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Northeastern University: Sport in Society

Michigan State Instutute for the Study of Youth Sport
Great resource for experts, links, etc. on sportsmanship, participation, 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.

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How Muhammad Ali Changed the Press
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Muhammad Ali Photo Essay
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CBS Sportsline's Race in Sports Series

Good Sports.org
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Women's Sports Foundation

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.

SavingSports.org
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Female Athletic Media Relations Executives
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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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Sportquest's Women in Sports site


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