covering nontraditional, emerging and niche sports with a focus on women and LGBTIQA+ people
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Beyond the Big 5 is written, edited, and published by Mary Kimball. Formally with US Quadball, Kimball has been working with arts & culture, sports, and social justice organizations since 2008. She founded Beyond the Big 5 in 2024.
Recent Articles
29 year old Kat Roche has been breaking ground in rugby for several years. We think you should know about her!
San Diego Comic-Con is taking place this weekend, July 25-28. I’ve been a semi-regular attendee since 2003. I’m not attending this year, and thought I’d channel my FOMO into a short history of nerd sports at SDCC, mostly centered around quidditch.
Recent Podcast Episodes
This is a short recap of our watch guide from the previous week and a preview of what we’re paying attention to the following week. Today, we’re going to talk about quadball, softball, the Olympics, ultimate, and beach handball.
This is a short recap of our watch guide from the previous week and a preview of what we’re paying attention to the following week. Today, we’re going to talk about rugby, quadball, ultimate, softball, the Olympics, and the Paralympics.
For Pride Month, we’re trying out something new! This is a short recap of our watch guide from the previous week and a preview of what we’re paying attention to the following week.