Conservatives have criticized the lingerie company for hiring the soccer star and LGBTQ activist as a brand ambassador, alongside actress Priyanka Chopra and trans model Valentina Sampaio.
— Read on www.newsweek.com/megan-rapinoe-victorias-secret-role-sparks-backlash-1601418
11-Year-Old Pitcher Snags Line Drive Like a Boss [VIDEO] | Fanbuzz
An 11-year-old pitcher in Georgia showed his quick reflexes on a terrific line drive catch.
— Read on fanbuzz.com/high-school/brody-cofield-line-drive-catch/
Large coaching staff get raves for helping first-place Giants adjust, improve
The San Francisco Giants raised some eyebrows by hiring 14 coaches, many of them young…
— Read on www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/Large-coaching-staff-get-raves-for-helping-16253683.php
Title IX protects transgender students, says Education Department – The Washington Post
The move reverses Trump-era policy.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/16/title-ix-transgender-students-discrimination/
MLB Draft: Nobody’s Going to Draft the Best Hitter on the Planet – Beyond the Box Score
The best amateur hitter in the world isn’t even being scouted.
— Read on www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2021/6/15/22527125/mlb-draft-jocelyn-alo-undrafted-best-hitter-world
Slaterettes’ inaugural ‘Dresses on the Diamond’ event is June 25 | The Valley Breeze
Slaterettes’ inaugural ‘Dresses on the Diamond’ event is June 25 | The Valley Breeze
— Read on www.valleybreeze.com/2021-06-15/pawtucket/slaterettes-inaugural-dresses-diamond-event-june-25
With Foreign Substances, MLB Faces Crisis of Its Own Making – The New York Times
As it did with steroids, baseball spent decades fostering a breeding ground for blatant ball doctoring. A handful of 10-game suspensions can’t change that.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/sports/baseball/mlb-ball-doctoring-spider-tack.html
The Negro Leagues Are Major Leagues | Baseball-Reference.com
The Negro Leagues Are Major Leagues | Baseball-Reference.com
— Read on www.baseball-reference.com/negro-leagues-are-major-leagues.shtml
Baseball Reference Adds Negro League Stats – The New York Times
M.L.B. is still working to incorporate Negro league statistics, but a popular website now lets fans put some of the numbers in context.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/sports/baseball/baseball-reference-negro-leagues.html
12 year-old girl plays baseball and is all for girl power | KSNF/KODE – FourStatesHomepage.com
FLORIDA – In tonight’s dose of good news… One 12 year-old girl is making a name for herself on the baseball diamond, proving the sport isn’t just for boys. Whoever coined the taunt… You throw like a girl… Never saw Twelve-year old Valentina Smith unleash from the pitcher’s mound. “It’s kind of like oh she’s […]
— Read on www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/12-year-old-girl-plays-baseball-and-is-all-for-girl-power/
Air Force authorizes camouflage baseball caps in uniform
Previously, airmen wore such caps only while deployed to the CENTCOM area, which includes the Middle East and Central Asia.
— Read on taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-baseball-caps-ocp-tactical-cap/
Katrina Adams, Raven Jemison promote women of color as sports leaders
While diversity is increasing in sports management roles, many sport organizations still have a ways to go in hiring a diversely.
— Read on www.jsonline.com/story/life/2021/06/14/katrina-adams-raven-jemison-promote-women-color-sports-leaders/7683714002/
Playing The Field: Sydney Women’s Baseball League – Star Observer
In this first of occasional column celebrating the diversity, inclusiveness, and vibrance of the queer sporting community here in Sydney, we look at the Sydney Women’s Baseball League in 2021.
— Read on www.starobserver.com.au/news/sport/playing-the-field-sydney-womens-baseball-league/203462
Parkland girl is already a baseball legend
Valentina hit the first ever over-the-fence home run by a girl in Parkland Little League history. Valentina is talented and works very hard off the field — and she loves the grind. She says she wants to be an inspiration to other girls who want to do what she does.
— Read on www.local10.com/sports/2021/06/11/parkland-girl-is-already-a-baseball-legend/
Timeline of professional baseball in San Antonio
We examine the history of professional baseball in San Antonio.
— Read on www.expressnews.com/projects/2021/pro-baseball-in-san-antonio/
Latest ‘A League of Their Own’ casting call seeks women welders, Black choir | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Women welders in Pittsburgh immediately brings to mind the 1983 film “Flashdance.”
