Katie Lever, Ph. D
@leverfever.bsky.social
Full-time editor, freelance sportswriter, award-winning author, and former D1 athlete here to share my work about critical issues in sports (away from X). Read my work (and buy my book) here: https://linktr.ee/Katielever
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Contextualizing the closure of the NVPU
The NVPU, the only union dedicated solely to veterinary support staff, announced its closure last month. Learn more about the details here.
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The NVPU, the only union solely dedicated to veterinary support workers, was shut down last month. In my latest, I dig into the reasons why and discuss where the union can go from here:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
The NVPU, the only union solely dedicated to veterinary support workers, was shut down last month. In my latest, I dig into the reasons why and discuss where the union can go from here:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Contextualizing the closure of the NVPU
The NVPU, the only union dedicated solely to veterinary support staff, announced its closure last month. Learn more about the details here.
www.aaha.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The NVPU, the only union solely dedicated to veterinary support workers, was shut down last month. In my latest, I dig into the reasons why and discuss where the union can go from here:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Really solid analysis here, and it touches on Reese’s statistical improvements that haven’t gotten anywhere near enough credit this season. History will favor Angel Reese.
New from me: Angel Reese told no lies about the sorry state of the Chicago Sky
Jeff Pagliocca committed organizational malpractice with his roster decisions. He needs to be fired. Reese just said what anyone paying attention already knew.
www.sbnation.com/wnba/1078301...
Jeff Pagliocca committed organizational malpractice with his roster decisions. He needs to be fired. Reese just said what anyone paying attention already knew.
www.sbnation.com/wnba/1078301...
Angel Reese was right. The Sky are the WNBA’s most mismanaged team
Angel Reese told no lies about the sorry state of Chicago Sky.
www.sbnation.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really solid analysis here, and it touches on Reese’s statistical improvements that haven’t gotten anywhere near enough credit this season. History will favor Angel Reese.
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
Think the WNBA isn't profitable?
The NBA has said this about the NBA for more than 50 years.
And more than 50 years ago, two economists got the NBA's financial statements and found the NBA wasn't exactly telling the whole story.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/beware-the...
The NBA has said this about the NBA for more than 50 years.
And more than 50 years ago, two economists got the NBA's financial statements and found the NBA wasn't exactly telling the whole story.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/beware-the...
Beware the Basketball Insider
There May Be a Good Reason Leagues Give Journalists "Inside" Information
wagesofwins.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Think the WNBA isn't profitable?
The NBA has said this about the NBA for more than 50 years.
And more than 50 years ago, two economists got the NBA's financial statements and found the NBA wasn't exactly telling the whole story.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/beware-the...
The NBA has said this about the NBA for more than 50 years.
And more than 50 years ago, two economists got the NBA's financial statements and found the NBA wasn't exactly telling the whole story.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/beware-the...
One thing that is super discouraging about being a freelance sports writer in the digital age is all the punching down from big figures in the industry that takes place online. If/when I get my dream job in sports media, I can’t imagine I’d be wasting my time picking on freelancers for likes.
August 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One thing that is super discouraging about being a freelance sports writer in the digital age is all the punching down from big figures in the industry that takes place online. If/when I get my dream job in sports media, I can’t imagine I’d be wasting my time picking on freelancers for likes.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social (if you care to read past the headline) discusses Paige Bueckers’ and other players’ phenomenal seasons in the WNBA in spite of the lack of WNBA coverage this season. Also the fact that the W is thriving on scraps this year and why it deserves better:
August 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social (if you care to read past the headline) discusses Paige Bueckers’ and other players’ phenomenal seasons in the WNBA in spite of the lack of WNBA coverage this season. Also the fact that the W is thriving on scraps this year and why it deserves better:
Not trying to throw anyone in particular under the bus with my writing! I’m honestly doing my best to contribute coverage to a league I love that I see receive constant disrespect in the form of a lack of media coverage as a whole. Not an individual problem, but a systemic one.
Are you asking this question so you can throw journalists who answer it for you under the bus? Or is there some other grift at play with this obvious ass question?
