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Barbara Ravel

@barbararavel.bsky.social

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Associate Prof. Sport Sociology & Sport Psychology | 🇨🇵 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 | Ice hockey and soccer/football enthusiast & researcher | She/her/elle 🏒 ⚽️

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Barbara Ravel @barbararavel.bsky.social · Mar 31

Posting for the first time on this app by sharing my latest publication in Sociology of Sport Journal on Trans Day of Visibility! The paper examined the media coverage of Quinn, the first trans nonbinary athlete to win an Olympic medal 🥇⚽️🏳️‍⚧️🥇⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ 🧵 ⬇️

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WNBA @wnba.com · 1d

Never gettin’ over this shot by A’ja Wilson to seal Game 3 🔥

Wilson finished with 34 PTS (Finals career-high), 14 REB, 4 AST & 3 BLKS to lead the Aces!

#WelcometotheW | WNBA Finals | YouTubeTV

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WNBA @wnba.com · 1d

A'ja Wilson is THAT GIRL 💅

Not only did she hit the game-winning shot, she became the first player in WNBA history to record back-to-back 25+ PTS and 10+ REB games in the Finals, and now holds the record for the most 30-point postseason games!

#WelcometotheW | WNBA Finals | YouTubeTV

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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 1d

𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐌'𝐕𝐏 🪜✨

With her 29th point tonight, A'ja has the most points in a single postseason!

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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 1d

THAT'S OUR M'VP RIGHT THERE 🗣️

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Arsenal’s Champions League defence begins in defeat.

Melchie Dumornay’s first-half brace earns all three points for the French side, who extend their unbeaten run in the group stage of the competition to 18 matches.

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Radio-Canada Info @info.radio-canada.ca · 3d

322 minutes de punition dans un match préparatoire : barbarie ou légitime défense?

La LNH doit s'occuper adéquatement de la sécurité de ses meilleurs joueurs, plaide Martin Leclerc.

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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone watches women’s sports because everyone is welcome in women’s sports 👏

An all new Teaming Up episode featuring the one and only Katie Nolan is out NOW!

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 4d

Rosemonde Kouassi launches a hail mary from distance for the game-winner 🚀

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North Carolina Courage @nccourage.com · 4d

Our young superstar's making a name for herself 💫

Celebration photo of Manaka after scoring her 10th NWSL goal with a table of the youngest NWSL players to reach 10 regular season goals

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 6d

Her first goal in three years! 🙌

Simone Charley comes in CLUTCH with this looping headed goal!

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Fare network @farenet.bsky.social · 6d

Palestine 🇵🇸

The Palestine national team will play symbolic friendlies in Spain during the November break, facing the Basque Country in Bilbao and Catalonia in Barcelona. The matches honour victims of genocide and mourn over 400 footballers killed in Gaza.

Palestine national team arrange second friendly in Spain

After arranging a friendly clash with the Basque Country, Palestine will take on Catalonia during the November international break.

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The End of Sport @endofsportpod.bsky.social · 6d

New Episode: Kick Israel out of FIFA

Check out the entire conversation with @leylahamed.bsky.social, Abubaker Abed, Roger Waters, @scotsport4pal.bsky.social, @shireenahmed.bsky.social, @nkalamb.bsky.social and others on why Israel must be banned from global sport.

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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 7d

After suffering a cardiac event in May, the middle of a game, 20-year-old Angel City defender is launching a non-profit foundation, Savy King of Hearts, to bring awareness to heart health and the importance of CPR. Savy, you are an inspiration 🩷

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Radio-Canada Info @info.radio-canada.ca · 7d

Les championnes de la SLN soulèveront la coupe Diana B. Matheson

L’architecte de la Super Ligue du Nord a donné son nom au trophée qui sera remis aux championnes de la ligue.

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Fare network @farenet.bsky.social · 7d

France 🇫🇷

Ex-PSG and France player Laure Boulleau revealed she was told she “looked like a man” during her career. Now a Canal+ consultant, she says women must be respected for their expertise, not judged by sexist stereotypes.

Laure Boulleau : "Tu ressembles à un homme", victime de sexisme, l’ex-footballeuse se lâche

Lorsqu’elle était footballeuse professionnelle au Paris Saint-Germain, Laure Boulleau a été victime de remarques sexistes. Une période dont elle parle amèrement.

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 8d

After a 16-year career, Ali Riley is retiring. She talks finding the balance between “Ali the Player” & “Ali the Person,” fighting to get healthy so she can say goodbye on the field, and losing her childhood home to the Palisades Fire just days before her wedding.

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 8d

Angel City defender & captain Ali Riley talks about the emotions she’s feeling as she announces her retirement from soccer, and how gratifying it is to have persevered through injury to get to say goodbye in uniform, on the field, with her teammates.

Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 8d

Angel City’s Ali Riley talks about the break she took this season to address her mental wellbeing. She struggled to stay positive after 7 months without rehab progress & to process the Palisades Fire, & wondered if staying in pro soccer was becoming untenable.

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Radio-Canada Info @info.radio-canada.ca · 8d

Les Roses utiliseront toutes leurs options offensives dans la dernière ligne droite

L'équipe montréalaise de la Super Ligue du Nord affronte les Tides à Halifax ce jeudi.

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NPR @npr.org · 8d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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PWHL @thepwhl.com · 8d

If you need us, you know where we'll be 🙂‍↕️

Mark your calendar and don't miss each team's puck drop on Season Three!
📅 bit.ly/4mHH4mS
🎟️ thepwhl.com/en/tickets