Just arrived at my college reunion. Obviously, @JLin7 is here to greet me. 6 seconds ago Continue reading →
Enlarge Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Keelin Godsey competes as a woman but lives as a man, says reporter Pablo Torre. Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Keelin Godsey competes as a woman but lives as a man, says reporter Pablo Torre. A central question of gender and sports is facing officials as they prepare for London's Summer Olympics. In a system that segregates athletic competition by sex for reasons of fairness, where do transgender athletes fit in? Take, for example, Keelin Godsey, the first openly transgender contender for the U.S. Olympic team. Last month, Godsey qualified for the women's track and field Olympic trials in the hammer throw. Godsey was born female, identifies as male, and competes in the female division — a situation that recently attracted the attention ... Continue reading →
Enlarge Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Keelin Godsey competes as a woman but lives as a man, says reporter Pablo Torre. Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Keelin Godsey competes as a woman but lives as a man, says reporter Pablo Torre. A central question of gender and sports is facing officials as they prepare for London's Summer Olympics. In a system that segregates athletic competition by sex for reasons of fairness, where do transgender athletes fit in? Take, for example, Keelin Godsey, the first openly transgender contender for the U.S. Olympic team. Last month, Godsey qualified for the women's track and field Olympic trials in the hammer throw. Godsey was born female, identifies as male, and competes in the female division — a situation that recently attracted the attention ... Continue reading →
Midnight Sunday in downtown Los Angeles, and in the past 78 hours I have seen Kevin Durant make a game-winning three for the Thunder, Tony Parker lead a 24-point comeback for the Spurs, a guy named King score a game-winning goal for the Kings and an All-Star's son hit his first big league home run to complete a Dodgers sweep. I have seen the Lakers make 41 of 42 free throws in a game and the Clippers' Chris Paul sink a layup that rolled along the top of the backboard before dropping into the net. I have seen a 14-foot Stanley Cup carved out of sand, 110 cyclists riding upwards of 35 miles per hour, a full-color rendering of a $1 billion football field, and ... Continue reading →
In SI this week: “The Transgender Athlete.” Link to an online version of the story is here. 15 minutes ago From this morning: a discussion about transgender athletes on The Press. Also: sat down with Richard Deitsch for the Inside Sports Illustrated podcast. 29 minutes ago On newsstands now. 4 hours ago Starting Point has been introducing guests with songs from their iPod. I sent in this on behalf of me and Dave Epstein. They did not use it. 4 hours ago Continue reading →
