"diana-taurasi" Articles & Blogs:
Diana Taurasi’s statement on suspension
| The Phoenix Mercury suspended guard Diana Taurasi for two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team. The team announced that Taurasi will begin serving her suspension in the Mercury’s next game on Saturday, July 18 versus the Detroit Shock a...[Read on] |
2010 female ESPY winners
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The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...[Read on] |
A Very Different Engagement: The Cult of Diana’s Virginity
| Diana the schoolteacher in 1980, unaware of the sunlight filtering through her skirt. From Rex USA.
The Associated Press comforted the world last week when it announced, “UK royal bride’s virginity no longer an issue.” This was hardly the case 30 ye...[Read on] |
LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
| LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting
The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner&...[Read on] |
AP nominates two horses for "Female Athlete of the Year"
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It's the end of the year, aka the merry season of top ten lists. The Associated Press recently published the vote tallies for its Female Athlete of the Year, in which 158 sports editors around the country weigh in on which of these ten female athletes des...[Read on] |
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...[Read on] |
The history of women’s sports we’d rather forget (but shouldn’t)
| By Laura Pappano
Word last week that rare film footage of Babe Ruth had been discovered by a New Hampshire man among his grandfather’s home movies provided yet another opportunity to lovingly recall the delightful history of sport, in this case, baseba...[Read on] |
Player goes from intern to tryout with WNBA’s Sun
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Since I’m originally from Connecticut, women’s hoops is a big deal (have you heard of a li’l school called UConn?). Well, I still read the Hartford Courant with some regularity and loved the story I read today about a University of Vermont student...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Libélula Designs “Ivory Satin and Lace” Confection for Middleton?
| Gowns from Libélula’s bespoke bridal collection. Courtesy Libélula Studio.
The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just 11 days away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal Watche...[Read on] |
Women are Everywhere: National Book Critics Circle Finalists
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Remember way back in November when Publisher’s Weekly came up with a list of the top 10 books (not best selling books) of the year and not a single one was written by a woman? Lo and behold the National Book Critics Circle disagrees a bit and has nomi...[Read on] |
Once upon a time, the WNBA reached out to female bloggers…
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And they lived happily ever after.
This is not a fairytale - it’s truth.
Today, the WNBA reached out to me (on behalf of Women Talk Sports), @techmama Beth Blecherman of Silicon Valley Mom Blogs’ Techmamas, @PunditMom of PunditMom and Sarah, @GoonS...[Read on] |
Paying Tribute to Roe vs Wade Warriors: Reproductive Health is a Human Right
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by Grace Lesser, Program Assistant,National Women's Law Center
Some things seem clear this week. Others, more murky. I am shocked as my fellow Massachusetts natives vote against a virulently pro-choice candidate for Senate. I wonder how in the world we w...[Read on] |
WNBA player Charde Houston harnesses the power of social media to give back
| Ever since WNBA All-Star Charde Houston joined the social networking website Twitter this past April, her plans to create a non-profit organization serving underserved youth have been a frequent theme of her tweets. For several months most of her posts ab...[Read on] |
The Royal Wedding: Kate Middleton Breaks with Tradition by Arriving in a Car
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The Royal Wedding date is upon us! On Friday, April 29, the world will watch as Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster Abbey a commoner, and departs a Princess as the wife of Prince William. But there's a modern twist in all this pomp and circumstanc...[Read on] |
Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Sportswoman of the Year”
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It’s that time of year again.
To celebrate the world’s top female athletes, the Women’s Sports Foundation nominated elite athletes from 20 different sports for individual and team Sportswoman of the Year awards.
The 2010 finalists have distinguish...[Read on] |
Female jockey Julie Krone is a “Freak”
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I was delighted to read that award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks (”Loving Annabelle,” 2006, and “Waking Madison,” 2009) is making a film based on legendary female jockey Julie Krone. The film is called “Freak,” which refers to a racing...[Read on] |
What Women Want: Equal Benefits for Equal Premiums
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by Candace Webb, Outreach Manager, National Women's Law Center
The “What Women Want: Equal Benefits for Equal Premiums” hearing convened by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday largely focused on the twin ...[Read on] |
WB, MAC team on Wonder Woman makeup
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In a nod to girl power, MAC Cosmetics announced that the company is partnering with DC Comics’ Wonder Woman to create a limited edition color cosmetics collection featuring the iconic superhero.
Set for a spring 2011 launch at all MAC locations worldwi...[Read on] |
Casi Divas- Interview with Director Issa Lopez
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Casi Divas tells the story of four very different women vying in a contest to become the next big telenovela star. It is a story infused with dreams of changing your life and desires for celebrity and success but if you think it is all gloss you will mi...[Read on] |
Sharon Robinson produces one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade
| Sharon Robinson backstage at the Bowl. Photo credit: Greg Gold
Record producing in Hollywood is no girl’s club. In the music biz women generally sing, write songs, and maybe get a shot at a record exec spot, but rarely find themselves the sole produce...[Read on] |
The Athlete as Role Model
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New York may be the hub of the publishing industry but each April, Los Angeles shows off its literary stuff at the LA Times Festival of Books. People of all ages flock to the sprawling UCLA campus to attend author events, panel discussions, cooking demo...[Read on] |
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