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Natalie Weiner Jul 1, 2022. 3 minute read
The Sports World Needs To Acknowledge Climate Change
UCLA and USC are planning on joining the Big Ten, according to a timeline-busting report yesterday. That news obviously has a huge ripple effect — namely, the disintegration of one of college sports’ oldest and most powerful conferences and a complete reshaping of the college sports landscape. As The Athletic’s…
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Natalie Weiner Jun 17, 2022. 4 minute read
College Athlete Unions May Be Coming Sooner Than We Thought
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Victor Matheson, who literally co-wrote the book on sports economics (see: The Economics…
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Natalie Weiner Apr 29, 2022. 3 minute read
Mark Emmert’s ‘Departure’ Should Be The NCAA’s Death Knell
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. A year after signing a contract extension that few could…
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Natalie Weiner Dec 3, 2021. 3 minute read
Enormous College Coaching Salaries Show How Far We Have To Go
Fake news tweets in sports are both abundant and, typically, easy to spot. A number where a letter should be in a longtime beat reporter’s name or a subtle misspelling can fool even the most seasoned and online sports fan. But last week, as the college football coaching carousel dominated…
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Natalie Weiner Aug 20, 2021. 3 minute read
Why Does The NCAA Exist?
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Content warning for a mention of sexual assault. The NCAA…
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Natalie Weiner Aug 6, 2021. 3 minute read
New Report Says The NCAA Doesn’t Value Women’s Sports
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. A new report released this week confirmed that fifty years…
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Natalie Weiner Jul 16, 2021. 7 minute read
The NCAA Isn’t Keeping Athletes Safe, and Martin McNair Wants To Do Something About It
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. What Martin McNair endured almost can’t even be described as…
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Natalie Weiner Jul 2, 2021. 3 minute read
Breaking: NCAA Accepts Making The Smallest Possible Change When It’s Clear They Have No Other Option
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. At almost literally the eleventh hour, the NCAA removed barriers to college athletes…
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Natalie Weiner Apr 2, 2021. 3 minute read
Women’s Sports Are Legislators and Administrators’ Favorite Excuse For Oppression
Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. If you’ve ever watched or covered women’s sports, few things…
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