Category: Sports
Sepak Takraw: Southeast Asia’s Popular yet Unknown Sport in America
Kicking a ball. Headbutting a ball. Nets. That’s something you would usually relate to football or American soccer – it’s the biggest sport in the…
How Diverse Is Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer was founded in the United States in 1996, not long after the US hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup. With a growing…
How the Youth Pay-to-Play is Hurting US Soccer
All around the world, young children play soccer. From the poorest countries to the richest, soccer (known as football everywhere else in the world) unites…
The Diversity & Challenges of the Rising Sport of Competitive Cheerleading
When people think about cheerleading, they often think of how it has been portrayed in movies historically. Filled with the popular pretty girls who date…
USA Swimming Dominates the Pool, But How Diverse is the Prestigious Team?
Swimming is undoubtedly one of the most popular Olympic sports to watch when the summer Olympics comes around every four years. And it seems that…
Addressing Diversity in College Swimming: A Ranking of Strategies for Positive Change
Competitive swimming has become increasingly popular over the years in the United States. A significant reason for this is the popularity of competitive swimming at…
Formula 1: How Diverse is the World’s Most Popular Auto-Racing Sport?
Many Americans may have never heard of Formula 1 racing before, but its popularity on a global scale is undeniable. According to an article from Pledge…
Men’s College Basketball & Football: How Do Diversity Levels Compare?
Division I Men’s college basketball and college football are the two most popular college sports fans love to watch. According to a Gallup poll in…
Division I Men’s College Basketball: How Deep is the Diversity Problem?
The statistics surrounding Division I men’s college basketball, discussed in the previous article, were insightful. What was interesting with the data regarding Division I men’s…
Division I Men’s College Basketball: Is There a Major Diversity Problem?
Before the holiday season picks up at the end of each calendar year, college basketball starts its season. Typically starting in early November, basketball fans…