August 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not trying to throw anyone in particular under the bus with my writing! I’m honestly doing my best to contribute coverage to a league I love that I see receive constant disrespect in the form of a lack of media coverage as a whole. Not an individual problem, but a systemic one.
My Grandfather’s Cat is a Canadian charity that pairs the pets of seniors and terminally ill individuals with adopters and provides a crucial service within end of life planning that can be easy to overlook.
My latest for the American Animal Hospital Association:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
My latest for the American Animal Hospital Association:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
How My Grandfather’s Cat helps pets thrive through life’s transitions
My Grandfather's Cat is a Canadian charity that helps pets thrive when their lives become upended by loss and transitions.
www.aaha.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My Grandfather’s Cat is a Canadian charity that pairs the pets of seniors and terminally ill individuals with adopters and provides a crucial service within end of life planning that can be easy to overlook.
My latest for the American Animal Hospital Association:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
My latest for the American Animal Hospital Association:
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
I’m late to posting this, but last month, I got to speak to Dr. Ewan Wolff about Pride VMC’s Gender Identity Bill of Rights (GIBOR). Incredibly useful resource for fostering a safe, respectful working environment both inside and outside vet med!
Read my latest here: www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Read my latest here: www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Protecting basic rights for gender diverse veterinary professionals: Inside Pride VMC’s Gender Identity Bill of Rights
PrideVMC's Gender Identity Bill of Rights provides a blueprint for honoring the identities of LGBTQ+ veterinary professionals during Pride Month and beyond.
www.aaha.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m late to posting this, but last month, I got to speak to Dr. Ewan Wolff about Pride VMC’s Gender Identity Bill of Rights (GIBOR). Incredibly useful resource for fostering a safe, respectful working environment both inside and outside vet med!
Read my latest here: www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Read my latest here: www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
“If college athletes like Canady are both performing athletic labor on the field and supplying visibility and prestige that athletics workers are paid for off the field, why shouldn’t they be compensated (and legally recognized) as such?“
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
June 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“If college athletes like Canady are both performing athletic labor on the field and supplying visibility and prestige that athletics workers are paid for off the field, why shouldn’t they be compensated (and legally recognized) as such?“
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
Texas Tech softball, you have one job today, I am BEGGING YOU
June 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Texas Tech softball, you have one job today, I am BEGGING YOU
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
We're on a roll today at @awfulannouncing.bsky.social. Always appreciate @leverfever.bsky.social's insight.
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We're on a roll today at @awfulannouncing.bsky.social. Always appreciate @leverfever.bsky.social's insight.
Buckle up, WNBA fans. It’s going to be a long season.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social discusses the first week of WNBA coverage and how the Clark/Reese drama shows sports media learned nothing from last year.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social discusses the first week of WNBA coverage and how the Clark/Reese drama shows sports media learned nothing from last year.
May 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Buckle up, WNBA fans. It’s going to be a long season.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social discusses the first week of WNBA coverage and how the Clark/Reese drama shows sports media learned nothing from last year.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social discusses the first week of WNBA coverage and how the Clark/Reese drama shows sports media learned nothing from last year.
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
Always read everything that @leverfever.bsky.social writes
In honor of National Cat Lady Day tomorrow, my latest for the American Animal Hospital Association covers the harmful roots of negative “cat lady” stereotypes as well as new statistics on pet ownership that indicate men are just as likely to own cats as women. 🐈🐈⬛✨
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Lonely, “crazy”, childless cat ladies? The data suggest otherwise
For National Cat Lady Day, we look at the harmful origins of negative “cat lady” stereotypes and why the data suggests that cat owners are far from lonely, childless, or "crazy."
www.aaha.org
April 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Always read everything that @leverfever.bsky.social writes
I had the pleasure of reading Dr. Tracie Canada’s new book Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football, which discusses the role that Black football mothers play in the lives of their sons and the CFB industry for my latest for @mattbrown.bsky.social.
Check out my review! 👇
Check out my review! 👇
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
@leverfever.bsky.social has convinced me. I need to grab a copy of @traciecanada.bsky.social's book. I don't think I've read of anybody talk about CFB athlete well-being from a *black mother* perspective
On what 'care' means:
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/book-revie...
