January 2024 - Page 3 of 3 - More Than A Game

The Real Reason Women’s Sport Has Been Marginalized Commercially

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January 17, 2024

Via PowerPlays, commentary on the commercial promise of women’s sports through the lens that those invested in upholding our patriarchal system who have worked to squash said promise: It's not capitalism holding women's [...]

NHLPA Launches Mental Health Training For Its Players: ‘We Still Need To Break Down Barriers’

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January 11, 2024

Via The Athletic, a report on a new NHL Players Association initiative related to mental health: Jay Harrison opens his sessions with two simple questions for NHL players attending his new workshop. “I ask everybody, [...]

Rachel Balkovec, Yankees’ Pioneering Manager, To Run Marlins’ Player Development

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January 10, 2024

Via The Athletic, a report that Rachel Balkovec, Yankees’ pioneering manager, will leave to run Marlins’ player development: Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to manage in affiliated baseball, has left the New York Yankees [...]

Africa Cup of Nations Showcases Football – and China’s Economic Clout

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January 10, 2024

Via The Conversation, commentary on how the current Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout: When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match [...]

Miami Heat Guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. Hopes to Inspire New Generation of Mexican NBA Players, Fans

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January 5, 2024

Via Andscape, an article on Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., one of several Mexican American players in NBA history: Jaime Jaquez Jr. answered a few questions in Spanish following the Miami Heat’s New Year’s Day game [...]

How Lynette Woodard Broke The Harlem Globetrotters’ Gender Barrier

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January 1, 2024

Via CBC, an article on Lynette Woodard, the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters: It was Lynette Woodard's childhood dream to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Her cousin, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, played for the [...]

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