Out of ‘The OutField’
More than 10 years ago, I wrote my first “OutField” column. The goal was to offer a mix of stories: national events and trends; profiles of athletes, from high profile to unknown, in sports ranging [...]
More than 10 years ago, I wrote my first “OutField” column. The goal was to offer a mix of stories: national events and trends; profiles of athletes, from high profile to unknown, in sports ranging [...]
In the beginning, there was nothing. If you were an LGBT athlete, coach or fan, you were on your own. You had no idea there were others like you anywhere in the sports world. You [...]
As it does with so many youngsters, sports saved Kaig Lightner. Soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball - all gave him a place to be himself. On the fields, courts and diamonds of suburban Seattle, Lightner found [...]
Growing up in central California an hour and a half west of Yosemite, Jen Ramos was not exactly a sports fan. But one day 10 years ago, Ramos "randomly" watched a post-season Major League Baseball [...]