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How Hockey Culture Treats Survivors

August 17, 2022

How Hockey Culture Treats Survivors by Jen Ramos

Amid the many sexual abuse, assault, and harassment allegations that have come out over the last several years in hockey, the behavior from those responsible comes as no surprise to those of us who have been through it before. This has been happening for a

it's hard to write about sports right now

September 16, 2020

it's hard to write about sports right now by Leo Baudhuin

We're three games into the NWSL Fall Series, and if I'm being honest, I've barely thought about soccer during that time. The first, and most immediate, reason is that it’s honestly hard for me to have smart thoughts about soccer when I can't watch

Rethinking Masculinity: On the Media Coverage of Harrison Browne

October 11, 2016

Rethinking Masculinity: On the Media Coverage of Harrison Browne by Andrew

On Friday, Harrison Browne, a forward in his second season with the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts, publicly announced that he's a transgender man [http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17727834/nwhl-player-harrison-browne-comes-transgender-man] . It was a historic moment for North American professional team sports, and a series