First, we hear from Patrick Hruby, a contributing editor at VICE Sports, who makes the case against High School Football in his latest piece, “Friday Night Lights Out.” Then, I tell the story of 2016 in Sports & Struggle, and finish with a ‘Just Stand Up’ award to the Women’s Basketball Team at UC Santa Barbara their Athletic Director John McCutcheon who stood up for the team’s right to protest.
Patrick Hruby: website, twitter
Friday Night Lights Out: The Case For Abolishing High School Football
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/friday-night-lights-out-the-case-for-abolishing-high-school-football
UCSB AD supports Gaucho women's basketball team's right to kneel during National Anthem
http://www.keyt.com/sports/ucsb-ad-supports-gaucho-womens-basketball-teams-right-to-kneel-during-national-anthem/192889257
Zirin column, 2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned
https://www.thenation.com/article/2016-in-sports-joy-and-resistance-while-the-world-burned
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