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Even in The Crimson, the newspaper for which I write, we oftentimes see more focus put on men’s sports than women’s. I doubt this is ever on purpose. Simply put, the average person will think of men playing sports before women. In fact, at our beat draft two years ago (the time when each sportswriter can pick a sport they want to follow for the entire year), softball was the last sport picked, while baseball was secured in the first round...
...they say, don’t hate the player, hate the game. I don’t hate men’s sports, but I do hate the game of gender appeal differences in sports. We’ve tried dozens of initiatives to change this point of view. Title IX. Establishing the WNBA. Putting the Women’s College World Series on ESPN. Still, the stigma lives on. Most people I have talked to have told me they had no idea what a fast-paced and exciting sport softball was until they saw a college game...
...injury kept the junior from conditioning all summer and fall—a major setback for an athlete competing in an endurance sport...
During the fall, Sprague was unable to participate in many of the team’s workouts or compete for the Harvard cross-country team, which she has done in years past. The two-sport athlete was limited to moderate training...
...sport is somewhat unique in that it is really six sports—six different teams—but at the same time, it is all one big family and continually competing,” he added. “There were a lot of incredible moments and highlights and things that we as a group feel really proud of...We want to continue to build on that but also continue to enjoy the pursuit of our goals and...[to compete] in the sport that we love...