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David Light Shields

David Light Shields is co-author of the book True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society. He is an Associate Professor and Teacher Education Program Coordinator at St. Louis Community College.

Previously, Shields was co-director of the Mendelsen Center for Sport, Character, and […]

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Barb Lazarus

Barb Lazarus is the owner and co-founder of Game On! Sports Camps 4 Girls. Game On! is a unique sports-based experience for young girls ages 4-14. The camp focuses on building campers’ character, self-esteem, and a healthy lifestyle, while fostering a love of sport. The overarching goal […]

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Roger Noll

Roger Noll is professor of economics emeritus at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

Noll is a well-known sports economist. He’s been called the “Father of Sports Economics,” due in large part to his groundbreaking book, Government and […]

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Andrew Maraniss

Andrew Maraniss is the author of Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South.

In addition to his work as an author, Maraniss is a partner at McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations. He is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist […]

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Dr. Richard Lapchick

Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, sports studies educator, author and sports issues expert who has long been known as the “racial conscience of sport.” He currently is the endowed chair and director of the DeVos Sports Management program at the University of Central Florida […]

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Dr. Bobbi Lancaster, a successful and well-regarded physician in Arizona, is a transgender golfer trying to earn an LPGA tour card while playing on a couple minor league golf tours.

Born Robert Lancaster, she underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2010.

Lancaster grew up in Canada, participating in soccer, […]

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Terri Lakowski was an outstanding high school athlete who grew increasingly frustrated with the gender inequities she encountered in athletics.

“My teammates and I were tired of feeling like second-class citizens to the boys,” says Lakowski.

That frustration was the impetus for Lakowski studying Title IX while playing basketball […]

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Jim Baugh

Jim Baugh has spent most of his career in the sports industry, including a successful stint as the president of Wilson Sporting Goods. He was elected to the Sports Industry Hall of Fame in 2011.

Throughout his career, he’s been a passionate advocate for sports, fitness, and […]

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Brian Kitts

Brian Kitts is one of three co-founders of You Can Play, an advocacy project “dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.

A sports-loving kid, Kitts grew up in New Mexico and graduated from the University of Denver. He spent […]

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Paul Busch

Paul Busch is a passionate hockey fan. He’s also passionately opposed to fighting in hockey, so much so that he started his own website on the topic: It’s Not Part of the Game.

Busch, a typical Canadian kid, grew up playing neighborhood and minor league […]