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Is There Diversity in NFL Quarterbacks?

Is There Diversity in NFL Quarterbacks?

Obviously many players contributed to the team effort that got them to the Super Bowl. But the player who clearly led this team was Cam N...
So What? He Can Swing a Bat: The Signing of 20-Year-Old Yoan Moncada to the Boston Red Sox

So What? He Can Swing a Bat: The Signing of 20-Year-Old Yoan Moncada to the Boston Red Sox

Talent has a lot to do with sports: either you have it or you don’t. I grew up playing sports so I get it. One of my favorites happens to...
Faking the ‘O’: Women Faking the ‘O’ Are Ruining It For The Rest Of Us

Faking the ‘O’: Women Faking the ‘O’ Are Ruining It For The Rest Of Us

We've all been there. You are sitting at the football game and some dude starts yelling about what plays your team should call. And all...
Guest Feature- Beer & Bachelorettes: Acting Like A Lady During Super Bowl 50

Guest Feature- Beer & Bachelorettes: Acting Like A Lady During Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl Sunday: The one day out of the 365 days of the year where it is publicly okay to drink and eat more than you should, and actua...
The Super Bowl vs. The World Cup: What Is The Real Football?

The Super Bowl vs. The World Cup: What Is The Real Football?

What is football? The answer depends on who you ask. As Neymar (and you should know who that is!) said in a Taco Bell ad during the Supe...
The Sound of Silence: On the Interruption of Kavitha Davidson

The Sound of Silence: On the Interruption of Kavitha Davidson

For those of you that tuned into the spring season premier of Grey's Anatomy, you heard this daunting introduction to a very dramatic epi...
If You Hype it Up, They Will Watch: A Look back at Mo'ne Davis and the 2014 Little 
League World

If You Hype it Up, They Will Watch: A Look back at Mo'ne Davis and the 2014 Little League World

The Little League World Series is an odd spectacle. On the one hand, it is little kids playing the game they love. On the other hand, w...
Playing While Female:  What It's Like to Play High School Football

Playing While Female: What It's Like to Play High School Football

Football is often thought of as a man's game. But as the Ladies League says, 45% of fans are women. And I can go one step further. I a...
What's An Athletic Trainer?

What's An Athletic Trainer?

Misnomer: Athletic Training doesn’t actually mean what it says. Generally, a conversation with someone who is unfamiliar with Athletic Tr...
Should Women Go Through Stricter Security Screenings to Enter Sporting Events?

Should Women Go Through Stricter Security Screenings to Enter Sporting Events?

One by one each fan is filed through security screenings before they enter the arena, a typical sight before every game day. Then somethi...
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Guest Writer Features
A Special Moment, and A Special Play: Orlando Pride Defeats The Seattle Reign 2-0

A Special Moment, and A Special Play: Orlando Pride Defeats The Seattle Reign 2-0

The Guide to Understanding a Workout Warrior: 13 Things to Know

The Guide to Understanding a Workout Warrior: 13 Things to Know

Guest Feature- Women Workout Warriors: 
Executing Society’s Idea of the “Ideal” Woman in a Gym

Guest Feature- Women Workout Warriors: Executing Society’s Idea of the “Ideal” Woman in a Gym

Guest Feature- Beer & Bachelorettes: Acting Like A Lady During Super Bowl 50

Guest Feature- Beer & Bachelorettes: Acting Like A Lady During Super Bowl 50

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