When medals matter most: high-performance sport funding risks a return to the ‘win at all costs’ model
Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato
On the face of it, New Zealand’s new high-performance sport funding model announced yesterday is an increase on the previous...
Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
Molly Yanity, University of Rhode Island
The “Caitlin Clark effect,” or the impact on women’s basketball from a ponytailed rookie phenomenon from America’s heartland, is...
First academic study on slap fighting highlights risks to participants’ neurological health
The first academic study to provide quantitative assessment of the possible dangers of competitive slap fighting offers a starting point for conversations about ensuring...
What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s canceled cage match says about masculine anxiety
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a boxer in a 2016 issue of the Marvel comic book series ‘Civil War II: Choosing Sides.’ Marc Brainbant/AFP via Getty Images
Bronny James Hospitalized
Son of the current NBA GOAT LeBron James, Bronny James was hospitalized Monday after heart failure while practicing with the University of Southern California...
