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Sarah Fuller Is Retiring From Football

 

Sarah Fuller made sports news as the first woman to score in a Power 5 college football game. It has been reported that she is now retiring from football. Fuller is going back to her main sport of soccer. She will enroll in North Texas to play. The unfortunate part about this news is that the Vanderbilt-Georgia game was cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. Fuller's football career was playing as a kicker for the Commodores. There is no indication that she will return to football, because soccer is her passion. Fuller's football first generated much conversation in the sports world. The more conservative leaning commentators called this a social justice warrior stunt. The liberal faction praised it as being heroic. This was just a woman playing football, not another front in American culture wars. As for it being monumentally historic, it should not be forgotten other women were pioneers in football. Katie Hnida and April Goss were playing on football teams longer than Fuller. Maybe the media just need a feel good story in light of constant crisis and political corruption. Before these 21st century pioneers in football there was Patricia Palinkas. Hopefully society can advance enough to a point whenever a woman accomplishes something it is not a historic feat, rather just normal business. The positive aspect is that some girls have a role model in a sport largely male dominated. 

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The Ms. Olympia Set For December 17,2020

 

The Ms. Olympia has been rescheduled. Originally, it was going  take place in September. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sporting events had to be adjusted to ensure  athlete and fan safety. Other IFBB and NPC contests have taken place with little incident. As long as basic public health measures are taken, the Ms. Olympia will be fine. This will be an interesting competition. Iris Kyle seeks another win, which would be a possible 11th. The Ms. Olympia has been absent since 2014 and hardcore female bodybuilding fans anxiously await seeing familiar faces and new competitors. Yaxeni Oriquen  also intends to return to stage, after a brief hiatus starting in 2017. Alina Popa will not be on stage, due to promotional work for the sport. It would not be a surprise if she returns next year. Critics claimed that female bodybuilding was dead, yet there is a revival. The internet and social media has allowed greater exposure enabling a growing fan base. While the sport may never be mainstream, it has enough fans for it to sustain itself. The efforts of Jake Wood and the Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix kept the sport going between 2014 to 2020. It appears that the Ms. Olympia will be here to stay and it should have never been discontinued. There is a bright future for the sport and what could be happening now is a type of renaissance. The competitors that qualify for competition include Margie Martin, Irene Anderson,  Monique Jones, Andrea Shaw, Helle Trevino, LaDawn McDay, Mayla Ash, and Nicki Chartrand,