Op/ed.

The 2024 Paris Olympics reached a milestone in gender equality but as a whole, athletics still have a ways to go to be truly equitable.

Adapted sports programming needs to be expanded in both schools and the community so
everyone has the opportunity to participate in athletics.

Major League Baseball needs to make drastic changes to its sport if it wishes to re-engage its rapidly aging audience.

The new Georgia High School Association region alignments, enforced in high school athletics across Georgia at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, aren’t fair to more individual sports such as swimming and track.

While esports don’t provide the same physical challenges as more traditional sports, they still offer benefits that make them worth playing.

When addressing sexual abuse cases, national sports organizations need to focus on public awareness and transparency in order to make women’s sports safer and allow women to retain power.

From professional to high school athletics, women’s sports teams have been disregarded by fans for decades.

Sports Editor Alexander Robinson has grown up with a commitment to athleticism.

While the National Collegiate Athletic Association is attempting to make college sports more fair, substantial regulation is needed.

Twenty-two-year-old Central Methodist University free safety Toni Harris represents a future where female football players are encouraged to follow their dreams.

Clarke Central High School senior Caedmon Churchwell talks about his experience trying to manage his time as a student-athlete.

The distinction between genders in sports organizations leads to women’s sports to be viewed as less legitimate.

The NFL is currently the most popular sport in America, but it might not be long before the NBA takes this title.

Sports writer Caedmon Churchwell shares his love for the University of Georgia football team.

Athletes must remember good sportsmanship, even when things go wrong on the field.

With the NCAA Basketball tournament just getting underway, Odyssey Online staff writer Caedmon Churchwell gives his predictions on the tournament.

News Editor Delia Adamson recounts her experience in attending the Georgia Basketball State Championship game on March 8.

Women are underrepresented and underpaid in the sports industry, let alone faced with harassment from male athletes even at the high school level.

On Feb. 5, the Atlanta Falcons squandered a 25-point lead to the New England Patriots, losing Super Bowl LI and leaving Atlanta fans disappointed for yet another year.

Sports Editor Hannah Gale discusses her experiences as a Jewish athlete in the South.

With the 2015-16 NFL season wrapped up, the beginning of the next season approaches and a large variety of potential game changers are preparing to enter the NFL draft. Here are some of the top prospects, compiled by sophomore Staff Writer Owen Churchwell, that are expected to appear in the 2016 draft.

Chris Borland’s decision to quit football due to concerns regarding traumatic brain injury is rational. But what about those who can’t?

The Atlanta Hawks are soaring into the 2015 NBA Playoffs with the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Every year in March, the madness of men’s NCAA basketball tournament kicks off. The 64 team tournament makes every March a month to look forward to.

The National Football League awards the Lombardi trophy to the Seattle Seahawks following their…

Academics trump athletics in the high school arena, and the Georgia High School Association eligibility policy, which states a student has to be passing five classes to play a sport, puts a fair emphasis on academics.

Many athletes like to snack on junk food after a practice or game. Junk…

NFL draft prospect Michael Sam played a vital role in the dismantling of oppressive stereotypes about sexuality by coming out as gay on Feb. 8.

On Jan. 5, Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried became the first NBA player in history to join the gay rights group, “Athlete Ally,” aimed at fighting homophobia in sports.

At the end of a distribution day, I wince every time an ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, a product that a 26-person staff slaved over, lies on the floor or in the recycling bins. So why do we do it in the first place?

Every single college football fan knows the Bowl Championship Series has become synonymous with unfairness, mistake and doubt in a dated system.

During my middle school years, I was honored as the First Team all-region quarterback and point guard in Liberty, S.C.

The numbers are clear: African-Americans are underrepresented in baseball.

The month of March is a very special to me. In addition to my birthday on the fourth, the month brings alive a special time in the sports world, March Madness.