Toni Stone initially played softball for the St. Paul HighLex girls’ team but left after a year, seeking the faster pace of boys’ baseball. She sought out Gabby Street, a baseball coach, and impressed him with her skills. For her fifteenth birthday, Street gifted her baseball cleats, which Stone saw as a validation of her potential in the sport.
As the NFL Super Bowl inches closer, the league’s hiring practices come under renewed scrutiny, particularly regarding the Rooney Rule. This policy, now over two decades old, remains...
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