Starting July 1, 2021, the Mississippi Fairness Act — signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves — will ban trans women and girls throughout Mississippi from playing school sports on women’s and girls teams.
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Little League, Revisited
Adam Kuhlmann was outmatched at the 1993 Little League World Series. His 11-year-old nephew helps him to learn from his errors.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Sports
New York City Shredder
The West Coast may have invented skateboarding, but imaginative New Yorker Tyshawn Jones keeps pushing the limits of what this slab of wood can do.
Posted inReading List, Sports
‘Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body’ and Other Lies I’ve Been Told: A Reading List on Mental Health and Sport
Jacqueline Alnes shares 10 pieces that examine sports and mental health.
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From the Sidelines: A Reading List on the Need for Female Coaches
Nine stories examining the lack of and dire need for more women coaches in sport.
Posted inQuote Posts, Quotes, Sports
The Resilience of a Middle Distance Runner
Gabriele Grunewald’s rare cancer has returned, but the athlete keeps fighting.