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Sports Love Letter: My Confession to Basketball

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Art by Autumn Hardwick A familiar object sits in the corner of my room. The sunset orange colors stare back at me as I contemplate my decisions. The stress of schoolwork, among other things, has brought me to a breaking point. The answer is right there. So, I grab my basketball, lace my shoes and go to work. It doesn't matter whether it's on the concrete or on the … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: My Confession to Basketball

Sports Love Letter: Ode to Seattle Sounders FC

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Art by Carson Vandermade On March 19, 2009, I met one of the loves of my life.At eight years old, I packed into my family’s station wagon and we drove to Qwest Field, now Lumen Field, in downtown Seattle. On that day, I watched Seattle Sounders FC trounce the New York Red Bulls 3-0 in their first Major League Soccer match in franchise history. I’ve been in love ever … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Ode to Seattle Sounders FC

Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

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Art by Carson VandermadeSome people fall in love at first sight.For others, like me, it comes in stages. In this case, the first stage was confusion. As I sat on my phone, scrolling through TikTok in a mindless hum before class, I noticed a trend. Different angles, different accounts, different captions but all a similar video: a group of women dancing to Ciara’s … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Like a Boy

Sports Love Letter: Run Happy

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Art by Liza Esquibias Dear running, People will never understand you. I was once one of "those people." At first, as a high school freshman, I was bitter that I wasn’t better at anything else, anything more fun. But I liked winning. I thought I could control you and use you to my advantage. I ran as a means to an end — beat everyone else, win a medal, cushion my ego, maybe … [Read more...] about Sports Love Letter: Run Happy