer star Marcus Rashford was facing a career setback when he set out to address child hunger in his hometown. And then something quite marvelous happened on the pitch. [...]
March
26,
2023
FIFA is officially paying up. World soccer’s governing body recently announced that it will commit $152M — including $110M in prize money — to July’s Women’s World Cup (WWC), and plans to finally dole out equal earnings [...]