The GOAT says Goodbye: Serena Williams’ Retirement and How She Rewrote the Game
In the first days of September in New York, first-round matches of the U.S. Open were packed with fans, and millions of people tuned in for her final sprint, hit, and iconic victory twirl and wave. In August 2022, Williams announced that she would put her racket down after the U.S. Open, the final tournament…
My World Cup Predictions & Why I got It so Wrong
La Copa del Mundo, le Coupe de Monde, the World Cup. 32 countries, all fighting to lift that world-renowned trophy. With 32 of the world’s best countries playing each other, it was almost impossible to predict who would win the whole thing, but early on a few favorites emerged. The top contenders in the 2022…
Politics in Baseball?: MLB takes action against discrimination
On April 2nd, 2021, Major League Baseball announced that they would move their All Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia. This decision caused both admiration and outrage toward the league due to the unprecedented nature of MLB’s actions. The announcement followed the passing of Georgia legislature that significantly restricted access to voting by absentee ballot,…
Gender Inequality in the Weight Room: NCAA female basketball players receive weight stack to men’s gym
When the women of the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament arrived in San Antonio, larger issues than losing a game surfaced. As they walked into the weight room of the March Madness bubble, a stack of six weights and a table of piled “sanitized” yoga mats welcomed them—not enough equipment for one athlete, let alone…
The Red Sox’s Ascent: Why the Red Sox are legitimate American League contenders
Coming into the 2021 MLB season, the Red Sox sought to find a balance between a full scale rebuild and contention. However, at the end of April, the Red Sox find themselves exceeding their own expectations—they are sitting atop the AL East. The Red Sox are a well balanced team and will ultimately continue to…
The Rise and Fall of the Super League: Just two days after its creation, the Super League fell apart
“Greed, money, and power.” Those were the words CNN used to characterize the 48-hour history of Europe’s hastily organized, quickly renounced, and much-ridiculed Super League that angered millions of soccer fans around the world. Announced on April 18th, the Super League was a short-lived breakaway league consisting of Europe’s twelve wealthiest soccer clubs, such as…
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