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What exactly is Spikeball and Roundnet? Catching up with SDC Member Nora White for the Scoop By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) With the rise in popularity of Spikeball and Roundnet around the world and its debut as a competitive sport in the Sin City Classic, we caught up with Spikeball founder, Nora White to help us learn more about Spikeball and the sport of Roundnet. Dirk Smith: What exactly is Spikeball/Roundne t? Nora White: I launched Spikeball Inc in 2008 with no real clue about starting a business, let alone launching a new sport. Yet, here we are with 4+ million players (all over the...

Flagging Down A Cure for Breast Cancer with Mashonda Gilmore and the Lynn Lewis Foundation By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) All of us at Compete Sports Diversity are excited for the upcoming #FlaggingDownACure Women’s Flag Football Tournament April 30 th through May 2 nd to raise money on behalf of the Lynn Lewis Foundation to support life saving breast cancer research. We caught up with tournament director and foundation leader, Mashonda Gilmore to learn more about the tournament, the foundation and more! Dirk Smith: Tell us more about #FlaggingDownACure and the Lynn Lewis Foundation, wha...

NCAA March Madness Must Do Better To Confront Gender Inequality By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) As the NCAA March Madness tournament is wrapping up, we are looking back on the annual college basketball championships that has created controversy over the extensive gender inequality it has displayed between the men’s and women’s tournaments. It all started when a coach from Stanford University posted a photo comparing the men’s and women’s weight rooms on social media.     The photo shows the weight room set up for the men’s tournament which includes a variety of squat racks, lif...

Catching Up With Martin Stark and the World Gay Boxing Championships By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Our sports editor, Dirk Smith caught up with Martin Stark who is busy organizing and promoting the first ever World Gay Boxing Championships set to take place in 2023. We wanted to learn more about the event and how Martin is working to make boxing into a global LGBTQ+ sports event. Dirk Smith: Tell us more about the World Gay Boxing Championships; when/where they will be held, who’s invited, etc. Give us the rundown! Martin Stark: The championships will be held in Sydney from 20-24 Februa...

And its not the only instance. Here's What You Need to Remember: No plane is invincible and the F-22 is no exception. Past evidence seems to confirm that a French fighter pilot once “killed” an American F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in mock combat. Although not unprecedented, the simulated shoot-down is still a big deal for a couple reasons. This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. For one, the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 is supposed to be the most fearsome warplane in history, a quarter-billion-dollar-per-plane technological marvel that flies highe...