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Women Caring for Retired Men: A Continuation of Inequality in the Sport Marriage

Steven M. Ortiz

when he balked at her attempts to care for him. Her strategy initially seemed reliable, but her accumulated resentments eventually boiled over. She explained: He plays basketball, but he should not be playing basketball! If I tell him not to do it, he thinks it’s a good idea to go and do it. So when he

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The Gerald R. Ford Administration and the Olympic Movement: Political Games

Erin E. Redihan

provide the type of facilities that other countries had for their top athletes. 53 The Carter administration believed that private funds should have been used to build the center and balked at the $30 million in federal dollars that the bill entailed. 54 Negotiations between the White House and the

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“The Stories That Will Make a Difference Aren’t the Easy Ones”: Outdoor Recreation, the Wilderness Ideal, and Complicating Settler Mobility

Jason Laurendeau

Indigenous nations as part of a decolonizing and reconciliatory process that genuinely addresses past theft through land redistribution” (S. McKegney, personal communication, November 27, 2018)? 13 No doubt many Canadians would balk (and more) at this idea, assuming a right to these spaces that have been

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The Kraken Awakens: Exploring the Digital Launch of a New Sport Team Brand During a Global Pandemic

Cole G. Armstrong, Melissa Davies, Matthew Blaszka, and Ann Pegoraro

interest. Also, as Seattle Times author Gene Balk ( 2017 ) noted, Alaskans relocate to Seattle and surrounding King County at a higher rate than another state. Across the rest of the United States, interest in the Kraken release was evident among individuals in other NHL markets but did not appear

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Academic Bullying: Taking the Hallway Chats to the Level of Formalized Policy

Karen S. Meaney and Sonya L. Armstrong

education often balk at conversations that start with policy, the reality is that most policy is created in reaction to a previous inaction. That is certainly the issue here, as well. As Pyke ( 2018 ) noted, this type of inaction, referred to as institutional betrayal, encompasses “the wrongdoings and harm

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The Meritocracy Trap and Kinesiology

Gregg Twietmeyer and Tyler G. Johnson

contrast, a middle-class child who cannot afford private lessons will have—independent of natural aptitude—no opportunity to play until middle school band and even then, their parents may balk at monthly instrument rental fees. This is, of course, no less true of youth sports fees, whether for travel club

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Sports Sprawl: Arlington Stadium and the Rise of Suburban Baseball Venues

Brian M. Ingrassia

, “Looking ‘Em Over,” Austin Statesman , June 29, 1965, A22; “Braves Show Attendance Increase of 50 Per Cent,” Austin Statesman , September 23, 1965, A23. For all-star games, see “Astros’ Revenge Late but Sweet,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram , July 16, 1965, 32; Frank Luksa, “Balk Ruins Stars; Astros Win by 7