Sports Reading Resources

Dec 03, 2011

Derek Boogaard: A Boy Learns to Brawl

This three-part series and video examined the life of one of hockey’s most feared fighters, Derek Boogaard, who was exposed to repeated head trauma and brought down by deadly drug addiction. Finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2012.
Apr 18, 2022

She Set Marathon Records in Her Sixties. Then Came the Fans.

In 2019, Mariko Yugeta became the first woman older than 60 to finish a marathon in less than three hours. She’s just getting started.
Apr 28, 2022

How Women’s Sports Teams Got Their Start

As the 50th anniversary of Title IX arrives in June, historians are reflecting on the legacy of women’s sports teams and whether it’s time to stop segregating some sports by sex.

Mar 08, 2019

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Gender Discrimination

Twenty-eight members of the world champion United States women’s soccer team significantly escalated their long-running fight with the country’s soccer federation over pay equity and working conditions, filing a gender discrimination lawsuit on Friday.
Jan 31, 2019

Jackie Robinson Showed Me How to Fight On, Not Fight Back

As an African-American woman who has written about baseball for decades, the question I am most asked about my career choice is: “Why?”
Apr 25, 2019

A Bitter Finish for Slow Runners: Get on the Bus

You are playing Fortnite all afternoon. You’re really killing it, and after a few close calls and a little luck, you’ve reached the final two teams. Suddenly there’s a knock at the door: It’s your parents. You have to stop playing and come to dinner!
Sep 21, 2018

Horseback Wrestling. Bone Tossing. Dead Goat Polo. Let the Nomad Games Begin!

CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — The American team that played a brutal version of polo at the World Nomad Games does not expect the sport to get picked up by the Olympics any time soon.