The “Battle of the Sexes” Sparked 50 Years of Sports Progress
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Jessica Luther is an investigative journalist, author, and podcaster living in Austin, Texas. She has written extensively on the intersection of sports and gendered violence, including for Texas Monthly. Her investigative work has earned awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Investigative Reporters & Editors, and the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. She is the author of two books: Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape and Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Sports Fan, the latter of which she coauthored with Kavitha Davidson.
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Eighteen months after notifying USA Gymnastics and its investigative arm of the coach’s alleged abuse, the women are still waiting for a resolution.
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The university implemented sweeping changes after members of Twelfth Woman and others went public with their experiences.
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The former Baylor coach, relieved of his duties after recommendations from a law firm hired to investigate his program’s sexual assault scandal, has been busy traveling lately.
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The 171-year-old university fired its football coach and demoted its famous President today. Will that be enough?
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Waco’s police department executed a warrant to search the player's home on April 3.
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When trying to determine what exactly Chris Petersen told Art Briles, assistant Boise State Athletic Director Marc Paul’s vivid description of Sam Ukwuachu’s troubled final days at the university fills in some gaps.
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A much-talked-about football player at Baylor University—whom coaches “expect back” this fall—is currently on trial for the sexual assault of a fellow student. Questions now swirl around what the program knew and when they knew it.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business.
The magical game played by wizards in the Harry Potter series is now real sport. And a bunch of Texans are its best players.