Sports

a women's soccer player signs an autograph for a young girl fan as lots of fans lean up against the railing at a Bay FC game with signs that show soccer balls and read "let's go bay FC"

Life

Don’t Sleep on Bay FC

The San Jose soccer team is fostering the most accessible, feel-good fandom in the Bay Area — no matter what it says on the scoreboard.

Alan Chazaro Sep 3, 2026

National flags hanging from lines stretched across a building.

Power

World Cup TikTok’s Schadenfreude Is a Thing of Anti-Imperialist Beauty

On the geopolitical thrills of soccer fandom.

Rahawa Haile Jun 18, 2026

Culture

They Came for the Skating. They Stayed for the Parachute Hotbox.

Skate or die (laughing)!

Camille Cohen Apr 10, 2026

A group of football players in yellow helmets gathered around in a circle and getting excited.

Life

I Support Women’s Rights and Wrongs, the Concussion Edition

Tackle football is one of the most lucrative, popular sports in the United States. It’s also one of the most dangerous. How do you root for women’s progress in a game maybe nobody should play?

Reo Eveleth Apr 3, 2026

A black and white photograph of a Japanese woman crossing the finish line at the 1928 Olympics.

Power

The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up

I’ve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called “gender verification” tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They don’t.

Reo Eveleth Mar 26, 2026

Images from COYOTE stories are collaged on a bright green background with confetti

Power

COYOTE Turns 0.5!

In six months we’ve published 145 stories. Here are some of our favorites.

COYOTE Staff Mar 16, 2026

Four images of sports against a pink background.

Life

The Ultimate Guide to Spring Sports in the Bay Area

Popular or niche, big or small, quiet or loud, there is a spring sport for everyone. Let us help you find yours.

Reo Eveleth Mar 13, 2026

Culture

If You Build It, They Will Come: How Neighborhood Sports Club Built a New Field in Oakland

Oakland historically lacks soccer fields. But a group of local players and community advocates hopes to kick off a brand-new space — featuring soccer, coffee, retail, and more.

Sarah O'Neal Feb 25, 2026

a protest with people holding cardboard signs that read 'your party is their misery' and 'where will you live after the bubble bursts'

Power

SF Hated the Super Bowl in 2016. A Decade Later, What’s Changed?

Ten years ago, protesters took to the streets to slam San Francisco’s Super Bowl City and call for an end to homeless sweeps. As the game returns to the Bay this week, why are things so quiet?