The Sportsnitsta | Sourcing life from sports…and some other places.

It doesn’t take a village

What has transpired in the USA Gymnastics program isn’t about gymnastics. It’s not about gymnastics culture, or even sports. It’s about protecting children, being decent and that shouldn’t be too
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RealSport’s Boxing Awards 2017: Top 10 Boxing Controversies

In an otherwise exceptional year for boxing, suspect judging continued to affect the sport’s credibility. In a subjective sport such as boxing, controversy will always take a front seat when
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Boxing Opinion: The ironic implications of Mayweather vs McGregor

Floyd Mayweather has been a self-cast villain throughout his career. At the T-Mobile Arena he’ll be walking in tied for that title when he finally meets Conor McGregor. Finally, after
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Sometimes You Win. Sometimes You Learn.

As adults, we’re tasked with managing anger and behaving maturely even when the moment is asking for an expletive. Sometimes, we succeed in doing so. Sometimes. For the young women
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Deconstructing the Roster in Youth Sports

This week thousands of parents and siblings will find themselves perched on a hill behind the outfield of Howard J. Lamade Stadium. The iconic seating arrangement in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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How we source our lives from sports: Mental Health

Last summer a close friend got an unannounced visit from a sibling. We’ll call him Tony. Tony has been homeless for close to six years now. The 26-year-old was last seen featured
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