50 years of Title IX: the US law that attempted to make sports equal The 1972 legislation is far from perfect but its impact on female athletes is lasting and nearly impossible to overstate The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2022
2022 Will Mark The Last Season Of Divisional Alignment For Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference for NCAA football will undergo drastic changes after the upcoming 2022 season. In May, the conference announced that they'll be scrapping the two-division format starting in the 2023 season. The conference is currently ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 22, 2022
Mark Williams Is Here to Kill Small Ball The former Duke star dominates the paint. Can he stay on the floor in today’s NBA? Sports Illustrated · Jun 22, 2022
No. 1 to No. 30: Every first round selection in our NBA mock draft The NBA draft gets underway on Thursday night and the one of the biggest questions for hoops fans is: Where will Chet Holmgren land? Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022
Once empowered by Title IX, female athletes are now among big winners in new NIL era LOS ANGELES — An 8-year-old girl grasps the chain on a playground swing. Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022
The NBA Turns to Africa to Fuel Basketball’s Next Era of Growth While you’re watching this week’s draft, the NBA is scouring the continent—and the new Basketball Africa League—for new talent. Businessweek · Jun 22, 2022
Feminists who oppose transgender rights are ‘not true feminists’, says pioneering trans athlete The first openly transgender athlete to compete in the NCAA’s top division talks to Io Dodds about transphobia, abortion rights, and his friendship with swimming star Lia Thomas The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
NBA Draft? Nah. He’s Following the Money, Right Back to School. Bacot’s draft stock spiked at the NCAA tournament, but for this business major, riding the NIL bubble and sticking around Chapel Hill is a “no-brainer.” Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022
Clarissa Chun Is Creating a Future for Women in Wrestling Since being named head coach of the inaugural women’s program at Iowa in November 2021, the Olympic bronze medalist has already made an impact in her sport. Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022
As Title IX turns 50, it plays a surprise role in transgender athlete access debate On the spring day when Lia Thomas made history by winning an NCAA swimming championship as a transgender female, protesters gathered outside the arena to do what protesters normally do. Chant. Wave signs. Wear T-shirts with slogans. Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022
Editorial: Title IX was a win for the US The Minnesota Lynx, four-time WNBA champions, play three games this week. The Minnesota Aurora take their 6-0-1 record in the preprofessional USL-W women's soccer league on the road in matches in Chicago and St. Louis. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022
Look at women who went from college courts to CEO offices Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year with countless women having benefited from the enactment and execution of the law The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022
Title IX: WNBA owner among women athletes running businesses WNBA co-owner Ginny Gilder says fighting for equal treatment as a rower at Yale 46 years ago radicalized her The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022
Transgender women swimmers barred from female competitions by Fina New policy states that transgender women who have experienced ‘any part of male puberty’ cannot compete in female events following the report of a scientific panel The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022 EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges At least 19 states have passed laws or adopted rules that either bar or limit participation in sports by transgender athletes
Sports Illustrated · Jun 18, 2022 UNC Basketball Legend Lennie Rosenbluth Dies at 89 The three-time All-ACC talent led the Tar Heels to an undefeated season and the program’s first NCAA title in 1957.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 17, 2022 Davidson HC Bob McKillop Announces Retirement After 33 Years The Naismith Hall of Fame nominee famously coached 2022 NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry for three seasons.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 17, 2022 EA Sports Aims to Release CFB Video Game in 2023, per Letter The company originally announced the return of the popular series in Feb. 2021.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 17, 2022 Rocco’s Jell-O shot counter is one of the College World Series’ finest traditions What better way to prove your fandom than by buying thousands of Jell-O shots?
Sports Illustrated · Jun 17, 2022 Inspired by Title IX, Joetta Clark Is Now Inspiring the Next Generation The four-time Olympian and distance runner witnessed the impact of the statute firsthand during her career. Now, she’s paying it forward and guiding the women in sports today.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022 Title IX creating opportunities for international athletes Maria Bulanova was surprised she could be recruited to the bowling team at Vanderbilt University “all the way from Russia.”
Sports Illustrated · Jun 17, 2022 Carol Hutchins Won’t Stop Fighting For Women’s Equality The esteemed Michigan softball coach and self-proclaimed “Title IX boomer” is committed to combating the ongoing gender disparities in college sports.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 17, 2022 Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke is as inspiring as ever PHILADELPHIA — On the night before the 2020 Northwestern University duals, the Temple women’s fencing team filtered out of a restaurant in Chicago and onto the street corner. Before the group started a walk back to the hotel, one of sophomore Cassie Navalta’s teammates delivered news that stopped them in…
Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022 Chip Scoggins: Meet Joseph Fahnbulleh, the fastest man in NCAA track and field MINNEAPOLIS — Something about the way the freshman ran caught the eye of Hopkins track and field coach Nick Lovas and made him pay close attention. It was the power in his stride, the lift in his hips, his graceful form … everything looked so different.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 16, 2022 Michael Vick admits that NIL would have kept him at Virginia Tech longer Michael Vick said that if he had an NIL deal, he would have remained at Virginia Tech for another year instead of going to the NFL draft.