Sports
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DEI on the Schuylkill
This month’s U.S. Olympic rowing team looks how the sport has always looked: entirely White. Three accessible rowing camps in Philly are looking to change that
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CaitlinClark-791x400.jpg)
Caitlin Clark, Race and the WNBA
A public intellectual and former Penn professor on how Black women are once again getting the short end of the sports media narrative
By Michael Eric Dyson![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HED_Hoop_Dreams_Basketball_Camp_Nadia_Bosket-791x400.jpg)
Citizen of the Week: Nadia Bosket
The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JanoCohenBoxCover-791x400.jpg)
Book Excerpt: Grace and Grit In a West Philly Boxing Gym
A local photographer’s new book features the “rich beauty” of the athletes, trainers and family of West Philly’s James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym.
By Jano Cohen![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Comcast_Spectacor_Master_Plan_Rendering_South_Philly_Complex_Phase_1-791x400.png)
The New Urban Order: The Sports Economy is More than Stadiums
Whether or not the Sixers get to build their downtown arena, the way we think about sports culture in cities is severely limited. Could a “Sports Mayor” help reshape what athletics mean to a city?
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MarcJackson1-HED-791x400.jpeg)
Big Rube’s Philly: Marc Jackson
The chef and photographer catches up with the former NBA player and current Sixers TV analyst, world traveler, fitness devotee and fashion plate
By Reuben Harley![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Train-and-Nourish_HED-791x400.jpg)
12+ Women’s Spaces in Philadelphia
Where to find safe, fun, joyous and healthy activities by and for women on International Women’s Day and beyond
By Monica Constable![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jason_Kelce_daugters_reading-791x400.jpeg)
Dear Eagles Fans, Let Jason Kelce Retire
It’s time to say good-bye to Fat Batman. Not because he’s way past his football prime, but because we Eagles fans love him and his family too much to jeopardize his — and our — future together
By Olivia Kram