Will America's favorite pastime go down swinging?
Reporter Alana Schreiber, a diehard baseball fan, is not excited for the upcoming season. "With only 60 games scheduled, instead of 162, and with the ongoing danger that players, coaches and managers will end up sick with COVID-19, there seems to be too much risk involved and not enough return," she writes.
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Social distancing upon return to the golf course
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave golfers the green light to resume play, but with restrictions. Jerry Huffman returns to the course to test out this "new normal," and to see if society is ready to follow the rules. "If we're ever going to emerge from the shutdowns controlling our own lives, we must show society that we're ready for the responsibility," Huffman writes.
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Mother questions competitive youth sports culture
Studies abound touting the benefits of youth sports participation, but there are dangers that counter these benefits, such as serious injuries, stress and burnout. After hearing a mother lament about following doctor's orders after her child received a concussion playing basketball, writer Lori Aoki questions the uber competitive culture she sees in youth sports. Are the risks starting to outweigh the benefits?
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