Northeastern University: Sport in Society
Michigan State Instutute for the Study of Youth Sport
Great resource for experts, links, etc. on sportsmanship, participation, etc.
Politics of Sport
Great readings from Drexel University on race and sport, business, Olympics, etc.
RACE ISSUES
Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
Sports 2000
Sporting News looks at black athletes who made a difference in the 20th century.
Blasphemy! Curt Flood's Suit of Baseball
CNNSI's Black Baseball History site
Minority Golf Association of America
LatinoBaseball.com
Traces the history of Hispanics in the big leagues.
CNNSI: Arthur Ashe's Contributions to Tennis
How Muhammad Ali Changed the Press
A listing of sports
books and reviews.
SportsJews.com
Site dedicated to jews and their history in sports.
Muhammad Ali Photo Essay
By the Washington Post's Carol Guzy.
CBS Sportsline's Race in Sports Series
Good Sports.org
Nonprofit partners with sporting goods manufacturers to get equipment to urban and disadvantaged youth. Good for finding sources and participation statistics.
GENDER ISSUES
Title IX: 25 Years of Progress
Women's Sports: Game Face Online
Documents the societal impact women's sports has had. Includes a section on women in the sports media.
College Sports Council
National coalition of coaches, athletes, parents and fans. Features research and articles on Title IX issues.
SavingSports.org
The editors from the College Sports Council describe it as "a balanced source of information regarding men and women's opportunities in college sports."
Female Athletic Media Relations Executives
From this site you can read the newsletter for a newly organized group of 180 who work in sports PR.
GirlsTalkSports.com
Sports issues with a women's perspective. Women in the Locker Room
SI's Kelli Anderson tackles Reggie White's argument that women shouldn't enter men's locker rooms.
Althea Gibson's contributions to women's tennis
Where's Daddy?
Discussion of SI's article on NBA fathers with illegitimate kids.
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