April 2024 - Page 2 of 3 - More Than A Game

Dana White, Donald Trump and the Rise of Cage-Match Politics

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April 14, 2024

Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at Dana White and the rise of cage-match politics: Dana White’s diplomatic ambitions were clear, if complicated: Un-cancel Bud Light. He had some calls to [...]

The Most Famous Golfer at the Masters Is Black. Why Aren’t There More Players Like Him?

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April 14, 2024

Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary on representation in professional golf: When the Masters Tournament commenced on Thursday, featuring 89 competitors, there was exactly one Black golfer in the field: the one [...]

The Women Who Crashed the Boston Marathon

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April 14, 2024

Tomorrow marks the 128th running of the prestigious and historic Boston Marathon, but it wasn’t until 1972 — 75 years after the inaugural race — that women were officially allowed to enter. Women were “not physiologically [...]

How Women’s Basketball Became the Hottest Thing in College Sports

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April 7, 2024

Courtesy of The New Yorker, a look at the exponential growth of women's basketball: For years, television ratings were taken as a proxy of the popularity of college basketball, and the numbers for women’s [...]

Women’s Basketball Is Having Its Michael Jordan Moment

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April 7, 2024

Courtesy of the Washington Post, commentary on the breakthrough currently being experienced by women's college basketball: Women’s college basketball has become a cultural phenomenon. Arenas are selling out. [...]

A Letter to Angel Reese, Black Women and Black Girls Everywhere

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April 7, 2024

Via Black Wall Street, commentary on how navigating the tightrope of Black womanhood in a world that demands many to move in silence: In a world that often demands our silence, Angel Reese stood as a beacon of truth, her [...]

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