After answering the age-old question of “what are yips?,” I investigate the many baseball-related flavors that this affliction comes in.
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Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay when he made the announcement, and pledged a $100,000 donation to the Trevor Project, on Instagram on Monday. Mina Kimes joins SportsCenter to discuss the importance of Nassib’s announcement.
For decades gay athletes have feared losing endorsement deals if they came out publicly. Today they don’t have to have that fear, with various companies fully embracing out gay athletes.
The Tokyo Games have seen a historic number of publicly out athletes competing—putting a spotlight on LGBTQ+ rights in the sporting world. Professional boxer Makoto Kikuchi, who came out ahead of the Olympics, hopes to encourage more people to accept their identity.
Noriana Radwan lost her scholarship for “unsportsmanlike behavior” commonly accepted from male athletes. What happened? How do we make sure that all athletes, female athletes, trans athletes, LGBTQ+ athletes, belong in sports?
Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan of the U.S. women’s soccer team join TODAY to talk about teaming with 26 other players to file a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, calling for equal pay and better treatment.
Former tennis star Bobby Riggs bragged that he could beat any female tennis player. In 1973, he met his match when he faced top-ranked Billie Jean King in a televised event dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes.”
Sarah Du shares ideas on how gender equality in sports can drive equality off the court. Drawing on examples from the US and China, in both amateur and professional outlets, Sarah challenges us to think more intentionally about sports programs and participation.
Matildas earn a fraction of Socceroos match fees—but why is it so?
Oregon Ducks forward Sedona Prince took to TikTok to call out the VAST disparities between the women’s and men’s training facilities ahead of March Madness.
What to do when a student athlete is injured.