Category: Line Change
How WNBA Owners Still Aren’t Betting On Women
Sue Bird - Photo by the Seattle Storm Last year, the Women’s National Basketball Association announced the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement with ... Read More
It’s A Woman’s Game, But It’s A Man’s World
In the world of sports, games, leagues, and tournaments are often defined by gender, or identified by gendered terms - at least when women are ... Read More
Confronting Hegemonic Masculinity In Sports
Tom Izzo Picture the coach of a professional sports team, behind the bench, instructing their players, a crowd of screaming fans at an NFL football ... Read More
Chatham-Kent’s Bobbi Lancaster Was A Groundbreaker For Transgender Athletes
When we look at names of influential athletes whose roots run to Chatham-Kent, some obvious names come to mind. If Bobbi Lancaster isn't one you ... Read More
Dear Hockey Coaches: Thank You
Dear Hockey Coach, You've been under fire lately. Your actions and words have never been more scrutinized. And you're expected to know everything there is ... Read More
Storytelling: A Method Of Passing Down A History And Expectation Of Abuse In Hockey (And A Solution)
I remember sitting in the dark on a bus. My Junior hockey team was loud in conversation on our ride home after a game. I ... Read More
Line Change: A Hockey Coming Out Story
Hockey isn't for everyone, despite the slogans and media. That includes the LGBTQ+ community. For those in the LGBTQ+ community, coming out can often be ... Read More
The ‘Great White Hopes’ Aimed To Rescue The White Man From A Black Boxing Champion
Jack Johnson (right) defeated Jim Jeffries in a 1910 boxing showdown - Photo by PA Images via Getty Images In 1908, in the height of ... Read More
It’s Not Cancel Culture, It’s Accountability Culture – Especially In Sports
Have a bad shift? Benched. Less ice time. Miss your defensive responsibility, giveaway the ball repeatedly? Off the field or court, onto the bench. Belittle ... Read More
The Wakabayashis: From Internment To All-Americans
Mel Wakabayashi with Michigan - Photo by University of Michigan During the 1940s, Canada and the United States went through a dark period of Japanese ... Read More
The Segregation Of Swimming, And The Lasting Impact On The Sport
When we talk about sports in Canada and the United States, it's often hockey that takes the brunt of criticism for an ongoing culture problem, ... Read More
Hockey Is For (Jamie Benn’s Transphobia) Everyone
If you haven't been awake recently, the newest target for hate in North American sports, is the attack on transgender rights. Laws have been proposed, ... Read More
Line Change: “One Bad Apple Spoils The Bunch”
The saying is not, "don't let one bad apple spoil the bunch."The saying is "one bad apple spoils the bunch."This proverb or metaphor has been ... Read More
Line Change: Is It Time To Call Off The Pre-Game National Anthem?
How many times has this been said? "Keep politics out of sports." With that in mind, perhaps it's time to get rid of the pre-game ... Read More