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The stories we tell about Kobe Bryant
In recent days, Bryant stories have become meta stories, about memory and reckoning and hero worship and heroes
Monica Hesse
January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020
Gianna Bryant was ‘the future of the WNBA,’ says one star. Here are reflections from 5 women in sports.
Elena Delle Donne, Mia Hamm and others reflect on Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter
Lena Felton
January 27, 2020
January 27, 2020
Surfing is coming to the Tokyo Olympics. For these women athletes, it’s the recognition they’ve been waiting for.
The sport will join karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and baseball/softball in their debut
Amanda Loudin
January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020
Analysis
The WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement paves the way for ‘the next generation of athletes’
The breakthrough is significant for all women athletes
Alicia Jessop
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
Here’s why Olympian Kimia Alizadeh’s defection from Iran matters
The history-making athlete’s decision is not insignificant, given the country’s recent protests
Lena Felton
January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020
Analysis
We broke down 4 common arguments about equal pay in women’s pro sports
Here’s what to say next time someone tells you men’s sports are more interesting
Julie DiCaro
December 9, 2019
December 9, 2019
Lily Lines: Why your office might suit men better
Plus, Simone Biles’s history-making medal
Lena Felton and
Ross May
October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019
Perspective
Activist Suzan Shown Harjo has spent decades fighting against Native American mascots. She is still winning.
From California to Maine, Indian nicknames and mascots have started disappearing
Kevin B. Blackistone
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown accused of rape, sexual assault in federal lawsuit
Britney Taylor, a gymnast, met Brown in 2010 at Central Michigan University, according to the lawsuit
The Lily News
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
Perspective
‘So close, yet so far away’: Serena Williams faces some difficult truths after falling short again in a Grand Slam
For whatever reason, Williams made just 44 percent of her first serves
Sally Jenkins
September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019
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