WNBA center Brittney Griner looks to score against defenders while playing for the Russian professional team UMMC Ekaterinburg. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/УГМК) This is the third of a series of articles for Women's History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player of all time. James makes $41,180,544 a [...]
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Since he was five years old, senior Chris Jernigan has played baseball. Jernigan was so invested in the sport that in 2017, he committed to play varsity baseball for Emory University. However, his course with Emory Athletics was not at all what he had expected. Jernigan was aware that it was typical for the baseball [...]
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After the pandemic delayed my first collegiate soccer season, I was ecstatic to play this past fall. I prepared for the season by playing in summer league games, lifting at the gym and working on my fitness more than I ever had before. I finally felt like I was back in my soccer routine with [...]
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 23: Jamel Herring (L) and Shakur Stevenson (R) exchange punches during their fight for the WBO world junior lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena on October 23, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) The World Junior Lightweight Championship, presented by Top Rank in Atlanta [...]
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The world of youth club sports, specifically soccer, is a crazy one. Young children train almost every day as if they are professional athletes. Parents push their kids to extremes and coaches attempt to get their players to reach their full potential, no matter what it takes. I have played club soccer and been a [...]
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