Category: Controversy
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Beyond the Roar: The Mosconi Cup Debate
The Mosconi Cup has always lived in that strange space between sport and spectacle, part golf, part boxing match, and part Las Vegas residency show. And in a way, that’s what makes it fun. But this year’s result, an 11–3 win for Europe, raised a different kind of conversation. Not about who’s better on paper,…
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On Kindness, Identity, and the Future of Pool
Recently, the finals of the Ultimate Pool women’s tournament featured two transgender women–Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith. That fact alone seems to upset a lot of people. Social media comment sections lit up with cruelty, accusations, and worse. As a lifelong player and someone who cares deeply about this sport, I’ve been thinking a lot…