Category: Commentary
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Play under surveillance
Years ago, as a youth athlete I went to soccer practice and that was it. I looked with envy as the other players engaged in pick-up games on the weekend and off days. I had always heard that was the best way to improve my skill level, but I never joined in. It was just…
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Men don’t care about the WNBA. Or maybe they do? (Part 2)
After my deep dive into the ESPN comment section on the YouTube community tab, this is what I so far. Women’s basketball receives the most negative/off topic engagement in the comment section, but it is not a problem specific to that sport. Similar patterns were seen on other sports (women’s college gymnastics, women’s soccer. But…
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Men don’t care about the WNBA. Or maybe they do?
As a lover of sport, I follow ESPN. I admit though, I am not very into basketball. So in a move very unlike me, I clicked on a WNBA story from their community tab on YouTube. I knew nothing about the WNBA player Jonquel Jones, nor the significance of her trade to the Connecticut Sun,…