Substacks recommended by Melissa Jacobs

Recommended by Melissa Jacobs

Dispatches from the intersection of queer sports and pop culture.

Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance & Sports Parenting Coach, is the host of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast. Grab her parenting book, Raising Empowered Athletes. Sign up & receive parenting tips and updates on the book, podcast, courses, and peaking events.

Neil’s Substack

By Neil Paine

Analytical but narrative -- blending the past and future of sportswriting

This Week at Sentence Center

By Ana Yang

We are Sentence Center, a virtual writing school for kids. Read about the wonderful things that our students are doing every week.

Jeff Pearlman's Journalism Yang Yang

The journalistic thoughts and musings of a man who writes a lot.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

From the Desk of Put Me In!

By Matt Blodgett

Put Me In! is a catalyst for dismantling opportunity barriers in youth sports, targeting children of incarcerated parents (CIPs). We champion the fundamental right of all children to access the transformative benefits of sports.

The Read Optional

By Oliver Connolly

Smart Football. Explaining Why. NFL Newsletter and Podcast.

Oliver Connolly takes NFL fans on a journey of deep but accessible analysis you won't find elsewhere. Plus he has a snazzy list of contributors (including me!).

- Melissa Jacobs