Via Medium, a reminder of Kobe Bryant's posthumous assist to women's basketball:
I was supposed to be catching up on grading my sophomore students’ research papers.
I grabbed a SLAM basketball magazine and a [...]
June
30,
2024
Via Sportico, a look at women's football:
As fans and funds flow toward women’s sports this year, where is the interest in football competitions? Well, on Sunday night, it was in Frisco, Texas.
Hours after the [...]
Via Front Office Sports, an important story about the power of film to inspire a new generation of youth hockey participants, namely “Inside Out 2” driving immense exposure for women’s hockey, showing the story of a [...]
Via The Conversation, a look at Afghanistan’s recent cricket miracle:
Claims that the USA’s victory against Pakistan in the T20 men’s cricket world cup was the most unexpected sporting moment of 2024 might now be [...]
Courtesy of The Athletic, a report on France, racial politics, and 'the Mbappe effect' on the upcoming election:
The morning after France’s opening game of Euro 2024, the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) [...]
Via The Athletic, commentary on Willie Mays and his impact on an era of Black baseball:
The mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, was the largest of its kind. At its [...]