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Posted inNonfiction

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 8, 2022January 25, 2023

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Katie Barnes, Rachel Handler, Alex Hawkins, Lila Shapiro, and Raksha Vasudevan.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Hall of Fame-Bound Tamika Catchings and Our Conversation That Affirmed Everything

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 19, 2021October 19, 2022

“She weaponized her hearing loss on and off the court, defied its desire to define her.”

Posted inUncategorized

Flagrant Foul: Benching Teen Moms Before Title IX

by Britni de la Cretaz August 14, 2019February 3, 2023

As a high schooler and new mom, Jane Rubel didn’t consider herself a feminist. She just knew that if husbands and fathers were eligible to play high school basketball, she should have been, too.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Sports, Story, Uncategorized

An Audience of Athletes: The Rise and Fall of Feminist Sports

by Britni de la Cretaz May 22, 2019October 19, 2022

Billie Jean King once tried to find a sustainable business model for feminist sports coverage. Then women’s fitness tried to revive the swimsuit model.

Posted inNonfiction, Sports

The Minnesota Lynx are an Ignored Basketball Dynasty

by Matt Giles September 27, 2017October 19, 2022

When will one of the greatest teams in women’s basketball get its due?

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