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WPS: Bruised, Battered But Still Kicking
WPS rang in Year Two with promise and optimism. Season ticket sales were reportedly up 15% from last year, commitment from local sponsors had increased, eight franchises were back in the fray – including two debutantes, each squad had been bolstered by ...more
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Where did Lady Vols come from?
Well it came from a lady. Gloria Ray. She was the first female athletic director of women's sports at the University of Tennessee; a position she took over in 1977 after coaching women's tennis at UT. Here is what she said about creating the Lady Vols bra...more
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Women's Equality
Equality
Going to the polls to vote, or stepping out on the court to play a basketball game, I realize that I have a voice. My voice stands for all women. Women who were not and still cannot vote for anything. For women who cannot participate in sports a...more
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A Title IX Must-Read: Getting In the Game
Hot off the press! Getting In the Game is a new book by Title IX expert Professor Debbie Brake from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. In the book, Brake examines how Title IX has affected and continues to affect many facets of college and scho...more
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Professional Athletes and Violence Against Women
A personal reflection on the allegations against Indiana Pacer Lance Stephenson .
Lance Stephenson is a New York native, attending the same high school as Sebastian Telfair and Steph Marbury. He was a decorated high school athlete, winning numerous ac...more
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Diana Nyad: Force of Nature at 60
When I was a few months from turning 60 (five years ago), I decided to train for and swim the Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life: A mile and a half distance from Long Point at the tip of Cape Cod to the beach at the Boat Slip. I got myself a new wet suit a...more
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BleacherReport List: Most Bootylicious Female Athletes
I am not kidding, a picture-list of female athletes' asses.
If ever there were reason to type "SMH", now is definitely the time.
Here we go, people. The time has finally arrived for one of the most talked about slideshows in the history of this web...more
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Female knuckleballer honored by Hall of Fame
A few weeks ago we wrote about Chelsea Baker, a 13-year-old Florida girl who’s in a league of her own.
Now Chelsea, a knuckleball pitcher who has thrown two perfect games against Little League boys teams, has been honored by the National Baseball Hall ...more
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Egyptian woman will make history at Youth Olympics
By MICHAEL CASEY (AP) –
SINGAPORE — When Jihan El Midany leads the Egyptian delegation into Saturday's opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympics, it will be a historic moment for her country.
The 18-year-old pentathlete will become the first ...more
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Sexual harassment litigation roundup
It's time for another roundup of recent decision in Title IX sexual harassment cases:A federal judge in Ohio refused to grant summary judgment to the Southwestern City School District so that a jury can resolve disputed facts about whether district off...more
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Another Great Feature of Project Pink
For all the Twitter-ers out there, you’re probably quite familiar with the #projectpink hash tag that signifies $1 donated to the fight against breast cancer. The Project Pink partnership between PUMA and WPS also supports specific breast cancer ...more
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Sparks to retire Lisa Leslie’s jersey
The Los Angeles Sparks will retire the jersey (No. 9) of WNBA legend Lisa Leslie on tonight, August 10th as the Sparks match-up against the Indiana Fever at 7:00pm at STAPLES Center.
Leslie, who led the Sparks to back-to-back WNBA Championships in 2001 a...more
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What Sports and Conversations With My Father Taught Me
I rode on the Blue line, Westbound toward downtown and beyond. My dad gave me a seat next to the windows and I gazed in wonder toward the glowing ball surrounded by blinking car lights and stop lights.
"What do you think about Sabonis?", he asked.
"I ...more
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BlogHer'10 - Women in Sports Panel
Re-capping BLOGHER '10
Driving into New York City this weekend for the BlogHer event was definately something I was looking forward to participating in. I honestly didnt know exactly what to expect, but I felt as though bringing a professional athe...more
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Golf Like a Girl
For a long time, golf was a very male (I might even say “white”) sport. Even now, there are some golf courses closed to women during the busy weekend times, and it remains a sport that intimidates many women, partly because many of the opportunities t...more
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X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals
The X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals took place at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The podium looked similar to last year – only the order of the top three winners varied.
Recent high school grad Gaby Ponce took home the gold, defe...more
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Ashley Fiolek wins gold at X Games
For the last two years, Jessica Patterson has been so close to getting an X Games gold medal that she could almost taste it. Last year after leading almost every lap in the Moto X Super X, JP narrowly lost to teen phenom Ashley Fiolek.
This year, Jessica...more
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