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Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. Major study center on gender, race and sexuality in athletics.

Empowering Women in Sports. Part of a series on empowering women, by the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Gender Equity in Sports. A research project at the University of Iowa, dealing primarily with Title IX (which bans sex discrimination in school academics and athletics), and its ongoing repercussions.
Sociology of Sport On-Line (SOSOL). An online journal publishing academic papers on a range of sport- and sociology-related topics.
SportsJones. Interesting block taking sports back from the loudmouthed, cynical, corporate sports media.

The Decline of the Black Athlete. An extended interview with sociology professor and sports activist Dr. Harry Edwards.
Fields of Broken Dreams. A look at the current situation of Latino baseball players.
The Media and Stadium Politics: The Need for the Industry Context. Examines media coverage of the politics and economics of modern sports, focusing on the building of new stadiums.
The Portrayal of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in Televised International Athletic Events. Presents the results of a study, some expected, and some unexpected.
World Games: The US Tries to Colonize Sport. Takes issue with the claim that sports are “America’s most successful export to the world.”