— Read on www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2021/06/09/amazon-a-league-of-their-own-tv-series-casting-call-welders-choir-flashdance-abbi-jacobson/stories/202106090130
Charlotte girl is catcher on Olympic High’s baseball team | Charlotte Observer
At Charlotte’s Olympic High, Meredith McFadden is a rare girls athlete playing baseball. She is the catcher on the Trojans high school team
— Read on www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article251604193.html
$14 Million Settlement for Water Polo Players Who Accused Coach of Abuse – The New York Times
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs said that USA Water Polo did not do enough to protect them from their coach, Bahram Hojreh. He also faces criminal charges.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/water-polo-abuse-settlement.html
Former Little League star Mo’ne Davis is interning as a baseball broadcaster with the DC Grays – The Washington Post
Former Little League star Mo’ne Davis traded her mitt for a mic this summer, but she hasn’t left the sport.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/09/mone-davis-broadcaster-dc-grays/
NYTimes: Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say
Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/sports/martina-navratilova-french-open.html?referringSource=articleShare
Giants become first team in MLB to wear Pride colors on the field – The Washington Post
The Giants play ball in Pride colors, pulling the players into the conversation.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/06/giants-pride-colors-logo/
MLB pitchers doctoring baseballs are changing the game – Sports Illustrated
The inside story of how rampant pitch-doctoring in MLB is pumping pitchers up and deflating offenses.
— Read on www.si.com/
Great Plains Black History Museum tells the story of Negro Baseball League
Some names, like Babe Ruth, have become being immortalized in pop culture. Other like Hank Aaron, the Black player who eventually beat Ruth’s home run record, have gone mostly unrecognized.
— Read on www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/great-plains-black-history-museum-tells-the-story-of-negro-baseball-league
MLB’s official scoring university creating a pipeline to add more diversity into role | Sports Coverage | gazette.com
DENVER — Jillian Geib has a designated color for almost every outcome that could happen in a baseball game.
— Read on gazette.com/content/tncms/live/
Young transgender athletes grappling with anti-trans sports legislation – ABC News
“It wouldn’t be fair,” said Sunny, an 8-year-old transgender athlete who’d be forced to play with boys if the anti-trans bill becomes a law.
— Read on abcnews.go.com/Sports/young-transgender-athletes-grappling-anti-trans-sports-legislation/story
A’s to honor first openly gay MLB player, Oakland native Glenn Burke
Oakland Athletics rename Pride Night after Oakland native and MLB outfielder Glenn Burke
— Read on www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/04/as-to-honor-first-openly-gay-mlb-player-oakland-native-glenn-burke/
Cuba’s Baseball Team Fails To Make The Olympics — And It’s Canada’s Fault – https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1003348293/cubas-baseball-team-fails-to-make-the-olympics-and-its-canadas-fault
Steinert High School baseball player Danielle Moser stands out by fitting in – 6abc Philadelphia
Danielle Moser is a 14-year-old Steinert High School freshman who just likes baseball more. She says she gets weird looks, but she knows she has the full support of her team.
— Read on 6abc.com/steinert-high-school-hamilton-township-nj-danielle-moser-baseball-team-mercer-county-new-jersey/10729666/
Fryer: Anaheim baseball’s ace, Jillian Albayati, earns spot in CIF-SS record book with playoff win – Orange County Register
Fryer: Anaheim baseball’s ace, Jillian Albayati, earns spot in CIF-SS record book with playoff win – Orange County Register
— Read on www.ocregister.com/2021/06/03/fryer-anaheim-baseballs-ace-jillian-albayati-earns-spot-in-cif-ss-record-book-with-playoff-win/
Baseball star: Mendez thrives on diamond
Violet Mendez essentially entered the world with a glove on one hand and a ball in the other hand.
— Read on www.hotsr.com/news/2021/jun/04/baseball-star/
How Pitchers Are Conquering Baseball’s Home Run Revolution – WSJ
With hitters focused on swinging for the fences, MLB hurlers have found a countermeasure that’s stifling offense across baseball: the high fastball.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/mlb-velocity-strike-zone-high-fastballs-spin-rate-launch-angle-11622725524
Becky Pepper-Jackson files lawsuit against anti-trans sports bill in West Virginia – The Lily
A recent West Virginia law prohibits transgender girls and women from competing on women’s sports teams at publicly funded schools and universities.
— Read on www.thelily.com/an-11-year-old-trans-girl-was-barred-from-her-schools-cross-country-team-shes-suing/
Clinton high school’s baseball team goes co-ed
For the first time in its history, a Maryland high school baseball team is co-ed.
— Read on www.wbaltv.com/article/making-history-surrattsville-high-school-baseball-team-co-ed/36608994
