Open Field
I can’t remember a time I was as frustrated with sports as I am right now, as I have been for the past week or so. I’ve thought a lot about this industry and how it fails women at almost every turn, and I tried to put some of those thoughts into writing.
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Friends, it is a TWO NEWSLETTER WEEK, a sight never before seen around here. Enjoy it while it lasts. As a kid, I was awful at the wall-sit. Whenever a…
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