Serena Williams is planning on returning to the women’s tour to defend her Australian Open title, just three months after she gives birth. “It’s the most outrageous plan,” she says.
Sports
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Beat the Clock
“Halls of fame and records and medals and posters belong to fans. Athletes do not mythologize the body in this way. What they do is navigate decay.”
Posted inNonfiction, Uncategorized
Remembering Nelson Mandela’s Contribution to Sports
Nelson Mandela long realized that sports was a great unifier.
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There’s No Equality In Baseball
The young women of Girls Travel Baseball are mocked by opposing players, but they keep on playing.
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A Team of Their Own
The players on this all-girls travel baseball team dream big — MLB big.
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The Silent Prayer That Derailed Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s NBA Career
After converting to Islam in the ’90s, the point guard began to pray during the national anthem. He was soon traded.
Posted inHistory, Quotes
The Re-Kazakhification of Kazakhstan, On Horseback
After years of Soviet control, the country looks to the cultural foundations of its nomadic past.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Unsportsmanlike Conduct! The Cathartic (and Expensive) Act of Racket Abuse
In tennis, smashing a racket can be an easy way to vent your frustrations, but it also comes with consequences.
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A Kingdom for a Horse: Kokpar and the Future of Kazakhstan
“[N]owhere in this region is the contrast between the contemporary and the ancient higher than in Kazakhstan. And nowhere is the interplay between the two more starkly embodied than in professional Kazakh kokpar.”