December 2024 - Page 2 of 2 - More Than A Game

Australia Turns To Rugby To Curb Chinese Influence in PNG

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December 12, 2024

Via The BBC, a look at Australia's use of rugby to curb Chinese influence in PNG: Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security [...]

A Leader in Sports Activism, Harry Edwards Has Some Final Lessons To Share

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December 11, 2024

Via the Washington Post, a report on Harry Edwards, the leading scholar in the sociology of sport: Harry Edwards remains an imposing presence at 6-foot-8 as he eases his way into an office at the San Francisco 49ers’ [...]

WNBA Star Caitlin Clark Says She Has Benefitted From White Privilege and Wants To Elevate Black Women

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December 11, 2024

In an interview with Time Magazine during which WNBA star Caitlin Clark added Time Magazine's "Athlete of the Year" to her accolades, she stated that she has benefitted from white privilege and wants to elevate black women in [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Journey from ’90s Novelty to World Cup Power Grab

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December 11, 2024

Via The Guardian, a look at how Saudi Arabia's journey into the world of global soccer has evolved from USA 94 to Ronaldo, via Putin and Newcastle, the 2034 hosts-elect are now at the heart of football [...]

NBA’s Diplomatic Playbook Opens an Opportunity in China

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December 6, 2024

Via Wall Street Journal, a report on the NBA's diplomatic efforts to return to China: Five years ago, the NBA faced a crisis when the Chinese government, angry over an internet post from the Houston Rockets’ [...]

How a Women’s College Volleyball Team Became the Center of the Transgender Athlete Debate

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December 2, 2024

Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how a women's college volleyball team became the center of the transgender athlete debate: On the court, they seem like any other college women’s volleyball team. At a recent [...]

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