@leverfever.bsky.social has convinced me. I need to grab a copy of @traciecanada.bsky.social's book. I don't think I've read of anybody talk about CFB athlete well-being from a *black mother* perspective
On what 'care' means:
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/book-revie...
Book Review: Tackling the Everyday:Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football
Guest writer Katie Lever takes a look at the latest in college sports scholarship
www.extrapointsmb.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I had the pleasure of reading Dr. Tracie Canada’s new book Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football, which discusses the role that Black football mothers play in the lives of their sons and the CFB industry for my latest for @mattbrown.bsky.social.
Check out my review! 👇
Check out my review! 👇
In honor of National Cat Lady Day tomorrow, my latest for the American Animal Hospital Association covers the harmful roots of negative “cat lady” stereotypes as well as new statistics on pet ownership that indicate men are just as likely to own cats as women. 🐈🐈⬛✨
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
Lonely, “crazy”, childless cat ladies? The data suggest otherwise
For National Cat Lady Day, we look at the harmful origins of negative “cat lady” stereotypes and why the data suggests that cat owners are far from lonely, childless, or "crazy."
www.aaha.org
April 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In honor of National Cat Lady Day tomorrow, my latest for the American Animal Hospital Association covers the harmful roots of negative “cat lady” stereotypes as well as new statistics on pet ownership that indicate men are just as likely to own cats as women. 🐈🐈⬛✨
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
www.aaha.org/trends-magaz...
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social looks at metrics, from social media follower counts to women’s sports bar statistics, that suggest that the future of women’s basketball is bright. ✨
WNBA Draft ratings show that the future of women's basketball is still brighter than ever.
The future of women's basketball viewership remains extremely bright
Even though NCAA Tournament viewership may have dipped without Caitlin Clark, the overall growth of women's basketball can't be denied.
dlvr.it
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social looks at metrics, from social media follower counts to women’s sports bar statistics, that suggest that the future of women’s basketball is bright. ✨
“Of course, another way to increase the reach and access of college gymnastics is so simple, it shouldn’t need to be mentioned: put women’s sports on TV and people will watch.”
It was so fun to speak with the incredible Brie Clark about growing her sport (and why everyone should watch gymnastics)!
It was so fun to speak with the incredible Brie Clark about growing her sport (and why everyone should watch gymnastics)!
April 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Of course, another way to increase the reach and access of college gymnastics is so simple, it shouldn’t need to be mentioned: put women’s sports on TV and people will watch.”
It was so fun to speak with the incredible Brie Clark about growing her sport (and why everyone should watch gymnastics)!
It was so fun to speak with the incredible Brie Clark about growing her sport (and why everyone should watch gymnastics)!
Duke WBB just won the ACC Championship for the first time in 12 years with two Pat Summitt alums on the coaching staff: Kara Lawson and Kyra Elzy.
Love this for both coaches: Lawson who won her 1st title in her 5th year at Duke and Elzy who coached at UK last season.
Love this for both coaches: Lawson who won her 1st title in her 5th year at Duke and Elzy who coached at UK last season.
March 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Duke WBB just won the ACC Championship for the first time in 12 years with two Pat Summitt alums on the coaching staff: Kara Lawson and Kyra Elzy.
Love this for both coaches: Lawson who won her 1st title in her 5th year at Duke and Elzy who coached at UK last season.
Love this for both coaches: Lawson who won her 1st title in her 5th year at Duke and Elzy who coached at UK last season.
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
Reposted by Katie Lever, Ph. D
Tremendous read here.
Coverage of women’s college basketball surged during Caitlin Clark’s historic Iowa career, and sports media seemed ready to finally give the sport the fanfare it deserves. But the lack of hype for JuJu Watkins this season tells another story.
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
My latest for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social:
March 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Tremendous read here.
Meanwhile, on X:
(Sorry, you must be able to read to have an online opinion about my writing!)
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March 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Meanwhile, on X:
(Sorry, you must be able to read to have an online opinion about my writing!)
(Sorry, you must be able to read to have an online opinion about my writing!)